Former IBBA Chairman Fred Zirkle’s New Book Reveals How To Create a Purposeful Life

Former IBBA chairman Fred Zirkle’s new book has been winning five-star reviews on Amazon.

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In the book, “Creating a Purposeful Life: Awakening to Freedom Through Values, Emotional Mastery, and Spiritual Clarity” Fred challenges the conventional definition of success. His message is clear: achievement alone is not enough.

“After building and selling businesses valued in the billions across thirteen countries,” he says, “I learned a hard truth many high achievers discover too late: achievement without purpose leads to emptiness.”

Chairman of IBBA in 2000 and a recipient of the Fellow of IBBA award, Fred remains chairman of IndustryPro, a global investment banking firm he founded.  A high school All-American, Duke University football captain, and NFL draft pick of the New York Jets, he chose not to pursue professional football. Instead, he devoted his life to business leadership and personal development—an arc shaped as much by failure and self-reckoning as by success.

“Creating a Purposeful Life” is available on Amazon in eBook, paperback and hardcover formats.

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