August 2020
Beginner
288 pages
5h 27m
English
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Acknowledgements
To the most precious people in my world — Jason, Flynn, Taya and Carter — thank you for always loving me for being me and inspiring me every day to become a better person. I love you all so much.
To my amazing inner circle of friends and colleagues who continue to challenge my thinking, encourage me to keep going and who are always there for a glass of bubbles to celebrate and a hug when needed — I am forever grateful knowing you are in my corner and cheering me on from the sidelines.
To the many brilliant leaders, clients and thinkers that have allowed me to share their stories and learnings in these pages and on my podcast — our conversations planted the initial seeds of thinking behind this book. Thank you for being brave enough to share your personal stories, wisdom and insight so that others can learn too.
To Kelly Irving — you really are a genius wordsmith. Your patience and encouragement always pushed me to go deeper and further in my thinking and your ideas have helped shape this book into what it has become. I am forever grateful for all you do and for all you are.
To the wider team that have worked on bringing my words to life — Lucy Raymond, Ingrid Bond, Sandra Balonyi, Bronwyn Evans and the entire team at Wiley, Ellie Schroeder for your awesome designs and Scott Eathorne for your media magic. A massive thank you for continuing to believe in me.
To each of you — thank you for taking the time to read this book; to being open to becoming more brilliant. ...
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