Dominic "Nick" Certo who appears on the front cover, with beard, has practiced the success formulas contained within his book. As a young serviceman he won Regimental and Division championships in boxing and track. He went on to graduate from Northwest Missouri State University in the top ten percent of his class. After serving with the Marines in Vietnam his love for sports continued, bringing him to class titles in Mr. Northern States, Mr. North America then on to world judging status as an official of the IFBB for professional shows, appearing on ABC's Wide World of Sports and NBC's Sportsworld. He has judged and produced the Olympia, trained several bodybuilding champions and coached the first professional team to tour China and Hungary. Dom "Nick" has been a guest on radio and TV all across the country. He has succeeded as a top salesperson, manager and business entrepreneur. This is his third book and first "self-help" journal. His last two books (both novels) dealt with the Vietnam war and post-adjustment period. His first novel The Valor of Francesco D'Amini received national acclaim and was publisher's nominee for The American Book Award. He received Vega's Writer Award for Prose in 1979 and was Knighted by the Royal Family of The Reigning Order of St. John in Russia. He currently serves as President, COO of Gold Chef Services, owners of the popular trademarks L.A. Cafes, 5th Ave Newsbar, The Bagel Club and Certo Foods.