Acknowledgments

I want to express my sincere gratitude to the following inspirational people who have taken the time and effort to share, in a variety of formats, what they have learned in their quest for the secrets of personal effectiveness, health, and happiness: Dr. Karl Albrecht, Dr. Robert Anthony, Dr. Alfred Barrios, Dr. Herbert Benson, Dr. Kenneth Blanchard, Richard Bolles, Claude Bristol, Dr. Leo Buscaglia, Dale Carnegie, Diane Cirincione, Dr. Stephen Covey, Thomas Crum, Peter Drucker, Dr. Wayne Dyer, Alexander Everett, Robert Fritz, Robert Fulghum, Dr. Charles Garfield, Dr. Shad Helmstetter, Napoleon Hill, Tom Hopkins, Dr. Gerald Jampolsky, John-Roger, Dr. Spencer Johnson, Harold Kushner, Ed Foreman, Dr. Jonathan Freedman, David Harp, Dr. Lawrence LeShan, Dr. James Loehr, Og Mandino, Mark McCormack, Peter McLaughlin, Dr. Emmett Miller, Frank Nead, Earl Nightingale, Dr. Norman Vincent Peale, Dr. M. Scott Peck, Dr. Kenneth Pelletier, Tom Peters, Anthony Robbins, Dr. Robert Schuller, Dr. Gini Graham Scott, Jose Silva, W. Clement Stone, Brian Tracy, Dr. Donald Tubesing, Dr. Denis Waitley, Robert Waterman, Jr., and Zig Ziglar. They have contributed immensely to my personal and professional effectiveness, to the overall quality of my life, and to the lives that I have been fortunate to touch.

My thanks to Andrea Pedolsky and Richard Gatjens at AMACOM for their very helpful editorial suggestions and to Jeff Herman, my literary agent, for his crucial role in making this book happen. I want to thank Regina Elinich for her excellent typing of the manuscript, especially of the nearly indecipherable rough drafts.

And my thankful appreciation to my clients for what they have taught me about the meaning of life, for the opportunity to contribute to their cause, and for making me feel so joyous when they tell me of the wise choices they’ve made and the wise actions they’ve taken and of the subsequent positive impact on their effectiveness, health, and happiness!