Acknowledgments

Thank you everyone at Wiley, especially you, Daniel Ambrosio for finding me! Christine Moore, my goal is to channel you!

I am so grateful for my husband Peter, and my two boys, PK and Christopher. I will never forget our first editorial session, on a beautiful summer day in the field, as we scoured the first 30,000 words! Thank you for your love and support throughout this process and for always being champions of my career. I am so proud! Christopher—who knew that a teenage boy could be a responsible and insightful intern to his own mother? You did a great job (except for that day when you fell asleep reading my manuscript). I think we broke records, and your editing skills make it easier to write those tuition checks!

Melinda—you make me laugh every day. It seems such a cliché to say that you are the wind beneath my wings, but, what the heck, you are—and you always have been.

Dad—you are my number-one cheerleader . . . even at age 94!

Linda Knox, Kathleen Johnson, Kristin Arnold, and Erin Hubbard you inspire me. Thanks, girlfriends!

Eric Baron—you are the master! Thank you for your generosity and support over the years.

Denise, HT, Ian, Ron, Lionel, and Jim, thank you for your contributions.

Thanks, Trish Loger, for your wonderful cartoons, and Doug Barron, for all your help on this and all other projects, old and new.

I am honored to be a coach to many wonderful professionals. Thank you for allowing me into your lives. It has been my privilege, and I have learned ...

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