One Man's Ted Sorensen Is Another's Marianne Williamson

Hillary Clinton isn't the only member of the First Family considering a makeover. President Clinton, in an effort to improve his governing skills, has been meeting with personal-growth consultants of varying degrees of New Age- iness. A dossier:

Guru

Stephen R. Covey

Age 62

Philosophy in a Nutshell

"Public behavior is merely private character writ large."

How the Message Gets Out

Management seminars at the Covey Leadership Center in Provo, Utah, (grossed $70 million in 1994); books, including The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People

Prominent Disciples

Energy Secretary Hazel O'Leary, top executives from AT&T, Ford and Xerox

Earlier Incarnation

Business professor at Brigham Young University

Fun Fact

Has fathered nine children

Guru

Anthony J. Robbins

Age 34

Philosophy in a Nutshell

"Your reality is the reality you create."

How the Message Gets Out

"Peak-performance" seminars, at which participants walk barefoot over hot coals after learning "neuro-linguistic programming"; infomercials featuring Fran Tarkenton and Martin Sheen

Prominent Disciples

Pat Riley, Peter Guber, Andre Agassi, the L.A. Kings, Princess Diana

Earlier Incarnation

Janitor

Fun Fact

Robbins' mammoth feet require size 16EE shoes

Guru

! Marianne Williamson

Age 42

Philosophy in a Nutshell

"You can let the same force that makes flowers grow and planets move run your life. Or you can do it yourself."

How the Message Gets Out

Nonprofit Centers for Learning in L.A. and New York; books like A Return to Love

Prominent Disciples

David Geffen, Oprah Winfrey, Shirley MacLaine, Cher

Earlier Incarnation

Cabaret singer, cocktail waitress

Fun Fact

Father took her to Vietnam at age 13 to show her the horrors of war; officiated at the Elizabeth Taylor-Larry Fortensky wedding