Nobody don’t do nuthin’ by his se’f! Whether you jus’ gets through the day or do sumppin bigger that gets noticed by a lot o’ people . . . behind every accomplishment is the proverbial village.

Family, friends, fans, and fanatical supporters all do their part to keep us sane and help us make it through the night. I’ve had my fair share and would be remiss if I didn’t acknowledge that and them, right here on the home page.

Here’s a big shout-out to many of you by name. This list isn’t exhaustive, just “top of mind.” Send me an email if I left your name off.

A huge thanks to the entire membership of the Briarpatch community for the unique opportunity to learn about right livelihood, first-hand, from those aspiring to it.

Special thanks to my partners in crime as the primary consultants to the Briarpatch network during my tenure as a member:

Andy (Bahauddin) Alpine, Charles (Shali) Albert Parsons, Roger Pritchard, Michael Stein, and Paul Terry.

Special thanks too, to the drop-in guest consultants, including:

 Charmian Anderson, Sara Alexander, Joani Blank, Joyce Boyd, Elissa Brown, and Arnie Kotler.

Never to be forgotten and always deserving of huge gratitude, thanks to the volunteer coordinators for the various network chapters:

Andy (Bahauddin) Alpine,  Jim Bucheister, Trician Comings, Jim Everett, Tom Hargadon, Paul Hawken, Yoshio Miwa, Peter Oldfield, Charles (Shali) Albert Parsons, Roger Pritchard, Salli Rasberry, Portia Sinnot, Dave Smith, Ulla Olin Stridh, Joan Leslie Taylor, and Göran Wiklund.

A big thank you to my core supporters and advisers who have moved in and out of my attention span across the years, but who I think about frequently and whose enthusiasm, love, and humor keep me going:

Griffith Allan, Andy Alpine, Charmian Anderson, Kristen Anundsen, Peter Beren, Halsted Mancotti Bernard, Clarke Berry, Barbra Blake, Joni Blank, Bart Brodsky, Brad and Nenelle Bunnin, Ernest Callenbach, Anisa Cieply (nee Allan), Jo Anne Coates, Alexandra Destler, Sandie Durgin, Andora Freeman, Nancy Frishberg, Gordon Grabe, Lynn Gravestock, Tom Hargadon, Joyce Hengesbach, Yvonne Madera-Jaffe, Judith Jenna, Willa Kacy (nee Whitmyer), Irene Kane, Fenton Kay, Sharon Kehoe, Arnie Kotler, Dyanne Ladine, Ginny Lang, Sarah Jane Lapp, Erick Larson, Vicki Lee, Marc Lesser, Moses Ma, Kelsey Maddox, Chris Mays, Patricia Ryan-Madson, Joan McIntosh, Michael Measures, Dean Michelson, Karen Moawad, Morgan Moffat (nee Whitmyer), Peggi Oakley, Jennie Lynn Pardi (nee Whitmyer), Harry Pasternak, Norman Prince, Carole Rae-Watanabe, Salli Rasberry, Maureen Redl, Deborah Reinerio, Tom Rose, Barbara Schultz, Cathy Smith (nee Beaham), Leo Spencer, Lee Spiegel, Jim Stanford, Randy Sugawara, Judy Vasos, Nancy Vernon-Burke, Pat Wagner, Jake Warner, Sherry Waters, Michael Wenger, Goran Wiklund, and Lyla Wilson (nee Whitmyer).

I feel especially deep gratitude to my “big” teachers, those with whom I spent close interpersonal time, for short periods and long, moments and years, struggling to master the wisdom they offered.

Margo Adair, Angeles Arrien, Gregory Bateson, John Bailiff, Robert Bly, Joseph Campbell, Josh Carter, Jenna Cavallaro, K.K. Chan, Sophie Otis-Darbonne, Tom Everett, Jack Fitzwater, Thich Nhat Hanh, James Hillman, Carl Japiske, George Kao, Lam Kong, Jurgen Kramer, Ursula Le Guin, Robert Leichtmann, John Lilly, José Martinez, Gary Moro, Fran Peavey, Michael Phillips, Tasuaté Radaene, William Lee Rand, David Rowley, Ulric Rudebeck, Jonathan Russell, Jack Schwarz, David Sibbet, Gary Snyder, Meg “Siddeshawari” Sullivan, George Aloysius Tasaka, Chogyam Trungpa, Tarthang Tulku, Phil Vande-Riet, Marvin Weisbord, Kam Yuen, Bill Witt, Alan Watts.

Equally as important as my teachers were those who have played the role of my student or apprentice. By doing so they provided me with the best educational opportunity there is, to learn by teaching.

To the several hundred Good Business and Good Work students who diligently put into practice the lessons of using mindfulness to find meaningful work, whether as business owners or employees: Every single one of you injects meaning into my life in a deep way. A special shout-out to those who are especially responsive to my message and helpful in guiding me through my own learning:

Andy Couturier, Sylvia Cowan, Alexandra Destler, Robert Dittler, Christian Forthomme, Dan Frandy, Judith Graboyes, Lynn Heinemann, Mary Hennessy, Marie-Jeanne Juilland, Athena Katsaros, Lisa Kippen, Kate Leinberger, Deborah Nikkel, Ken Presti, Barbara Saunders, Erik Schlein, Eva Spiegel, Charlie Varon, Whitney Vosburgh, and Steve Wright.

Thanks is definitely due to the aspiring filmmakers who gifted Charlie Varon and me with the chance to partner and organize our respective viewpoints in preparation for teaching “The Art of Business and the Business of Art”:

Ellen Bruno, Laurie Durnell, Marcia Jarmel, Anna Payawal-Scanlon, and Yuriko Romer.

Special thanks to the “mastering the art of business” students who journeyed with me on a most challenging adventure at California Institute of Integral Studies, with good humor and a deep sense of commitment.

David Ferrara, Tara Mann, Mary Schmidt, Michael Stein, James Williams, Nonnie Welch, and Mark Weissman, from the first cohort, as well as Debra Amerson, Bill Amstutz, Roberto Aponte, Martha Belcher, Bishwo Shanti Bista, Tanya Cao, Andrea Dance, Robert Gould, Kathy Gower, Suzanne Marquis-Lavoie, and Sara Sun from the second cohort.

Last, but not least, the work I was called to, the work I just had to do, would have been a much greater challenge were it not for those souls brave enough to play the role of sorcerer’s apprentice:

Anders Åhlund, June Cheng, Hidetake Enomoto, Anthony Giovanniello, Kathleen Gorman, Victoria Maki, Chris Mays, Sarah Parton, and Mart Pearson.