Linda grew up in a small rural community in the western United States, graduated from college and began working in healthcare, a career that she loved. Professional adventures took her through careers in medical devices, quality management, customer service, auditing, consulting and the hospitality industry. For more than forty years, she has enjoyed leading, coaching, consulting, teaching and writing to help a wide variety of individuals and organizations succeed, grow and prosper. Her passion is helping people, teams and groups create methods and systems to sustain excellence. She has lived in Colorado, California, Delaware, North Carolina and now enjoys living in Nairobi, Kenya. She treasures her time with friends and children, especially her grandsons. She cherishes her hard-earned joy! She loves books and was compelled to write hers. This concept and model came to her in a dream and publishing this book is the fulfillment of that dream. My greatest hope is that you will tell me how this has helped you. I would offer a suggestion that you could share your stories with me. Email to joyafterfailure@gmail.com or connect with me on Facebook. Many thanks!!