#PayItForward

Putting into words what I’d usually express with a giant hug is harder than writing a book! The people mentioned here are all extraordinary, kindred spirits and I’m incredibly blessed to have them in my life.

If it takes ‘a village to raise a child’, then I can say with absolute certainty, it takes a ‘village of support’ — comprising of a small on and offline army — to write a book.

To @LucyRaymond and the team at @WileyBizAus — what a journey. Thank you for believing in me and my story, and for guiding me on this adventure that is being an author.

To my folks Milan and Marija, who instilled in me from an early age the belief that I could achieve anything I put my mind to. Thanks for giving me the greatest gift of all — free, creative thought.

To my brother Dan and sister Kat: when did we all grow up?

To my industrious brother — from whom I learned what hardcover books were really useful for when Mum reached for the wooden spoon — thanks for being your laid back, easy going self.

To my clever sister — who I’ll credit with giving me at a young age my first lessons in PSYOP as I marveled at your ability to always make our folks think ‘it was someone else’s fault’ — thanks for being your witty, intelligent self.

To my Twitter sister, @pod_legal aka Karan White — when I asked the twitterverse who my 800th tweep would be, it sent me you! Your unwavering support and positivity is an incredible gift, thank you for sharing it with me.

To @SteveVallas at my local, South ...

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