There are so many people to thank!

First of all, I would like to thank my wife, Sarah. She keeps the world moving! And my kids, Zach, Abby, Nate, and Rebecca. And a special thanks to my parents, Tom and Monnie Markert. I could never ask for more encouragement.

I would also like to thank various thought leaders who contributed to my thinking, including Randy Stone, Bob McCann, Ted Marzilli, Laurence Michael, Neil Preddy, Mike Keating, Audrey Rosen, Steve Schmidt, Chris Kilbane, Chris Cody, Lucia Oddo, David McCallum, Rick Burton, Mike Whelan, John Bosarge, Bob Gardner, Jane Perrin, Ernesto Santos, Pete Palmer, Pam Maltby, Caryn Rae, Susan Moon, and Ed Markert, and Wendy Miller.

Thank you also to Faye Hicks, who diligently corrected ...

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