Is your life running smoothly, always filled with success and happiness? Or do you sometimes face disruptions and periods of chaos? If this is the case, you need the lessons contained in this book:
- How industrialist Savva Mamontov could have prevented disruptions from destroying his life.
- Why Albert Schweitzer only grew happy and famous after turning his life upside down.
- The disruptive strategy that enabled Joseph Paxton, a simple gardener, to become wealthy.
- How it is possible that the all-powerful Knights Templar were wiped out overnight.
- The method conceived by Abbot Suger in the twelfth century for running projects smoothly.
- Which variation of positive thinking Emile Coue invented for overcoming disruptions.
This book presents real-life lessons that can massively increase your ability to succeed in the face of disruptions.
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EXCERPT FROM THE TABLE OF CONTENTS.
Chapter 1. The key to dealing effectively with disruptionThe type of disruptions you should embrace wholeheartedly
A powerful insight emerges: Kovalevsky's discovery
Do this, and you will avert catastrophic consequences
Chapter 2. Using disruptive moves for career successWhy I am in favour of risk reduction
Progress will be smoother if you don't force the machine
Disruptions that create opportunities for advancement
Chapter 3. A fruitful way to turn your life upside downThe perfect antidote against feelings of dissatisfaction
When your best option is to turn your life upside down
A resilient lifestyle and its favourable consequences
Chapter 4. The nonsense of going back to natureCountryside quietness can be deceptive and harmful
How people develop unsustainable views
The delusion of a peaceful, undisturbed life in nature
Chapter 5. Stop listening to prophets of doomListen only to those who offer you a workable approach
Attain general victories by overcoming specific disruptions
Give me real solutions, not statistical data
Chapter 6. How to make yourself immune to disruptionsTwo talented men, two heavily contrasting results
A relentless focus on existing opportunities
Low-cost innovation can make you dramatically stronger
Chapter 7. People who survive extreme situationsThriving against all odds in hostile environments
Fell from a flying aeroplane, survived and recovered well
Questionable certainties in the face of disruption
Chapter 8. Proven recipes against vulnerabilityLess vulnerability, fewer disruptions: an illustration
Segmentation: a solid strategy you can implement today
How to structure your day, so that it's remarkably strong
Chapter 9. The poisonous myth of the inception pointThe Knights Templar: fierce warriors, easily overturned
Beware of false narratives of prosperity and strength
Overnight demise is a fairy tale for the unwary
Chapter 10. Master's lessons for thinking on your feetThe light touch of the master: no fear, no overreaction
Making good choices in the face of overwhelming pressure
When you are given only ten seconds to save the day
Chapter 11. Never late, never defeated, never derailedA universal method for handling destabilizing factors
This mental trick from the Middle Ages is still working
Kilograms, meters, hours – what do they have in common?
Chapter 12. Overcoming physical and mental disruptionsHow a desperately ill woman turned her life around
The resistance to acknowledging past errors
Taking a close look at faith healing
Chapter 13. A controversial recipe for smooth livingHow to perceive signals well in advance
Accepting the drawbacks of simplicity and speed
Discard ideas that are keeping you weak and vulnerable