I have always been a story teller, milking out any mundane story for whatever it is worth. Writing this book gives me an opportunity to write my own history while at the same time challenging my contemporaries to do likewise. I have tried to give some personal background including my historical roots, from childhood right through to the present, to enable the reader get a good idea of the kind of person that I am. While I have lived a fairly ordinary life, I have had some critical junctures that have greatly influenced my life’s trajectory. Having been born the eighth child in a family of achievers, I had little choice but to try and emulate the high standards set.