Acknowledgements

This is a special book for me. It brings together all the different phases of my life. As a serial achiever, I have been through the process you will read about many times and each step has given me something new. Sometimes, the benefits were obvious, occasionally it took a while for the penny to drop. Writing this book has shown me just how much I’ve gained from success and failure.

In terms of writing the book, there have been two outstanding people. First, my husband John who came up with the original thought – ‘Why do some people go from peak to peak in their lives, while others give up after one?’ Without John as a support, backup and sounding board, I’m not sure the book would ever have been written. Second, Stephen Partridge ...

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