I have written From Last to First for life’s underdog or the person who feels “last-in-line” for the opportunities, success and wealth promised by the American Dream. I want to show readers how to empower themselves to rise above the conditions that are holding them back and move to the front of the line, as I have in my own life and in 25 years as a turnaround expert. These 10 life-changing secrets for turning the tables on failure are not part of any College or Business School course. Instead they are TRUTHS extracted from crisis after crisis, that I have helped companies and professionals manage through, and translated into winning attitudes, behaviors and strategies. They are secrets the world’s most successful and wealthy people have learned the hard way, like I have over my lifetime.