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To the trainers who made the most impact in my career: Steve Kalakoda, Henk Pelser and Ivan Hippolyte.

Now that you’ve read this book, I hope you feel more ready and equipped with knowledge.

I wish I knew these things when I started out, but this is the problem with wisdom – it usually arrives after we’ve needed it – i.e. it is a learning process.

But, with this book – you have a head start. Make the most of it.

Work hard. Like my major in the army used to say: “Don’t do your best – do what is required!”

Good luck and God bless you.