Gage Risky is the New Safe

The Rules Have Changed . . .
1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-1-118-50857-2
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 176 Seiten, E-Book

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER and #1 WALL STREET JOURNALBESTSELLER
Risky Is the New Safe is a different kind of book for adifferent kind of thinking--a thought-provoking manifesto forrisk takers. It will challenge you to think laterally, questionpremises, and be a contrarian.
Disruptive technology, accelerating speed of change and economicupheaval are changing the game. The same tired, old conventionalthinking won't get you to success today. Risky Is the NewSafe will change the way you look at everything! You'llview challenges--and the corresponding opportunities theyprovide--in entirely new and exciting ways. You'llrecognize powerful new gateways to creating wealth.
In this mind-bending book you'll discover:
* How mavericks like Steve Jobs, Richard Branson, and Mark Cubanthink differently--and what you can learn from them;
* The six-month online course that could allow you to earn morethan a Ph.D.;
* How social media changes branding and marketing forever, andwhat that means for you;
* What happens when holo-suites and virtual-reality sex comeabout, and how you need to prepare;
* The new religion of ideas: How to become an "ideagenerator" and declare as a free agent; and,
* What will cause the Euro, precious metals, and oceanfront realestate to collapse--and how that can make you rich!

Autoren/Hrsg.

Gage, Randy

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments xxi
Synopsis: Safe Is the New Risky xxiii
Overture Training Monkeys and Cloning Puppies 1
Act I It's Not About the Tech 13
Act II The Only Free Cheese Is in the Mousetrap 29
Tenor Aria The New Religion of Ideas 49
Act III Move Fast and Break Things 63
Act IV Harnessing the Ego for Success 95
Soprano Aria Selfishness Is the New Altruism 119
The After Party Sameness Creates Comfort; Difference CreatesOpportunity 133
Required Reading for Risk Takers 141
Connect with Randy! 143

Über Autor(innen)

RANDY GAGE is a classic American rags-to-riches story. Ahigh school dropout, Randy rose from a jail cell as a teen, faceddown addictions, getting shot, and near bankruptcy before becominga multi-millionaire. Today, Randy is considered one of thepreeminent experts on prosperity and success in the world. Heshares the lessons learned from his own adversity to help peopleand companies all over the world create wealth and success. Whereothers see only challenges, Randy reveals how to discover hiddenopportunity. He's bold, brash, sometimes controversial, but neverboring. His tough-love approach will show you how to overcomelimiting beliefs, develop critical thinking skills, and defyconventional wisdom to become successful. Randy has spoken to morethan two million people in fifty countries, and his books have beentranslated into twenty-five languages. When he's not prowling thepodium or locked in his lonely writer's garret, you'll find himplaying third base on a softball field somewhere.