{"product_id":"9780988879522","title":"Disrupt! Think Epic. Be Epic.","description":"\u003cp\u003eSurvival fact: The people who will succeed today are those who figure\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eout how to benefit from, or take advantage of, continuous disarray, disorder\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand disruption.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWelcome to the age of continuous personal disruption. When even the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emost basic daily routines get swept up in a storm of ambiguity. When nothing is\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ecertain. When there is no perfect decision to be made.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat’s why author Bill Jensen identified the 25 habits most necessary\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efor success in today’s crazy world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDisrupt!\u003c\/em\u003e is for everyone\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003etrying to do extraordinary things while driving through a shitstorm of\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003erelentless disruptions. Jensen uncovered these habits by going\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003edirect to the source — the very people causing those disruptions. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e100 great disruptive heroes: CEOs, inventors and scientists,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eentrepreneurs and freedom fighters, firefighters and doctors, geeks and a\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ecouple of freaks … masters of disruptive innovation and change.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDisruptive because they simply\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003erefuse to accept the status quo. Heroes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebecause they are changing the rules of the game. Great because they are helping each of us change for the better. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConsider their first five habits:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e •\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHabit 1: Question Everything\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e •\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHabit 2: Audacity Matters\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e • Habit\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3: Kill What You Cherish Most\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e •\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHabit 4: Do Epic Shit\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e •\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHabit 5: Blow Stuff Up\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e…what emerges is the profile of a \u003cem\u003eprotrarian\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e— how to be someone who helps the company and its customers by pushing back on\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe status quo, creating positive disruptions. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJensen has created a master class in how to\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebecome a disruptive hero. Behind it all\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eis powerful storytelling: How a Batman costume in the first grade inspired a\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003elifetime of innovation; how the death of a loved one forged unlimited audacity;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehow a national problem is creating the world’s best company; how one C-suite\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eexecutive fights to keep failing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReaders also get bonus tips beyond the book: A\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efree How To Addendum with checklists for every habit and all the heroes’\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003einterviews are on YouTube for additional viewing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBio: About the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBill Jensen makes it easier to do great work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBill is today’s foremost expert on work complexity and cutting\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethrough clutter to what really matters. 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