To my wife, Aline Lopes Coelho, and my daughter, Liz Lopes Muniz, for exemplifying the power of determination and love. When I started writing this book, Liz was only three months old and my wife and I were both working full-time. To this day, I have no explanation of how we have had the energy to handle everything together as the fantastic family that we are.
Thank you, Aline, for being my loving partner throughout our life journey together, and a special thanks to my little one, Liz, for spending time watching me with her pacifier while I was writing this book during the wee small hours of the night.