FAR Advisory
A year-long advisory line for founders and leaders.
DetailsMato Gatnik · Exponential mentor
Imbalance is what keeps ambitious people from exceptional results.
Private advisory and mentoring for founders and leaders who refuse to settle for average — built on 30 years of entrepreneurship and the Balance Flywheel method.
The real problem
Overwork, overwhelm, inconsistent cash flow — and a nagging sense of no purpose.
Imbalance shows up in every area of life and work. It is what keeps your mind racing at night. On the surface it looks like too little time and unpredictable revenue; underneath it is inefficient processes, slipping productivity and goals that no longer feel worth the effort.
If this is where you find yourself, you already know it cannot go on. You need a guide who has been there — someone who combines the clarity of a consultant, the challenge of a coach and the accountability of a mentor.
That is the work I do.
The method
The Balance Flywheel
Split any major goal into seven sequential phases and arrange them in a circle. The faster the wheel spins, the greater the results — without proportional extra effort. This is Lardiology: achieving more with less.
01
Mindset
The foundation — knowledge, beliefs, body and mind. Without it, nothing else works.
02
Trade
Every result requires a trade. Earn attention first, then the deal.
03
Efficiency
20% of actions deliver 80% of results. Identify and protect your critical 20%.
04
Prosperity
Efficient trading generates wealth — in money, time and freedom of choice.
05
Influence
Use your success to inspire others and multiply results without extra effort.
06
Purpose
Find your true reason within your community, and become a lasting presence in it.
07
Fulfillment
Your Ikigai — the energy that wakes you at 5am with genuine excitement.
Engagements
Four ways to work together.
Every engagement starts with a conversation to determine fit. Work is available in English, Italian, Croatian and Slovene.
Fix This Next
A structured evaluation of your company’s vital needs, based on the Fix This Next methodology by Mike Michalowicz (author of Profit First).
DetailsExponential Mentoring
One-to-one mentoring that combines coaching, consulting and accountability.
DetailsBoard & Network
Available as company advisor and board member.
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Published
“Success is predictable if you know what determines it. This book offers some valuable entrepreneurial insights that will strengthen your life, your business and your effectiveness overall.”
Tony Robbins — endorsing Cracking the Rich Code
Mato co-authored a chapter of Cracking the Rich Code alongside Jim Britt and Kevin Harrington, presenting his proprietary flywheel method.
About
Author. Mentor. Entrepreneur. Business developer. Networker.
Thirty years of entrepreneurship — from a design agency internship in Italy, through journalism and life in the USA, to building media, print and publishing companies across the Adriatic. I built a million-euro business, and I have faced bankruptcy and a heart attack. Been there, done that.
What clients get is not theory: it is tested, decluttered knowledge turned into simple, actionable steps.
By application
Ready for a tenfold change in thinking — and in results?
Tell me briefly where you are and where you want to be. I will review it personally and reply with a proposal for the next step.
Request a private consultation