Michael Hyatt - Living Forward: A Proven Plan to Stop Drifting and Get the Life You Want

2016 by Michael Hyatt and Daniel Harkavy

Published by Baker Books

a division of Baker Publishing Group

P.O. Box 6287, Grand Rapids, MI 49516-6287

www.bakerbooks.com

Ebook edition created 2016

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ISBN 978-1-4934-0325-7

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Success doesnt just happen. Michael Hyatt and Daniel Harkavy show you how to develop and utilize a clear and compelling Life Plan to create the life you want and truly deserve.

TONY ROBBINS , New York Times bestselling author; CEO, Anthony Robbins Companies

A step-by-step approach to one of lifes greatest challenges. If you feel stuck, you probably are, and Living Forward might be exactly what you need.

SETH GODIN , author, What to Do When Its Your Turn

An intelligent and articulate manual. Applying even a portion of its simple and practical recommendations will improve anyones condition in life.

DAVID ALLEN , New York Times bestselling author, Getting Things Done

What makes this book special is the authors passion not just to share a formula but to actually lead readers through the process of prioritizing the time it takes to create and execute their plan.

CHALENE JOHNSON , New York Times bestselling author; CEO, Team Johnson

Ive been studying successful people for over twenty years. What Ive seen time and again is that success starts with a plan. Michael Hyatt and Daniel Harkavy show us how to craft a plan for our lives so we can experience the success we desire.

DARREN HARDY , New York Times bestselling author, The Compound Effect ; publisher, Success

An extremely practical and undeniably necessary guide for any adult who has drifted from how they thought life should be lived. I have benefited from this approach in my own life.

PATRICK LENCIONI , president, The Table Group; author, The Advantage

This book is a must-readfull of reminders and revelations that will open up your mind and organize your time.

DAVE RAMSEY , New York Times bestselling author, The Total Money Makeover

You can either intentionally pursue the essential or you can unintentionally drift into the nonessential. This book brilliantly teaches how to do the former while avoiding the latter.

GREG MCKEOWN , New York Times bestselling author, Essentialism

Many people talk about the importance of having a plan for your life, but no one could really tell you how to create one. Until now.

JOHN C. MAXWELL , New York Times bestselling author; founder, The John Maxwell Company

Its more than a book, its a road map to help you get from where you are to where you want to go.

JON GORDON , New York Times bestselling author, The Energy Bus

Michael Hyatt and Daniel Harkavy have much to teach us. May we learn from them the power of living on purpose.

MAX LUCADO , New York Times bestselling author, Fearless and Outlive Your Life

Successful people not only launch well, they live well. And that takes more than luck or even hard work. It takes intentionality and a crystal-clear vision for where you are going. Living Forward shows you how to design a great life and then chart a course to that life.

JEFF WALKER , New York Times bestselling author, Launch ; creator, Product Launch Formula

I know of very few people who have accomplished as much as these two and survived to enjoy their achievements. This is a plan I can get behind.

DONALD MILLER , New York Times bestselling author; founder and CEO, StoryBrand

Would you start a business, a building, or a battle without a plan? Then why do most of us live our lives without one? Living Forward offers a powerful and effective life-planning model that will enable you attain the success in life you deserve.

BOB GOFF , New York Times bestselling author, Love Does

If you apply even 10 percent of the advice contained in this book, your life will be changed forever.

CHRIS GUILLEBEAU , New York Times bestselling author, The $100 Startup

Plans and purpose are the mechanics of what youll learn in Living Forward . Hyatt and Harkavys ideas and insights will drive you forward into action, and thats what matters.

CHRIS BROGAN , New York Times bestselling author, Insider

One of the biggest accelerators to change is simplicity. I love how Michael and Daniel have made life planning simple. This guide will help keep you focused and moving forward.

DR. HENRY CLOUD , New York Times bestselling author, Boundaries and Necessary Endings

A brilliant and motivating resource that will equip you to stop sleepwalking through life and intentionally pursue the plan God has for you.

LYSA TERKEURST , New York Times bestselling author; president, Proverbs 31 Ministries

Success starts with a plan. And Michael Hyatt and Daniel Harkavy remind us that includes planning for a successful life.

FAWN WEAVER , New York Times bestselling author, The Argument-Free Marriage ; founder, The Happy Wives Club

The real American Dream is to live a life of purpose and meaning, evidenced by physical, emotional, spiritual, and relational abundance. This book will move you from I wish to I did.

DAN MILLER , New York Times bestselling author, 48 Days to the Work You Love

If I had a time machine, I would go back to the twenty-two-year-old me and hand him this book. Id beg him to read it and then dare him to actually put the excellent principles into practice.

JON ACUFF , New York Times bestselling author, Do Over and Start

You dont have to keep living life spinning your wheels, exhausting yourself, and getting nowhere! This book provides the tools and step-by-step help to clarify where you want to go in life.

CRYSTAL PAINE , New York Times bestselling author; founder, MoneySavingMom.com

With Living Forward , Michael Hyatt and Daniel Harkavy have fired a laser beam of focus into a world of uncertainty. Finally, a brightly lit, well-marked pathway for the person who desires true and lasting success!

ANDY ANDREWS , New York Times bestselling author, The Travelers Gift and The Noticer

Ive planned all of my life, but this system brings my priorities into focus and keeps me in present-day reality while my gaze is on the future. Thanks, Michael and Daniel, for a fun and creative book!

STEVE ARTERBURN , New York Times bestselling author, Healing Is a Choice

Heres the test of any message: Does the author practice what he preaches? Ive seen Michael and Daniel live this message for years with integrity. They have earned the right to speak, and well all benefit from listening!

JOHN ELDREDGE , New York Times bestselling author, Wild at Heart and Beautiful OutlawNext page