Last September, despite a 15-year fight to save my eyesight, I lost my eyesight to a rare, blinding eye disease and found my world turned upside down. But amid my grief over my sudden inability to see my family's faces or maneuver the world around me, I realized I had a choice: I could harness my adversity or let it harness me.

You may or may not know that “Personal Initiative” is Napoleon Hill’s 6th Principle in the Keys for Success. http://www.naphill.org/focus-instructors/personal-initiative/

I’m a travel agent, a business owner and an author. I penned my memoir, which was my emotional story poured out onto the pages for others to read. I emptied my soul and wrote about what happened to me and my children while I built my business, hoping that my story would inspire others. I was also featured in another book, “Women Who Mean Business,” with other high-powered women who talk about how they built their empire doing something they love. Why should you write a book like I did?