David Schnurman - The Fast Forward Mindset: How to Be Fearless & Focused to Accelerate Your Success

Authors Note

Writing this book, I have relied on journals, texts, emails, the memories of friends and colleagues, and my own recollections. In places I have changed the names of individuals in order to protect their privacy, or have compressed the chronology of events in order to ensure easy, informative reading and clarity. I created the dialog in this book from memory, but have strived to make it as close as possible to what actually was said at the time. Overall, I have made an effort to assure that everything written in this book is accurate and truthful. The views expressed are my personal opinions.

Copyright 2019 by David Schnurman

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First Edition

ISBN: 978-1-64570-878-0

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Schnurman, David

The Fast Forward Mindset: How to Be Fearless & Focused to Accelerate Your Success

Includes index.

Summary: Author David Schnurman reveals the challenges, fears, exhilaration, and hard-won lessons he learned in founding and growing his award-wining company, Lawline resulting in a set of simple, yet powerful tools that you can apply to your own entrepreneurs journey. Provided by publisher.

ISBN: 978-1-64570-878-0 (e-book)

1. Entrepreneurship 2. Self-Improvement

Library of Congress Control Number: 2019937220

Book Design by Sarah Clarehart

Cover Design by Damian Makki

eBook formatting by Rajkumar Natarajan at Sky Global Services

Manufactured in the United States of America

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The Fast Forward Mindset does a great job in showing you the journey of an entrepreneur through different stages of business and leadership growth. David Schnurmans memorable stories and practices will quickly put you on your own path of success.

VERNE HARNISH, Founder Entrepreneurs Organization (EO) and author of Scaling Up (Rockefeller Habits 2.0)

Having worked with thousands of entrepreneurs over the years, I can tell you that Davids stories are the exact struggles I see leaders go through day-in and day-out. The Fast Forward Mindset provides you with guidance on how to not only survive, but thrive in this environment.

GINO WICKMAN, author of Traction and creator of EOS

In The Fast Forward Mindset, David distilled his own experiences into a powerful three-step formula that will help you break through any barrier in your way. If youre ready to become a fearless and focused leader, Davids book shows you how.

MIKE MICHALOWICZ, bestselling author of Profit First, Clockwork and The Pumpkin Plan

If you want to be a successful entrepreneur, this book is a must-read. Open it up, follow the plan, practice the mindset, then go out and make your impact on the world. Your roadmap is right here.

DAVE KERPEN, chairman, Likeable; and New York Times bestselling author of Likeable Social Media and The Art of People

For entrepreneurs looking to accelerate their business and success, The Fast Forward Mindset is THE book to read this year. You will learn the steps you need to get out of your comfort zone so you can break through your mental walls!

RYAN AVERY, international keynote speaker

I met David in 2013 after he read The Miracle Morning: The Not-So-Obvious Secret to Transform Your Life Before 8AM. He shared his passion for my book, but most importantly he said he wanted to help me spread the message to increase the impact you have on the world.

He took action right away by joining a weekly call to brainstorm ways to spread my message. He took more action the next year by inviting me to Entrepreneurs Organization in New York to share my story. He then hosted an event in his office and convinced me to film it and put it on YouTube to reach a larger audience. It is a good thing he did too, as that video now has over half a million views.

Over the years, David has kept his commitment to support me and The Miracle Morning mission: Elevating the Consciousness of Humanity, One Morning at a Time. In fact, spreading the power of entrepreneurship can be seen throughout his career. From starting a cable television show interviewing top entrepreneurs, to becoming chapter president of Entrepreneurs Organization in New York, his goal has always been to help others grow in their life and their business.

The way David has shown up for me is how he is with everything in his life. Watching what David has built with Lawline has been nothing short of inspiring. His company has both an award-winning culture and an unparalleled learning platform, allowing it to have a significant impact on the legal community. In addition, he is constantly practicing what he preaches by working with coaches, mentors, and peers to improve his skills as a leader and entrepreneur.

This book embodies everything that David is as a person, and is his ultimate contribution to the entrepreneur community at large. And in true fashion, he does not do it by showing off all of his proudest moments, but by honestly revealing some of his more challenging mental roadblocks and how he got through them.

Even with his personal and entrepreneurial stories throughout, David makes it clear that the book is not about him, but about you, the reader. How can you live your life fearlessly and more focused? How you can step outside of your comfort zone more often to grow as an individual? Since he is an admitted self-help addict, he has read hundreds of books on entrepreneurship and mindset. One thing is clear as a result: He learned how to write a killer business and self-improvement book.

The Fast Forward Mindset is both inspirational and practical. It has just the right amount of mindset techniques mixed with personal stories to keep you engaged along the way. Most importantly, David organizes his approach into the following three steps: 1) Take Action, 2) NIP Fear in the Bud, and 3) Find Your Focus. This makes it easy to know what to do the moment you finish the book. Lastly, it is only a three-hour read which allows you to go right from reading the book to implementing those three steps within a short period of time.

You are in for a treat. Once you read The Fast Forward Mindset, there is no going back. So sit back, relax, and get reading!

Sincerely,

Hal Elrod

International bestselling author of The Miracle Morning, The Miracle Equation, & The Miracle Morning Series

T his book is dedicated to my three wonderful children Leila, Joshua, and Jonah. It was written with you three in mind, as I hope someday you will take the time to read it to help you on your own lifes journey. To my wife, Kelli, who is everything to me and challenges me in all the right ways. I love you more each day. And finally, to my parents, Judy & Alan, who raised me to put family first. Your love for each other has been such an inspiration.