At this stage I would like to thank a few people who have been a great help in getting me this far.

It’s all too easy for us to go on in life never taking a moment to recognise those who help us achieve our goals. Our personal development, much like a business’s, is a team effort, and the following people are all the people I consider to be part of ‘my team’.

In no particular order, I’d like to thank:

• Toni and Nick Eyriey for putting up with me at Tonick Media for the past year (I am not the easiest employee to manage)
• Toby Parkins for putting up with me at UKNetWeb before that, and for being a really good friend and trusted adviser.
• Rob Edlin of Niddocks Internet Marketing for all his support in getting me started on the right path, and his ongoing SEO wisdom.
• Dougie Woods of Talent Cornwall for his charm, charisma and advice – everyone needs a Dougie when they feel down.
• Fiona and Martin Crump of Evolution Personal & Corporate Development for the superb NLP training and life-coaching I have received over the last couple of years.
• Iain Scott of Enterprise Cafe for teaching me the art of ‘Show-Business’ and for telling me to ‘Chill’.
• Jane Stanley, my journalism lecturer at Truro College, for all her help in developing so many of the skills I use every day in my work.
• Simon Minchin for all the years he has mentored me in every aspect of marketing, advertising and life in general.
• Shelley Fletcher of Firegrass Communications for getting the story out for me today.
• Richard Collett of UKNetWeb for providing remote support on a Sunday to get my email working.
• Zak Stanley and Chris Humphris, for never agreeing with anything I say. (It’s always good to have people who disagree with you around to challenge you.)
• Teri and my children for being so supportive and for letting me get on with things today (despite wanting to watch Transformers 2 instead).
• The rest of my family, who have had to put up with me far longer than anyone else on this list!

I realise this must read like one of those tearful Oscar thank you speeches; however, I think we should all just take a moment once in a while to truly thank all the people who make a difference to our lives. Thank you.