David Finkel - The Freedom Formula: How to Succeed in Business Without Sacrificing Your Family, Health, or Life

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The Freedom Formula is about focusing your best time, talent, and attention into those Fewer, Better projects, activities, and areas with the greatest impact. This book never would have come to be without the enormous talent, creativity, energy, and commitment of a diverse group of people.

First, I want to thank the entire BenBella team. You made this book so much better than I ever thought possible and are a pleasure to collaborate with. I need to give special thanks to my editors, Laurel and Leah, who helped me shape, cut, clarify, and polish. You are both stars in my book. Thank you also to the production and marketing teams at BenBella; with every interaction I am struck by just how good you are. Glenn, you did an amazing job putting this team together.

Next, I want to thank the business leaders featured in this book. Thank you for sharing your stories with me, knowing that your experiences will touch a lot of lives. You are a remarkable group of people, and I learned so much working with you.

To my clients at Maui Mastermindthank you! You inspire me, challenge me, and spark me to grow. Youve taught me far more than Ive ever been able to share with you. Many of you have grown to be personal friends, and I am grateful to have you in my life. Thank you for helping to change business as usual in the world.

I wanted to give a special thank you to the editors at Inc.com for the platform youve given me to share these ideas with millions of readers around the world.

To my team at Maui Mastermindfrom the bottom of my heart, thank you. Your commitment to our business coaching clients has made a real difference in the world. I want to thank our leadership teamTheresa, Larry, Steve, and Kimfor so ably running the company. To our coaching and advisor team of Patty, Doug, Phil, Jennifer, Carrie, Ralph, Kevin, Jeff, Stephanie, Alan, Kiran, Gene (of blessed memory), Bill, and Stevethank you for sharing your personal insights and leadership with our clients. Thank you also to the behind-the-scenes team of Marilyn, Oscar, Maggie, Michelle, Cyndi, Elena, Candice, Katie, Diamond, Chris, and Mike. And a special thanks to Tiffany and Emily, who manage my business and personal life with grace, class, and easeI couldnt do any of this without your competence and support.

I want to give a shout out to my personal mastermind groupthank you for challenging me to grow and savor.

Finally, I want to thank my family. Dad, I treasure our long walks and intimate talks. Mom, thank you for the sacrifices you made raising us. Alex, Laurie, and StaceyI love you. Grandma Gerry, you are a true gift in my life, and I am so grateful for you. To Grandpa MorreyI miss you. I wish you could have met your other great grandkids. To Matthew, Adam, and JoshuaI am so proud of each you, and I marvel watching you grow up. And to Heather, my best friend and life partnerthank you, sweetheart, for sharing your life with me. You are my forever.

Dear Reader,

Congratulations on finishing the book. Clearly youre hungry to grow personally and professionally, and I want to support your efforts. This is a huge part of what fulfills me. I want to help.

Ive created a unique online tool kit to help you and your team apply the ideas youve learned in this book so that you enjoy both business success and a rich personal life.

This Freedom Tool Kit includes dozens of video and PDF tools to help you share what youve learned from this book with your team and start applying the formula right away.

To register and get immediate access to this powerful collection of business success tools, just go to www.FreedomToolKit.com.

Youll get:

Over a dozen short training videos to make applying the formula to regain control of your life faster and easier.

Free PDF downloads of the business tools I shared in the book (including the Time Value Matrix, the Leverage Your Personal Assistant tool, the 1-Page Quarterly Action Plan, the Sweet Spot Analysis tool, and all the others).

A 90-day action guide to apply the formula to your business life the most effective way possible.

And much more...

Not only will this special tool kit empower you to take smarter action; it will also give you a proven way to enroll your team in the process. And as we spent so much time on together in of the book, your team is your secret accelerator for succeeding faster and healthier.

The tool kit gives you five simple Action Guides to help your team apply the formula inside your company. Each downloadable Action Guide has a concise summary of the key points for each step of the formula, a provocative list of discussion questions, and a simple assignment to immediately apply what you learned to enjoy fast results. Its that easy.

Weve even added an entire enterprise section of the tool kit for leaders inside larger companies who need to find the best ways to apply the formula on that scale.

Limited-Time Extra Bonus: A Free, Private 90-Minute Business Coaching Session

For a limited time, if your business qualifies, youll get one more bonus from the Freedom Tool Kit: a confidential 90-minute Strategy Session with one of my senior business coaches.

This deep-dive working session will help you pinpoint the key constraints to growing your company, division, or team and map out the best path forward. Think of this as your way to get our concrete coaching as you apply the concepts and strategies youve just read about to your specific company and personal circumstances.

For over a decade weve worked with thousands of business leaders, executives, and entrepreneurs to help them succeed in business without sacrificing their family, health, or life in the process. This is your chance to explore the possibility of our working together to help you grow your company the right way.

Register Now to Get Immediate Access to This Free Bonus

Simply go to www.FreedomToolKit.com and register right now. In less than sixty seconds, youll be able to create your account and have full access to this powerful collection of business success tools. This special bonus offer is available for a limited time only. You dont want to miss out.

Youll also receive regular updates, articles, and ongoing invitations to web-based trainings that you and your key staff can leverage as you learn to work smarter, not harder.

Again, I want to thank you for reading this book. I wish you a lifetime of professional success and happiness. And I look forward to playing a small part in your lifes journey. Enjoy your graduation gift of the Freedom Tool Kit!

Your friend,

P.S. Because this free tool kit is a limited-time offer and may be changed or pulled at any time, I strongly encourage you to go to www.FreedomToolKit.com and register now.

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Serial entrepreneur David Finkel