Acknowledgments

To Ron Fry, whose belief in serendipity believed in this book from the very beginning.

To my Ahuvi, who was the catalyst for this book and was supportive during the entire process.

To my children, Scott and Amber, who were great sounding boards as I wrote this book.

To Germaine, whose coffee table conversations made me recognize the need for this book.

To Suzy, who was instrumental in researching the self-made millionaires in this book and helping me to meet deadlines early.

To the thirty self-made millionaires who took time from their busy schedules to share their words of wisdom.

To my senior editor, Michael Pye, who is a true publishing gent.

To Laurie Kelly-Pye, who is a true pleasure to work with.

To Lauren Manoy, the developmental editor of Career Press, whose “take on the book” made it worth putting the rest of my life on hold to write it.

To Jodi Brandon, who was a pleasure to work with during the editorial process.

To Gina Schenck, whose attention to detail made the final editing process flawless.

To Tess Woods, my publicist, a true guru in her industry who did a phenomenal job.

To Bonni Hamilton and Eryn Eaton, who are part of the Red Wheel marketing team.

To Jane Hagaman, the managing editor of Red Wheel.

To Mike Conlon and Jeff Piasky in production, who gave the book “a face” and got it to the finish line.