We would like to offer our sincere appreciation to the community of supporters who continue to ask, am I doing this right?
• To everyone who sent their stories to us in response to
our survey questions—truly your stories were the fuel that inspired us to stay at it and bring this book to fruition. Supporting staff with Dedoose, Graphics, Reviewers, Editors, Publisher, and the over 1,000 people who contributed their stories during our research.
To those individuals who helped us along the way…
• To the people who poured into our careers too many to name!
• Sheila Thelen: Tireless advocate, expert in patience and proofreading, and helped design the original career experience survey used in our research.
• Mitchell family: For patience, support and forgiveness for dad and author.
• Alan Zimmerman: For being a great mentor to us in this process.
• Nathan Johnson: For providing that initial spark and encouragement.
• David Horsager: Motivator and trusted counsel.
• Susan (Finerty) Zelmanski: Best writing coach any author could ask for.
• Dan Roberts: Great advisor to help navigate this complex journey.
• Chrissy Culek: Research, data, and project management extraordinaire.
• Maggie Piotraschke: For bringing our intellectual ideas to the page.
• Vilma Barr and Scott Isenberg: Thank you for all the support.
• Becky Robinson: For helping us Reach! for all our goals.
• To all the reviewers, students, friends, family and colleagues who provided thoughtful feedback—this book is a reflection of your kindness and insight!