The Miracle Morning: The Not-So-Obvious Secret Guaranteed to Transform Your Life (Before 8AM)

— ACKNOWLEDGMENTS —
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This may be the most challenging part of writing a book. Not because I
am short on people to acknowledge—quite the opposite. There are so many
people who have touched my life and made a significant impact that it would
simply be impossible to thank them all in the next few pages. In fact, doing so
could probably take up an entire book itself. The sequel to this book could be
titled: The Miracle Morning ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. I don’t know that too
many people would buy it, but I would definitely enjoy writing it.
First, I have to give deep thanks to the woman who carried me around
for 9 ½ months and gave me the miracle of life—Mom. I love you so much.
Thank you for always believing in me, and disciplining me when I needed it. I
still need it. Oh, and you need to come visit more often! J
Dad, of all my best friends, you are my best friend. I am the man I am
today because of the father you have been for me my entire life. You have
instilled so many values and qualities in me, which I am even more grateful
for now that I know I will be passing them on to my children. I love you, Dad.
To Hayley, you’re the best sister ever. Hands down. No competition.
However, not only are you a great sister, you truly are one of my best friends.
You are authentic, supportive, kind, and you’re almost as funny as I am!
Seriously, I am so grateful that YOU are my sister—I couldn’t imagine a
better one.
To the real-life woman of my dreams—Ursula. You are everything that I
have ever wanted in a wife, and so many things I never knew I needed, but
now could never live without. I still marvel at how perfect you are for me, and
I couldn’t be more grateful to be creating and sharing our lives together. And
how ‘bout them cute kids we made, huh? Thank you for blessing me with
Sophie and Halsten. With you at the helm, I know our family is destined for a
lifetime of love and happiness.
To Sophie and Halsten, I know you can’t read this yet, but I love you
both so much. Thank you for each being everything I ever wanted in a child. I
couldn’t be more grateful for the joy and happiness that you bring to my life
everyday.
To my aunts, uncles, cousins, and grandparents, I am so thankful for the

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immeasurable amount of love that you have always shown me. I love you all
and I will always cherish the times we’ve shared together. I look forward to
many more!
To my in-laws—Marek, Maryla, Steve, Linda, Adam, and Ania—I am
grateful to be a part of your family.
To my best friends—my circle of influence—any guy would be lucky to
have any one of you in his life, and I somehow ended up with ALL of you!
We’ve shared A LOT of great times together, but beyond that, it is who you
are that makes me strive to be better. If it is true that we are the average of the
five people we spend the most time with, I’ve got nothing to worry about!
For your lifelong friendship, I love you: Jeremy Katen, Jon Berghoff, Matt
Recore, Jon Vroman, Jesse Levine, Brad Weimert, Ruth Fields, John Ruhlin,
Peter Voogd, Tony Carlston, Teddy Watson, Larry Rodriguez, Alex Hayden,
and Brian Bedel. To my many friends that I may not have mentioned here,
know that it’s not because I don’t love you. I do.
To my extended family at Cutco and Vector——I can’t thank you
enough for the incredible opportunity you work so hard to provide for people,
every day. To the Presidents, Bruce Goodman, Al DiLeonardo, and John
Whelpley, and Executive VP, Amar Davé—I think it’s safe to say that each
person I thank from this point forward is able to make the impact they do
largely because of your leadership. Thank you for your extraordinary
influence and the impact you have made in my life. To the Region Leaders—
Jeff Bry, Earl Kelly, Scott Dennis, P.J. Potter, Loyd Reagan, and Mike Muriel,
as well as the Division Managers, thank you for helping to shape my
character, and continuing to give me opportunities to positively impact your
people.
To my friends on the Cutco and Vector Executive teams: Jeff Kunkel,
Fred Glaeser, John Kane, Steve Pokrzyk, Trent Booth, Adam Jester, and Scott
Gorrell—your selfless efforts positively impact the lives of thousands of
people, including my own. I sincerely appreciate each of you. I would also
like to thank the Stitt family for providing the foundation for all that is great
about Cutco.
Thank you to the leaders and my friends at Vector Canada—Joe Cardillo,
Angie MacDougall, Rhancha Connell, Sherrie Dickie, Michael Smith, and
Mike McDonald. Joe and Angie, it’s been years since the first time you
invited me to speak at one of your conferences, and I remember being so
excited that I could finally officially call myself an “international” speaker!
You are always so generous, and I hope the trend of speaking at your events
continues for many years to come.

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Thank you to my writing and editing gurus—Joel D and Sue Canfield.
You were the catalyst that finally got me writing again. This book wouldn’t
exist if it weren’t for your expertise and accountability.
To my brilliant friend and the creator of
BookMama.com
, Linda
Sivertsen—you are so talented and have such a gift for making any author’s
book idea into a bestselling masterpiece. Thank you for contributing your
gifts to this book.
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