I’d like to thank all the people who made this happen….

My book is at the galley stage and I’m reviewing it for final edits. I’ve been so lucky to have such generous and supportive testimonials from very successful silcon valley CEO’s such as David Thompson of Genius, Mike Smerklo of ServiceSource, Gary Read of Nimsoft, Garth Moulton of Jigsaw, and fellow authors such as CJ Hayden, Brian Carroll and fellow trainers such as Dave Stein, Art Sobczak, and Aaron Ross who have been so supportive. And I can’t forget the sales Publisher Patriarch, Gerhard of Selling Power who has written a wonderful testimonial.

Now for the fun part- its time to write the dedication – which is usually a more emotional type of tribute and also the acknowledgement who honors some of the people who had a role in the book’s creation and production. 

So last night, I decided to pull some of my books off the shelf and read their dedication and acknowledgement pages. Here are some to share:

In the Video Blogging and Podcasting book written by Lionel Felix and Danien Stolarz, I liked what Lionel said when he wrote: “Working on a book is a major undertaking and share some similarities to substance abuse or depression; long hours spent in isolation, lack of sleep, avoiding friends and family, talking to yourself, dark circles under the eyes, not being able to account for periods of time. Fortunately, after the book is finished, no one has to go to rehab. A nice dinner our and rediscovering television perhaps, but a 12-step program isn’t needed.”

In Carly Fiorina’s book, Tough Choices, she begins her acknowledgement with, “Writing a book involves tough choices as well. One of the toughest is what, and who, to leave out. Many hours could pass in the company of these reflections and I would silently thank again the countless people who have made a difference in my life. I truly wish I could have named everyone, but a book is not a diary.

C.J. Hayden’s first Get Clients Now edition where she ends her acknowledgement by thanking ..”the makers of Clif Bar, whose fine product fueled many late nights of writing.”

People make fun of an acknowledgement term I coined in my training which refers to giving “verbal hugs” which verbalizes how much you appreciate someone’s help. I like giving lots of verbal hugs out- mainly because not many people are hearing them these days. That’s what the dedication and acknowledgement is all about.

……And just in case I forgot to thank anyone- my heartfelt thanks!