DARING AND DISRUPTIVE IS AN INSIGHTFUL AND SOULFUL ACCOUNT OF THE ENTREPRENEUR'S ROLLER-COASTER RIDE FOR THOSE WHO WANT TO SUCCEED ALMOST AS MUCH AS THEY WANT TO BREATHE<br />…WHO WANT TO MAKE THE IMPOSSIBLE POSSIBLE AND THE ORDINARY EXTRAORDINARY.<br /> <br />After decades of success in multiple industries, Lisa Messenger blends her personal stories with the important business lessons she has learned along the way, from why money is not the only currency to how to fail well. <br />Lisa gives readers a valuable insight into her world, whether you're a budding entrepreneur, seasoned game changer or a corporate ladder-climber dreaming of creating your own gig or making positive change from the inside. This book will help you dig deep, stay on purpose, back yourself, be true to your ideas, and ensure that if you're thrown to the wolves, you'll have the strength to come out leading the pack.<br />Your life is your message to the world. So embrace the journey and live it out loud.<br /> <br /><i>"Business anarchy for fun and profit – not for the short of breath, weak of spine or faint of heart. Put on clean underwear and turn to page one."-</i> BRADLEY TREVOR GREIVE AM, NEW YORK TIMES Bestselling AUTHOR<br />
Imagine if you could wake up every morning feeling energised, vibrant and excited for the work day ahead of you. If you could accept every challenge, hurdle and setback because you knew the end goal would be worth it. If you could walk your career path with courage, faith and determination. Because you know, without a doubt, that you're going in the right direction. This is what happens when you find your PURPOSE. And that is exactly what I want for you.<br /> <br />As the founder of Collective Hub, a multimedia platform that aims to help people unleash their full potential, Lisa Messenger has turned her passion into a profession – and now she's on a mission to help millions of people across the world find a career with meaning. Her secret? Instead of settling for a play-it-safe career, she delved deep, thought big and disrupted an entire industry.<br /> <br />And all because she discovered the magical feeling, the vital reason, the one powerful sentence that made her work-life worth living. Now, it's your turn.<br /> <br />In this soul-searching book Lisa discusses her own path to purpose, mixed with guidance and interviews from inspiring entrepreneurs and creatives who have followed their 'why' to a place of joy and fulfilment. Drawing on her own experiences and ground-breaking research that shows a sense of purpose makes us happier, healthier and even live longer, Lisa guides readers to find the illusive 'why' in their lives, so they can reinvigorate their ambition, unleash their inner rebel and make a real impact in the world.<br /> <br />Whether you're a new graduate, a veteran entrepreneur, a parent making a career comeback or an employee tired of working on autopilot, this book is a must-read for anyone who spends their lives making excuses, blaming others or wishing they could have a career that makes a difference.<br /> <br />The average person spends over 90,000 hours at work in their lifetime.<br /> <br />Do you want to get to the end of your work-life and wonder why?
The days and weeks after a break-up are a tangled, hot mess of pain and uncertainty. <br />You can't eat. You can't sleep. You don't know where to put yourself. You don't know <i>how to be</i>.<br /> <br />But no matter how difficult, ugly or toxic the last season has been, there is healing and wholeness coming your way so you can breathe, smile, laugh and hope again. This book from bestselling author Lisa Messenger, penned after she endured her own difficult break-up, is the perfect collection of ideas and strategies gathered over many years to help you put yourself back together again – with just the right amount of kindness, humour and tough love to help you reach a place of peace and purpose.<br /> <br />TAKE THESE 50 STEPS TO HEALING AND, BE ASSURED, YOU WILL FIND YOUR INNER GLOW AGAIN.
As the founder of Collective Hub, a multimedia platform that helps people unleash their full potential, best-selling author Lisa Messenger has helped millions of entrepreneurs, intrapreneurs, thought-leaders, game-changers and style-makers turn their passions into profit.
That's only one side of the story…
In her latest book, Lisa reveals the tough lessons she learnt during the hardest 18 months of her entrepreneurial journey, when scaling too quickly, hiring without strategy and trying to please everyone almost turned her dream into a disaster. And, the courageous steps she took to survive, thrive and prosper afterwards.
Written in real-time, with intimate diary entries and insights from business experts, learn how to future-proof your start-up, how to step into your 'genius zone' and why pivoting can be the most powerful business strategy.
DO YOU HAVE BIG DREAMS AND BIG PLANS, BUT LACK THE RESOURCES TO PURSUE THEM? DO YOU FIND YOURSELF SAYING 'IF ONLY I HAD THE MONEY…'? ARE YOU TOO EMBARRASSED TO ASK OTHERS FOR HELP?<br /> <br />In her bestselling book Daring &amp; Disruptive and its sequel Life &amp; Love, serial entrepreneur Lisa Messenger shared the business insights gathered in more than a decade of success across multiple industries, including how to identify your true purpose, pinpoint your passions and create the working life most only dream of. But, let's be honest, you need the means to make it all happen.<br /> <br />In her latest book, she tackles a topic with a stigma – money! What would you do if money was no object, how can anyone find profit in the impossible and – her personal bugbear – when will 'gunnas' stop using lack of money as an excuse for not stepping out of their comfort zone and pursuing their purpose?<br /> <br />Mixing advice from mentors, experts and famous role models, with lessons learned in her own entrepreneurial journey, Lisa reveals how she built a global brand, and launched a magazine sold in 37 countries, without having to borrow a single cent from a bank. <br /> <br />This is from a woman who, years before, could barely afford to buy toothpaste.<br /> <br />In the self-deprecating manner that has become her trademark style, Lisa shares her own journey, clearly stating she is not a guru when it comes to finances, but has used fresh thinking and creative ideas to fuel a burgeoning business. <br /> <br />She will help you appreciate your real value, amplify your self-worth and find the means to achieve everything you dream of.<br /> <br />Many of us are raised to believe it's rude to talk about money. <br /> <br />But as a self-proclaimed disruptor, this entrepreneur wants to put a bomb in the bank vault and blow it wide open…
DO YOU WANT TO BE DELIRIOUSLY, UNAPOLOGETICALLY HAPPY? IS IT POSSIBLE TO BE CALM, CENTRED AND GROUNDED WHILST LIVING IN A BUSY CITY, RUNNING A BUSINESS AND JUGGLING GROWN-UP RESPONSIBILITIES?<br /> <br />In her previous book 'Daring and Disruptive', serial entrepreneur Lisa Messenger, editor-in-chief of The Collective magazine, shared the business lessons she learned after decades of success in multiple industries, including how to identify your true purpose, pinpoint your passions and visualise the work culture you want to exist in. But, Lisa admits that although her world now seems perfect on paper it hasn't always been this way. In 'Life and Love', she offers insights into the support system, strategies and relationships, which allow her to cope with the emotional rollercoaster of running a profitable, multi-platform start-up. Blending advice from mentors and role models, with lessons that she's learned the hard way, Lisa's personal journey is proof that no mistake is undoable, no relationship is unfixable and no failure is in vain if you have the right attitude and an abundance of gratitude.<br /> <br />This is a book about love, joy and happiness, community, authenticity and learning to sink into your femininity even when you're a ball-breaking businesswoman. Lisa's message is; you can be a traditionalist and a rebel, you can be a lover and a fighter, you can be vulnerable and invincible. Whether you're an entrepreneur, a lawyer, a mother, a wife, a student or a blend of all the above, this book will teach you how to wear your heart on your sleeve, embrace every side of yourself and still achieve more than you ever imagined!