Imagine starting each day feeling optimistic, clear on your priorities, and proud of where you are in life. Imagine feeling confident to go after the bold goals that inspire you. For most of us, this seems like a pipedream or something to hope for "someday." We're mired in what seems "urgent" and feel stuck or uninspired. We think, "If I keep pushing and making sacrifices, maybe someday I'll arrive in a better place where life is easier and I'm happier."
The 5 Power Principles in Fast Forward offer a simple, proven system that can help you make "someday" today. Backed by psychological research and brain science, and used by more than 100,000 people around the world, the 5 Power Principles help you define where you want to be in one year, professionally and personally, and then make it happen.
- Declare a bold vision for your whole life that creates focus and ignites you to play big and move beyond limiting beliefs.
- Reframe negative stories that hold you back into empowering narratives that propel you forward.
- Create an action plan to take 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.
For more than a decade, Wendy Leshgold and Lisa McCarthy have trained people at some of the world's leading companies to achieve extraordinary success and happiness. In
Fast Forward, they share compelling stories from real people who used their system to make their boldest ambitions happen. Through powerful exercises that generate insight and action, they'll help you do the same.
Discover how to make this year, and every year, your year.
Industry 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"
