'If you've ever stumbled, lost momentum, got distracted and found yourself not doing the thing you actually want to do, then this might be the book for you.Friday Forward is a year's worth of momentum.' — Michael Bungay Stanier, author of the Wall Street Journal bestseller The Coaching Habit
End your week stronger than you started it with 52 thought-provoking stories that will inspire and challenge you.
Do you ever wake up feeling like the day is lost before it's even begun? Building on the message from his highly praised book,Elevate, national best-selling author and global business leader, Robert Glazer, shares 52 of his favourite stories that will challenge and inspire you to unlock your innate potential, and in turn, inspire those around you.
'Bob Glazer leads from the heart. When the work week drags you down, his clear-cut advice can lift you up.' — Adam Grant, New York Times bestselling author of Give and Take and Originals, and host of the chart-topping TED podcast WorkLife
'Glazer's collection of inspiring, thought-provoking stories gives the motivation and mentorship you need to build a more fulfilling life and career.' — Daniel H. Pink, author of When and Drive
'Robert Glazer has spent five years sharing thought-provoking, motivational lessons to a global audience of business and thought leaders. With Friday Forward, he delivers 52 must-read pieces of inspiration to help you be your best and lead others to their full potential.' — Keith Ferrazzi, New York Times bestselling author of Who's Got Your Back and Never Eat Alone
'Robert Glazer shares lessons to help leaders engage with their core values and lift others up. Leaders should read Friday Forward, share it with their teams and use its lessons to elevate their collective performance.' — Garry Ridge, CEO, WD-40 Company & co-author o fHelping People Win at Work
'This is the best of Bob Glazer's weekly wisdom, captured in an inspiring collection. His well-crafted insights help show us how we can, and must, elevate both ourselves and the people we lead to navigate our turbulent times. In Friday Forward, Glazer provides actionable motivation drawn from his own leadership experience in the voice of a sympathetic, knowledgeable mentor who wants to help you succeed on your own terms as you progress on your leadership journey.' — Stewart Friedman, Wharton School Professor and author of Total Leadership
'Friday Forward is a truly amazing collection of ideas, advice, and essential learnings for work and life, sorted and organized in a quick and accessible format to help you make compounding progress each week.' — Tom Rath,#1 New York Times bestselling author of Strengths Finder 2.0, How Full Is Your Bucket?, and Eat Move Sleep
'Improvement starts when we become aware of where we need to grow and study people who inspire us. Robert Glazer shares 52 brilliant and thought-provoking stories that will motivate you to pursue your full potential and lead others to improve with you.' — Dr. Tasha Eurich, New York Times bestselling author of Insight and Bankable Leadership
'Robert's exceptional storytelling brings Friday Forward to life with stories that will grow you as a leader and give you the insightful positivity we all crave. You won't be able to put this book down!' — Marshall Goldsmith, New York Times #1 bestselling author of Triggers, Mojo, and What Got You Here Won't Get You There
'Friday Forward is thought provoking and inspirational. It makes you want to be a better person, to disrupt yourself in ways you may not have previously considered. Reading from this book is the perfect way to start your day.' — Whitney Johnson, bestselling author of Disrupt Yourself
'Robert Glazer's surprising and uplifting stories will make your week. Learn from the rabbi who faced down the Ku Klux Klan, an Olympic gymnast's legendary sacrifice, and a groundskeeper's beautiful legacy. Personal, practical (how to get kids to clean up their toys), and always inspirational, this Friday Forward collection is a rare treat from a lifelong learner.' — Safi Bahcall, physicist, entrepreneur, and bestselling author of Loonshots
'As someone who values intentional and focused mornings, I highly recommend starting your day by reading and implementing the compelling leadership lessons Robert Glazer shares in Friday Forward.' — Hal Elrod, author of The Miracle Morning and The Miracle Equation
'While there is lots of great information published on the internet, there are very few weekly emails I read religiously and consider 'never-to-be-missed.' Robert Gazer's Friday Forward is one of those rare ones. Every week, delivered right into the email inbox, is a gem of learning that is inspiring, encouraging, and filled with absolutely immense wisdom regarding how to be a better person and live a more fulfilling and successful life. That he has finally put 52 of his favorite lessons into book form will make for a wonderful review for his more than 200,000 subscribers worldwide, and a 'resource of magnificence' for every new reader who makes this book their own. My only suggestion is to embrace its life-enhancing wisdom…and share it with others. Thank you, Robert. What a fantastic gift you have just given to the world!' — Bob Burg, co-author of the Go-Giver Series and author of Adversaries into Allies
"Friday Forward is the best way I can imagine to start your morning. In contrast to the negative news that fills our days, these real-life stories of achievement give the positive inspiration we all need, and will challenge you to improve for yourself and others.' — Chester Elton, New York Times bestselling author of All In, The Carrot Principle and Best Team Wins
'Reinvention is built on inspirational ideas and long-term commitment. Robert Glazer shares a full year of stories that have helped hundreds of thousands of people globally make lasting changes in their lives and businesses, and gives you the tools you'll need to do the same.' — Dorie Clark, author of Reinventing You
'If aligning your great intentions with your actions are important to you — read Friday Forward. The signals you pick up from Bob's stories will give you the nudge of hope to take control of your story.' — Bobby Herrrera, author of The Gift of Struggle & co-founder of Populus Group
'Robert Glazer has effectively written Chicken Soup for the Successful. Friday Forward is a definitive collection of 52 stories that will challenge and motivate you to hit the next level.' — Mike Michalowicz author of Fix This Next and Profit First
'Robert Glazer has built a world class Scale-up company by finding creative ways to challenge and inspire his own team — and hundreds of thousands beyond the company's walls. Friday Forward shares stories of achievement, peak-performance and personal growth that anyone can use to improve their life, their leadership and their business.' — Verne Harnish, founder of Entrepreneurs' Organization (EO) and author of Scaling Up (Rockefeller Habits 2.0)
'To make sustained change, we need to be deliberate about how we approach each day. In Friday Forward, Robert Glazer shares 52 examples of achievement and growth to inspire you towards taking action to improve your life.' — Nir Eyal, bestselling author of Hooked and Indistractable