How do I thank everyone who has been part of getting me to the point of having created The Self‐Care Mindset^®? This book is a collection of life experiences and people I have met along the way. It's here because of teachers and mentors who have guided me. It's here because of people who have supported me and people who have not. People who have inspired me, some by believing in me, some who don't even know that they have. We learn and grow from all of it. This book is the cause and effect of every decision and choice I have ever made and every person who has been part of my life—some in small ways, some in big moments. Thank you for being a part of a journey that keeps evolving. I continue to learn and remain curious; it is a promise I have made to myself, but I cannot accomplish it on my own. This can only be done with people who are willing to show up and care.

However, this book would not be what it is without my absolutely awesome writing coach and editor, Michael Thompson, who told me there's no way we can write a good book in 72 days, and then accepted the challenge. He went through his own life's curveballs and didn't abandon me in the midst of it. He also got his own book deal while helping me write mine, and he stayed on. Thank you for helping me make a good book, Michael. I'm proud of the work we did, and I appreciate that you let me use the tools I teach, when we might have gotten stuck in the FUD of being able to make this happen. And thank you for accepting my sometimes messy thoughts, too many ideas, and giving me your honest feedback so that we made sense of everything I wanted to share here on these pages. Thank you to Stephen Moore for jumping on board and catching up to help us get to the finish line on time.

Thank you to Rochelle Rice, who is always my feedbacker when I need to process my fears and my thoughts. Thank you to Chelsea and Taylor, who would cook dinner when I was tired from traveling, speaking, and writing all at the same time, and who would listen to me and share the hope that we can change work. Your enthusiasm helped me focus on what I care about and why this book matters. Thank you to my spiritual teacher, Peter Levie, who kept reminding me to open my heart while writing to let more of me come through. Thank you to Diane April, who came to take care of me after my skin‐cancer surgery. I was able to recover with ease and get back to writing the book, reminding me that life‐long friends continue to show up with the one potion that heals you faster—love. Thank you to Michael and Amy Port who have been part of the two major transitions in my life and have given me tools to reinvent myself, which in 2016 culminated in becoming a TEDx and global keynote speaker. Thank you to Torkil Stavdal for his masterful photography, always making me shine and, without fail, stepping up to take care of Maya when I need to be on the road. Thank you to Ferrazz, who has cut my hair for more than 30 years and even travels on his motorcycle with scissors in his backpack because I'm in town for just a day and also showed up the day my dad died to help me out.

Thank you to everyone who has ever said, “You can ask me for help.” And thank you to friends who have called me while writing this book to tell me how awesome they think it is that I get to share my work, which has grown so much over the past 18 years into being able to share it with you. It's a privilege that I have so much gratitude for. Thank you to clients who have trusted me to guide and coach them through the years. Thank you to the companies that hire me to help them change their culture because it matters for our shared future.

And lastly, thank you to Brian Neill from Wiley who contacted me and said, there's a book missing in this world, and I think you are the one to write it.

Life is a reminder that a book is for the people who read it, not the person who writes it. Essentially this is not my book, it's your book, and I hope it will be like a friend on your journey.

Thank you for caring and sharing.