Thanks

TO ALL THE people I wrote about: I spent days getting to know each of you, absorbing everything I could find. Your profile does not do you justice and it’s much too short. I apologize for any inaccuracies and will correct them in subsequent editions. I sincerely hope it makes people curious to find out more about you and your work. Special appreciation to Marlena Blavin, Caroline Casey, Christa Couture, Nadia Duguay, Catherine Frazee, Barb Goode, Annick Janson, Bonnie Sherr Klein, Ted Kuntz, Victoria Maxwell, Carmen Papalia, Jack Pearpoint, David Roche, Sam Sullivan, Donna Thomson, Alice Wong, Ing Wong-Ward, and Marcus Youssef for your clarifications.

To Vickie Cammack, Deborah Dagit, Rich Donovan, Tracey Friesen, Steve Hanamura, and Michael Harling for reviewing various drafts of the manuscript. This book is so much better because of you.

To Kirsteen Main for permission to use her poem.

To Pamela Cushing, Aaron Johannes, Roger Jones, Tim Louis, Ken LaHaie, Yazmine Laroche, Penny Parry, Lauren Stinson, and Natalie Wright for your encouragement and advice. Especially to Paul Born, Michael Harling, Bonnie Sherr Klein, and Marcus Youssef for your extra support.

To Jacques Dufresne for your friendship and wisdom.

To Steve Piersanti for his editing, confidence, and encouragement. You and the Berrett-Koehler team really are a writer’s best friend.

To Cindy Hughes for her photograph.

To Liz for the education and love. I look forward to going on the road with you and this book. If you are not too busy.

Finally, to my wife, Vickie Cammack, for your edits, feedback, and significant contributions to this book, in particular “There Is No Independence without Interdependence.” And as always for the great meals, laughter, and love. I delight in your presence.