Instinct: The Power to Unleash Your Inborn Drive (19 page)

Just as our instincts provide the rhythm for our life’s melody, they also help us discover others moving to the same beat. People from the same tribe of tempo as my own have allowed me to expand and enhance my message the way an orchestra transforms notes on the page. I’m grateful to each and every one of them for their contributions, instinctive and otherwise, to this book.

I’m delighted to begin a new publishing partnership with my friends at Hachette. Rolf Zettersten and his team at FaithWords embraced the message of
Instinct
from the beginning and shared a vision bigger than either of us could have imagined alone. Thank you, Rolf, and the entire Hachette team who worked on this book.

The editorial insight of Adrienne Ingrum also made this a better book. I also appreciate the assistance of Lauren Rohrig and Mark Steven Long.

I would like to thank Dr. Jill Waggoner-Jones for her medical insight into the fascinating world of cell development in the human body. Kelly R. Sedgwick
and Regina Lewis helped immeasurably with their willingness to research and provide supporting data to validate my ideas.

I’m indebted to my team at TDJ Enterprises, especially Zunoraine Holmes for his many contributions and coordinations that have kept
Instinct
and all its pieces working together harmoniously. You always keep up with the beat no matter how fast or loud it becomes. Thanks, Z!

Dudley Delffs provided his instinctive wisdom on writing and editorial expertise to the process of building this book. We share a love for language, and I’m so grateful for his ongoing commitment to me and my message.

I cannot say enough good things about Jan Miller and Shannon Marven and their team at Dupree/ Miller & Associates. They know the value of being guided by instincts, and I’m so glad we move to the same rhythm! Their tireless efforts on my behalf speak louder than words about their passionate investment in all my endeavors, and I’m forever indebted to them.

No one can be led by their instincts without encouragement, support, and influence from their family. My children have taught me more than they realize about what it means to discover the uniqueness within each of us. Thank you, Jermaine, Jamar, Cora, Sarah, and Dexter for the privilege of seeing you follow your own instincts successfully into adulthood. My wonderful wife, Serita, is a woman who lives by her instinctive
ability to bring grace, beauty, and peace wherever she goes. She has always encouraged me to follow my instincts, and I have learned so much by witnessing the way her instincts operate. My love and thanks to you all!

T.D. Jakes, CEO of TDJ Enterprises

T.D. Jakes is a master communicator, philanthropist, and multidimensional business leader. As CEO of TDJ Enterprises, he has more than 30 books in print; to date his films have grossed nearly $100 million at the box office; and he has an international speaking platform that has galvanized crowds of 800,000. As a thought leader he has commanded stages from the Aspen Institute to SMU to the Peter Drucker CEO Forum. As CEO and founder of the T.D. Jakes School of Leadership, he provides career development tools to business leaders.

He is the founder and pastor of The Potter’s House of Dallas, Inc. On Sundays he is pastor to more than 30,000, with millions of worldwide followers online via Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. He lives in Dallas with his wife and five children. Visit www.tdjakes.com.

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