Matthew Turner - Beyond the Pale

Matthew Turner effectively turns our collective struggles into a meaningful story to help us all navigate some of our eternal questions with a bit more perspective, humility, and hope. We need new definitions of success in our world and this book helps us ask the right questions to get there.

Houston Kraft, author of Deep Kindness, and co-founder of CharacterStrong

What does it mean to truly succeed? Through this deep and reflective business fable, Matthew Turner asks us to explore what matters most, and how we measure our business and our lives.

Dorie Clark, bestselling author of Entrepreneurial You, and executive education faculty, Duke University Fuqua School of Business

Im a big fan of the business fable format - its engaging, interesting, and lets us internalize important messages through story - the medium that our brains are wired to most easily comprehend.

Danny Iny, bestselling author of Teach Your Gift and Teach and Growth Rich, and founder/CEO at Mirasee

Matthew Turner makes you reflect differently about the big picture - purpose, passion, hustle, flow, the different perspectives of consciousness. Beyond the Pale is that business fable, the one you focus, ponder, and happily lose sleep over, then go around urging all your colleagues to read.

Richie Norton, bestselling author of The Power of Starting Something Stupid

Entrepreneur and author Matthew Turner authentically captures the desires, dreams, and cost of the hustle in Beyond the Pale.

Tom Morkes, author of Collaborate, and founder of Insurgent Publishing

Through Beyond the Pale, Matthew Turner provides Important lessons into what true success and fulfillment is all about.

Erlend Bakke, bestselling author of Never Work Again, and Serial Entrepreneur

Embraced by the muses - Beyond the Pale is filled with empowering stories of wisdom and awareness that will inspire you to trust that theres always hope, even in the most difficult times. This book will guide you in living your greatest life, ensuring you make the most out the one life you are given.

Leonard Kim, author of Ditch The Act

A parable for modern times. The journey of discovery that Ferdinand embarks on takes the reader on their own voyage, inviting self-reflection and increased awareness of our own aspirations and the future we are working towards.

Andy Lopata, author of Just Ask, and Professional Relationships Strategist

A reflective, creative approach to exploring the definition of success in business and life. Matthew Turners ability to share stories is brilliant and shows the balance of hard work and flow for the millennial entrepreneur.

Adam Smith, author of The Bravest You

If you want to live a bigger story, read this book. Thats the gift of Beyond the Pale, a business fable for modern times. The stories you choose make the world.

Michael Margolis, author of Story 10x: Turn the Impossible Into the Inevitable,and founder/CEO at Storied

Spur greater and uplifting success in your work via this uplifting, engrossing fable about how Ferdinand did that in this engrossing book, Beyond the Pale, by my widely admired friend, Matthew Turner.

Kare Anderson, author of Mutuality Matters and popular TED Talk Opportunity Makers

Matthew Turner is a master storyteller! Beyond the Pale gives us a compass for regaining control over our lives. I recommend this book to anyone who is ready and willing to take full responsibility for themselves and the destiny of both your business and personal life.

Ari Meisel, author of The Art of Less Doing, and founder of Less Doing

BEYOND

THE

PALE

A Fable about ESCAPING the HUSTLE and FINDING YOURSELF

MATTHEW TURNER

NEW YORK

LONDONNASHVILLEMELBOURNEVANCOUVER

BEYOND THE PALE

A Fable about ESCAPING the HUSTLE and FINDING YOURSELF

2021 Matthew Turner

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Library of Congress Control Number: 2020948952

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To George and Imogen, my inspiration, always.

Writing a book is always a journey. Much of it takes place within, but a great deal involves other people. Some of these kind individuals help in a literal sense, such as my talented editors, Joe and Rea, and David and the team at Morgan James Publishing. You all helped make this book what it is, and I tip my cap to you all.

Other folk help in a less literal way, offering support, wisdom, and an ever-necessary shoulder to lean on. To my family, friends, mentors, and peers, thank you. You know who you are, and I hope you appreciate the incredible role you play, not only in my writing but life as a whole.

Finally, I cannot end without thanking those who appear in the bookthe ones I sat down with and spoke to and who allowed me to place them amongst Ferdinands adventure. Jordan, AJ, Matt, Ishita, Kamal, Gini, Hollis, Jules, Michael, and Sol... thank you.

And to you, the person reading this, thank you. Im always amazed at the notion there are people who sit down and lose themselves among the words I once wrote. May this particular book keep you company, and inspire you to venture beyond your own pale.

She spins her spoon on the table, lips pouting and her head slightly shaking from side to side. I hold the phone to my ear, listening but not. I hear the words and passively take them in after another day of endless meetings.

Okay, I say. Sure. We can talk more about it next week. Still, the words keep flowing, me nodding and motioning my hand in a circle. Okay. Okay. Ive got to go. Thanks. I place the phone in my pocket. Sorry about that, I say, moving my hand to the middle of the table. Where were we?

I think its time, Ferdinand, she says, clearing her throat and stopping the spoon mid-spin. She avoids looking at me, her eyes dancing from the entrance to the kitchen, to other tables and above my head.

Time for what?

Closing her eyes, she sighs. Us.

Us? What about us, Beckie?

She looks at me finally. Come on, you know, she says with a half-smile. It was the first thing I noticed when I approached her in the bar. When was it, exactly? Eighteen months ago? She had flashed me that half-smile as I tried to buy her a drink. I knew straight away it would take a lot more than one drink to get her to let her guard down.

I shrug.

She laughs, effortlessly, as she does so often, accompanying her half-smile. In fact, that makes sense, she says. I imagine no girl has ever dared break up with you.