The famous Irish writer James Joyce was once asked, pointedly, “What did you do during the war?” As an Irishman, he was neutral and so answered, “I wrote Ulysses, what did you do?” In the same way, one day this question will be very common: “What were you doing during the coronavirus epidemic?” I already know my answer to this question – like James Joyce, I was fervently finishing my book.

At the beginning, the book was supposed to be about business, the path to financial freedom. It seemed to me that people need that – simple ways to make money and learn how to earn. And while a book like that will be definitely written, for now my partner and my publisher said the same thing, “First write about leadership. This book, which you started compiling from the materials in your workshops – that is what we need now. Soft skills, the ability to manage any situation – this is something everyone needs.”

So I got my old notes, exercises, training materials, charts, tables – everything that helped me to make my way to the present day. This is the path I walked from a child of immigrants, who had only one prospect in life, to a worker at a construction site, to a businessman, an investor, or a multimillionaire. I’m flipping through these materials and I understand clearly that is what I want to share because it makes sense to do something useful for others. I know a lot about how to act and get results, how to train every skill to make it a part of you. So, if you are willing to learn, then I am happy to teach so you can get more than usual, even in very difficult times. I was able to walk this path, so can you. I wish you good luck!