ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

As a religious person, I am indebted to my creator, without whom nothing is possible and with whom everything is possible.

I owe a great debt to my parents. My father, who was a Holocaust survivor and came to this country without family, language, or money created his own prosperity. (See profiles of a role model). He went on to build a huge enterprise with his surviving family and empowered others to do the same. But he died in his prime, at age sixty-five. My mother is still my biggest fan. In our daily phone calls, she wants to know if I’m “teaching today.” She avidly reads my articles and wants to know when my book is being published. So here it is.

I want to thank Ruth Lichtenstein, Rachel Roth, and their great staff for giving me the opportunity to publish my articles in their Hamodia weekly newspaper and the excellent feedback I got from their readership worldwide.

I thank my partners (M. K. and D. G.) for supporting this initiative and Robert Kaplan, Shayna Horowitz, and Jenny Astwood (graphics) for developing and creating the “Create Prosperity” idea, logo, and tagline.

Special thanks to Michael Schmutter and my assistant M. Smith for their great assistance in helping write and editing these articles.

In closing, I would like to mention my gratitude to my mentor and coach, Roy Cammarano, who has written a beautiful foreword, but more importantly has given me the courage and encouragement to write this book. Thanks, Roy.

In my search for a business author who could help evaluate what parts of the book needed reworking and what was missing, I came across a greatly inspiring and world-renowned author, Jeffrey Krames. Jeffrey and his crew have undertaken to read my manuscript chapter by chapter and have added valuable additions to the book. Jeffrey has been very kind and gracious in allowing me to add his name to the book, for which I thank him.

I want to thank Alan Lovins, PhD for reading and adding valuable insights.

Finding a Publisher is no easy feat for a first time author. In my search I was very fortunate to come across the website of Morgan James Publishing which its founder David Hancock, calls the “Entrepreneurs” publisher. David, Jim Howard (his publisher), and his team of Margo and Bethany, have done an excellent job for which I thank them for!

Lastly and most importantly, I owe a great amount of gratitude to my wife, children, and grandchildren.

And thank you, the reader.