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Acknowledgments

hate to be cliché, but there really are too many people to
I thank individually for making contributions to this book. My
team of several dozen researchers and trainers, and each of our
hundreds of fantastic clients, deserve a special thank-you. This
book, and the research behind it, wouldn’t exist without all of
their efforts.
I would also like to highlight a few individuals who made
special contributions to this particular book.
Andrea Burgio-Murphy, Ph.D., is a world-class clinical psy-
chologist, my wife and partner through life, and my creative
sounding board. Since we started dating in high school I have
learned something from her every single day. My personal and
professional evolution owes everything to her.
Lyn Adler is an exceptional writer who has worked with me
for years. Lyn’s assistance made it possible to distill mountains
of research and interviews into this contribution to the science
of goals.
Nicole Jordan, one of my vice presidents, took on special
assignments fi lling in for me while I was immersed in the writ-
ing of this book. The assignments were HARD, and her perfor-
mance was outstanding.

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