I am grateful to a number of people for their contribution and support in creating this book, most notably Linda Williams, for her intuitive ability to download what’s in my brain to a logical outline, in addition to her effortlessly work on the details. Linda, you are incredibly talented. Thank you so much for your effort on this project.

Thank you to Roxanne Esquibel for designing the graphics that bring the concepts in the book to life in a meaningful way. Rox, your contributions, not only to this book but to our work at Personify Leadership, are what make everything we do unique, well-branded, and simply beautiful. We are grateful to have you.

A special thank you to my business partner at Personify Leadership, Michelle Cummings, for supporting the creation and launch of this book.

Thank you to the hundreds of leaders that have either directly shared their stories in this book or inspired a story indirectly. It’s not easy to allow others to learn from stories of success and failure alike. Your courage allows others to learn and grow.

Thank you to the pilot book club members who provided me with feedback and allowed me to give the book a “test run,” including Yuly Van Brakel, Maria Davila, Jenel Harju, Amy Haworth, Randy Lapp, Mandy Fordah, Natalia Benda Celenski, Chris Huwaldt, Katie Shaver, and Rimma Polissky.

Thank you to Dr. Nate Regier, Midge LaPorte Epstein, and Larry Simkins for being willing to put your endorsements on my first book.

I have been inspired by many great authors who have dedicated their lives to the work of leadership development in one form or another, specifically William Bridges, Chip Conley, and Brené Brown, as well as Barry Oshry and Jim Collins, who generously agreed to contribute their work to this publication.

On a personal note, thank you to Nina Lund and David Prince for being my career mentors. To Diana and Jon Sebaly for their support to make my Big Dreams come true.

And to my husband, Rick, and kids, Will and Cate, for letting me write morning, noon, and night when the inspiration set in. But above all else, thank you to my husband for believing in me—even before I did.