{"product_id":"mad-genius-a-manifesto-for-entrepreneurs-isbn-9780399175657","title":"Mad Genius: A Manifesto for Entrepreneurs","description":"Mad Love for \u003ci\u003eMad Genius\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e“After reading \u003ci\u003eMad Genius\u003c\/i\u003e, I filled half a journal with insights and ideas, but here are a couple of areas of critical thinking which I believe every entrepreneur would be wise to attend to -- instead of risking seeing the next 10 years become more than “cataclysmic” -- in fact downright disasterous.”\u003cbr\u003e—Dixie Gillaspie, \u003ci\u003eEntrepreneur\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Randy Gage is truly a genius—and entrepreneurs would be mad not to follow his stellar advice. Make your first mastermind alliance with this remarkable book.” \u003cbr\u003e —Harvey Mackay, author of the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller \u003ci\u003eSwim with the Sharks Without Being Eaten Alive \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “A big and brave kick-start for anyone set to make their entrepreneurial dreams come true.” \u003cbr\u003e —Robin Sharma, #1 bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Leader Who Had No Title \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “This book is effin’ great! Teaches not only a mindset, but gives you hope, inspiration, and challenges them at the same time. I love every part of it.” \u003cbr\u003e —Larry Winget, author of \u003ci\u003eGrow a Pair \u003c\/i\u003eand five other international bestsellers \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “This life-changing book is loaded with practical, proven ideas and ques­tions that will help you kick open the door to all the success you want.” \u003cbr\u003e —Brian Tracy, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Power of Self-Confidence \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Eclectic and irreverent but inherently wise, Gage’s ideas will leave readers eager to break free of the herd in the pursuit of success.”\u003cbr\u003e—Publishers Weekly\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “This is one of the messiest books I’ve ever read. I mean that in the best possible sense. Randy Gage, takes us Mister Toad’s Wild Ride. I was hanging on for dear life. . . . It’s a mad, mad, mad world inside Randy Gage’s head—and I’m glad I took the trip.” \u003cbr\u003e —Steven Pressfield, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe War of Art \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eTurning Pro \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “\u003ci\u003eMad Genius \u003c\/i\u003eis friggin’ mind-rocking. It’s a Vulcan mind meld between author and reader, where Gage exhibits what Mozart and Picasso did— artistry emerging from the riot within their own heads.” \u003cbr\u003e —Alan Weiss, PhD, author of \u003ci\u003eMillion Dollar Consulting \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “The title says it all: Randy Gage is both—mad and a genius!—and he puts it all in a book as a handbook for success!! CRAZY GOOD!” \u003cbr\u003e —Jeffrey Hayzlett, prime-time TV show host, bestselling author, and sometime cowboy \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Brace yourself. You’re about to be shaken and stirred by the insights, truths, and rip-roaring predictions of a mad wizard out to make you rich. ” \u003cbr\u003e —Joe Vitale, author of Attract Money Now \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Only Randy Gage would challenge the conventional wisdom of everyone from Einstein to the Buddha—and lead you to con­clude, ‘Well, he does have a point!’”\u003cbr\u003e  —Bob Burg, coauthor of \u003ci\u003eThe Go-Giver \u003c\/i\u003eand author of \u003ci\u003eAdversaries into Allies \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Gage takes you places you really don’t want to go but you need to go. He gives you the path to take the jump and create success like you’ve never imagined. There is truly ‘madness in his method’ and you will benefit from his genius.” \u003cbr\u003e —Lisa Ford, author of \u003ci\u003eExceptional Customer Service \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “‘Provocative’ and ‘practical’ don’t usually go together, but \u003ci\u003eMad Genius \u003c\/i\u003eis both. It will stretch your thinking, challenge your beliefs, and then provide you things you can actually use to bring out your inner Mad Genius.” \u003cbr\u003e —Mark Sanborn, leadership adviser and bestselling author \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Most of us can accomplish so much more in life and \u003ci\u003eMad Genius \u003c\/i\u003eis the roadmap to get us there. It’s a bible for making big things happen. Do \u003ci\u003eyourself \u003c\/i\u003ea favor and read this book, nothing will look the same again.” \u003cbr\u003e —Steve Keating, author of the \u003ci\u003eLeadToday \u003c\/i\u003eblog \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “This book shocks your system, chal­lenges your assumptions, and opens your mind to radically new ways of thinking—and that’s in just the first chapter! Gage is the master guide on the unorthodox path to entrepreneurial genius.” \u003cbr\u003e —Rory Vaden, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eTake the Stairs\u003c\/i\u003e | \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePREFACE\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat is it about genius that tortures so many who possess it? A Mad Genius if ever there was one, Hunter S. Thompson was asked how he created his unique brand of brilliance. His reply was inspired, if a little unnerving: “I hate to advocate drugs, alcohol, violence, or insanity to anyone, but they’ve always worked for me.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI wish I could say the muse for this book was a sudden inspiration of genius, but it was actually germinated in an environment of shame and wretched despair.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShame because I was lying around my apartment, trying to throw off the aftereffects of a binge relapse with crystal meth—an addiction I had thought was long conquered.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd despair because the euphoria of the high (which gets less euphoric every time) was replaced by the exhaustion, nausea, and depression of the crash. Among meth addicts, these days are called “suicide Tuesdays” for reasons you can probably imagine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow if you think that seems like a less-than-opportune environment to foster creative genius, you’re only half right. Because sometimes it is when we are at our lowest state, facing our most difficult challenges, that we pull ourselves together, marshal our resources, and decide that the alternative to hopelessness i\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67625896476901,"sku":"NP9780399175657","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780399175657.jpg?v=1791393636","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/mad-genius-a-manifesto-for-entrepreneurs-isbn-9780399175657","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}