First, I’d like to thank my beautiful wife, Limmor, for giving me the support, strength, and the time to write this book at the expense of many other things. You are the greatest source of joy in my life. Thank you for listening to me think out loud, for being silly when I need it most, and for celebrating my wins even when I don’t.
I also owe a great deal of credit to my loving parents, Lynn Ann and Meir. Had I been given the same challenges and any other parents, my life would never have turned out as blessed as it has. Thank you for teaching me to always march to the beat of my own drummer, instilling strong values in me, and never once doubting my potential. I am the man I am because of you.
To my incredibly supportive godparents and mentors, Linda and David. Thank you for always being the most vocal part of my fan club, for going above and beyond the job description, and for supporting me through the good times and the bad.
Of course, without the support of my team, I could never have written this book. To Allison, Armie, Brandon, Dimitris, Erick, Leslie, Malou, Monique, and Romina, thank you for believing in me and my mission and for all of your hard work to make our company what it is.
I also want to give a shout-out to our design and creative agency, the GoCrayons team. To Elaiza, Ron-Ron, Ronwell, and the entire staff—thank you for turning my ideas into beautiful realities.
Over the last seven years, I’ve had a number of mentors who taught me a great deal of what I share in this book, including Dr. Lev and Anna Goldentouch. The same is true of Dr. Anthony Metivier, who also taught me how to make an incredible living teaching it. Thank you for your generosity, friendship, and mentorship. I hate to think where I’d be without it.
On that note: a few teachers get a bad rap early on in this book, but the truth is, there were a number of deeply passionate and dedicated teachers who saw the potential in me despite it all. These include Mr. Scarola, Mrs. Carbone, Mr. Mount, Sharon Rodriguez, and Todd Dwyer, to name a few. Thank you for nurturing my curiosity and my intellect and showing me the power of the written word.
To Joe Polish and the entire Genius Network Team: thank you for challenging me to be the best entrepreneur I can and for surrounding me with the types of people who inspire me to do more.
And lastly, to the incredible team at Scribe, most notably Tucker, Hal, and Natalie. This is easily the highest quality book I could have ever written, and I owe that largely to you and your incredible guided author process.