Daring & Disruptive
Unleashing the Entrepreneur
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- £7.99
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- £7.99
Publisher Description
Vibrant, game-changing CEO Lisa Messenger shares an insightful account of her rollercoaster ride as the creator and founder of the globally popular Collective Hub, the hip magazine of inspiration for disrupters and innovators of all stripes—with bold ideas on how you can stay on track and remain true to whatever your passion may be.
Speaking to the new generation of innovators, game changers, and disrupters who want to succeed in a fast changing and often vexing world, Daring and Disruptive: Unleashing the Entrepreneur is a personal and honest chronicle of Lisa Messenger’s various business endeavors, including her shrewd launch of her innovative entrepreneurial magazine, Collective Hub. Exuding honesty and energy, Lisa blends these wonderfully insightful stories with important business lessons she has learned along the way, such as how she empowered herself in ways that helped her harness her creativity, disrupt the system, and be fearless in all of her endeavors. Inspiring as well as instructive, Messenger’s book offers up other big-think insights such as:
-Invest in yourself
-Know your “why”
-Realize that failure is another word for experience
-Break free of the traditional thinking around what a career should look like
Whether you’re a budding entrepreneur, corporate ladder-climber, or a seasoned business owner, Daring and Disruptive is a powerful and practical guide that can help you dig deep, stay on message, and stay true to your ideas in challenging times (so if you’re thrown to the wolves, you’ll have the strength to come out leading the pack).
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Messenger, CEO of the Messenger Group, a media company, and founder of Collective Hub, an entrepreneur lifestyle magazine, celebrates disruption in the business world in this engaging and invigorating book. A self-confessed "serial entrepreneur," Messenger extols the key qualities that successful entrepreneurs should embrace, such as trusting one's gut and intuition, possessing steadfast self-belief, and dreaming big and often. She shares stories of her own successes and failures, as well as her personal approach to combating fear and setting goals. Stressing the importance of setbacks and failure, she celebrates the process of embarking on journeys of discovery and surrendering to moments of truth. In addition, she provides a short but useful list of practical branding tips, which include securing all domain names as quickly as possible, connecting and networking across platforms, and mixing with the right people. Throughout the book, eye-catching full-page pull quotes highlight Messenger's key thoughts. She closes with a moving chapter on doing good in the world, providing some soul-searching questions about the reasons people seek success. Full of stirring wisdom that's particularly relevant to entrepreneurs but also to anyone chasing success, this enjoyable read should inspire a new generation of businesspeople.
