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Fast Forward

5 Power Principles to Create the Life You Want in Just One Year

By Wendy Leshgold and Lisa McCarthy
Published by Matt Holt Books
Distributed by Simon & Schuster

About The Book
Discover how leaders from the world’s most successful companies are dealing with stress, pressure, and constant change—and still thriving.

Backed by psychological research and brain science, Fast Forward’s 5 Power Principles have helped more than 100,000 professionals achieve extraordinary success and happiness. As they have excelled, so have their businesses and teams.

For the first time, authors Wendy Leshgold and Lisa McCarthy share their proven system along with compelling stories from the people who have made their boldest ambitions a reality.

Through powerful exercises that generate insights and action, they’ll help you:

  • Declare a bold vision for your whole life that creates focus and inspires you to play big and move beyond limiting beliefs.

  • Reframe negative stories that hold you back into empowering narratives that propel you forward.

  • Gain control of your time and energy and make steady progress on important goals.

  • Use language of action to produce meaningful results and improve relationships.

  • Become a conscious, curious listener who is free from solving other people’s problems.

    Fast Forward will help you and your teams create the life you want this year and every year.

    • About The Authors
    Wendy Leshgold

    Wendy Leshgold spent more than a decade in advertising, leading teams at Ogilvy & Mather, BBDO and Deutsch, where she worked with brands including Apple, Kodak, IBM, Bank of America and Mitsubishi. In these roles, she understood first-hand the challenges people face in high pressure, fast-paced corporate environments. She felt compelled to help, so she launched a successful executive coaching practice, earning her executive coaching certification from CTI. A decade later, she joined forces with her childhood friend Lisa McCarthy, who had a similar passion. Wendy is a highly active board member of California Environmental Voters, and uses the Power Principles to fuel that team and accelerate its mission. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband, three children, and two dogs.

    Lisa McCarthy

    Lisa McCarthy had spent 25 years at prominent media companies Univision, Viacom and CBS, leading sales organizations that were responsible for billions in revenue. Recognized as a people-first leader and change agent, Lisa was named a “Woman to Watch” by Advertising Age and was included in Crain’s New York “Business 40 Under 40.” She had experienced the onslaught of an always-on workplace: where we end up simply surviving, putting out fires, and often putting our personal happiness and peace on hold.

    Product Details
    • Publisher: Matt Holt Books (May 9, 2023)
    • Length: 256 pages
    • ISBN13: 9781637744000

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    Raves and Reviews

    """Fast Forward is more than a business book. It's a book on friendship, human connection, and personal growth—in other words, what we need in today's society.""
    —Scott Galloway, Professor of Marketing, NYU Stern School of Business, and New York Times bestselling author of Adrift

    ""I personally use the techniques in this book, and they have been life changing. As a leader, I have also seen the difference these principles make in workplace culture and in the lives of thousands of people from my time at Facebook. This book will help you, challenge you and guide you.""
    —Carolyn Everson, Senior Advisor, Permira, and Board Member, The Walt Disney Company, The Coca-Cola Company, and Under Armour

    ""Fast Forward coaching is a key to the success of our top performers. Lisa and Wendy bring their transformative approach to life on the pages of Fast Forward. You will walk away with so many insights for your own life!""
    —Blake Chandlee, President of Global Business Solutions, ByteDance/TikTok

    ""I have personally benefited greatly from Fast Forward's approach and shared it with many colleagues and friends. Their approach is not only inspiring, it's a practical, actionable road map for how to be a better leader and a better human.""
    —Kristin Lemkau, CEO of US Wealth Management, JPMorgan Chase

    ""Wendy and Lisa's approach, hard-earned and honed through working with thousands of clients, can help you radically improve the quality of your life!""
    —Scott Blanchard, President, The Ken Blanchard Companies

    ""Insightful, unique, and actionable. Fast Forward offers a proven approach that executives have been learning from Wendy and Lisa for years. Their real-world experience, passion for supporting people's whole lives, and ability to accelerate teams toward audacious goals shine through in their work and in their impact.""
    —Tara Walpert Levy, VP of Americas, YouTube

    ""This is a must-read for professionals at all levels. I brought Fast Forward's Power Principles to my team and my podcast. Now you can put their approach into action for your career and life.""
    —Rebecca Jarvis, Financial Journalist, ABC News

    ""Fast Forward is packed with inspiration and practical guidance to help you grow your confidence, find your voice and live your best life. Wendy and Lisa did that for me, which inspired me to write my own book. I am thrilled their game-changing approach is now available to anyone!""
    —Mita Mallick, Head of Inclusion, Equity, and Impact, Carta; Contributing Writer, Harvard Business Review"

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    Fast Forward

    5 Power Principles to Create the Life You Want in Just One Year

    By Wendy Leshgold and Lisa McCarthy
    Published by Matt Holt Books
    Distributed by Simon & Schuster