Afterword & Dedications

To E.H.L., E.R.L., and S.L.L. You are my world and my everything. Your love was the greatest inspiration for this book. I love you with all my heart, forever and ever.

To my mom, dad, and grandparents. Your unconditional love and support made me who I am, and laid the foundation for these ideas. I hope to have made you proud.

To the Hillside crew. Your friendship taught me that family doesn’t always share the same blood. Thanks for always having my back, and know that I’ve always got yours.

To all of my friends, family, and colleagues who have discussed this idea with me over the past several years. Your feedback has contributed more to this book than you’ll ever know.

To all those who know me, or who figure out who I am, I ask that you please keep my identity a secret. Perhaps someday when the time is right, I’ll reveal myself, but whether or not that day comes, it doesn’t change the fact that this idea belongs to you now.

And lastly, to you the reader (listener). Thank you for reading (listening).