FIRST, I REALLY must thank all of the thousands of readers of Disrupt You! who have taken the time to write me, write reviews, and share the book with their co‐workers. I am touched by the community of friends I have made around the world through my writings. These friendships are an unexpected joy and one of the highlights of my life. A heartfelt thanks to superfans David Dattoli, Daniel Ibri, Paulo Ibri, Romualdas Isoda, Rubina Mumtaz, and Francisco Vergara for working tirelessly to get my book published in their native languages.

While I truly love hearing from grateful readers sharing their success stories, the inspiration for this book came from an email I received from a frustrated reader of Disrupt You! While he found the book motivational, he didn't believe it was possible for him to achieve success. Not being able to convince that one person set my mind on a path of wanting to prove my thesis that we live in a world where everyone is capable of Future Proofing their lives and achieving lasting success.

This book wouldn't have been possible without Vin Clancy. His journey became our journey to share. While his persistence and ingenuity are outlined in the book, it is hard to capture the character of the man. Vin is a man on a mission to make the world a better place, and I am confident that he will accomplish his goals. I also want to thank him for being fully open and transparent in sharing his feelings during our year journey together and keeping meticulous records.

I so appreciate Tom Bilyeu, not only for being generous with his time and talent in writing the introduction for this book but also for the daily motivation and inspiration he provides to entrepreneurs everywhere. I also want to give a belated thanks to Reid Hoffman for the amazing introduction he wrote for Disrupt You! (Due to the order things were turned in to my publisher last time, I never got the opportunity to thank him in print. Reid, I am forever in your debt.)

I want to thank Clint Brauer and the entire of team at Greenfield Robotics for allowing me to practice what I preach by working together to build a company based on sustainable capitalism principles. For me, Healthy Food, Healthy Planet is more than a company slogan. It is a promise I am making to my granddaughters, Naomi and Valerie, to make our world a better place.

Having worked with other publishers, I am indebted to Mike Campbell and his team at Wiley for making the process of publishing a book seem effortless.

Lastly, I want to thank the three most important influences in my life: my muse, my best friend, and my wife. I am so blessed to have them all in one person.