You've probably had someone in your past who doubted you.

Someone who told you that you couldn't do it, and that you ‘shouldn't get ahead of yourself'.

It may have been your dad; it could have been a teacher, or an old boss; and it almost certainly came from your biggest critic: the person who stares back in the mirror at you each morning.

But you will win.

Like the rest of the Barefooters you've read about in this book, if you follow the Barefoot Steps that I've laid out for you, your success is guaranteed.

Here's what's going to happen. A year from now I'll be sitting in the sunshine on the verandah at my farm, looking out over the green hills that were once black and burnt.

I'll fire up my laptop, open my inbox and click on the email you've just sent me ([email protected]).

You'll tell me about the steps you've taken, about your Barefoot Date Nights, and about your planting, growing and harvesting … and how deeply proud you are of yourself.

And I'll call Liz over and read lines from your email to her, and we'll marvel at just how far you've come in such a short time.

Till then ...

From this point on, no matter what you face in the future, you can now look yourself in the eye and confidently say to yourself ...