Fast Forwarding Your Life
In this episode I interview David Schnurman
David Schnurman is the CEO of Lawline, the leading provider of online Continuing Legal Education (CLE) in the US.
The company recently celebrated serving over 130,000 attorneys with over 3,000,000 courses completed. David is also the past president of Entrepreneurs Organization New York.
David is the author of the book “The Fast Forward Mindset: How to Be More Fearless & Focused to Accelerate Your Success." This book shares a very simple formula to consistently break through your walls and fast forward your entrepreneurial success and happiness.
He recently gave a TEDxYouth talk to high school students to inspire them to reach their full potential in life.David is a frequent speaker to business organizations, colleges, and high schools on topics ranging from entrepreneurship, mindset, leadership, and culture, and has published articles on these topics in Forbes.
His success has been recognized by his peers in entrepreneurship and the legal industry, and has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Inc. Magazine, Entrepreneur.com, Crain’s NY, the New York Post, and Law.com
Lastly, David has a love for adventure and discovery. He has run several marathons. He has hiked the mountains of Patagonia, paraglided in the Colorado mountains, gone skydiving, and taken flying lessons. He currently lives in Spain with his wife Kelli and three beautiful children.
We discuss:
Life under quarantine in Spain
Rating yourself as a way of living up to the life design you've created
Finding a balance between routine and spontaneity
The attention span of parenting: bailing vs digging in
The joy of creativity, our own and our children's
Living life with no regrets
Lessons learned in building a successful business and how Covid-19 has changed the culture
Being a self-help addict and the moment he decided to become an entrepreneur
Navigating his relationship with his father and knowing his own mind
What you do when you hit a wall
Perfect = the enemy of good enough
You can find out more about David at https://www.ffwdmindset.com and on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidschnurman/
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