Be Bad First: Get Good at Things Fast to Stay Ready for the Future

Linchpin Failed Me C. Groves This book teaches the ANEW model of learning:Aspiration - wanting to learn, or making yourself want to learnNeutral self-awareness - clear picture of your current skill levelEndless curiosity - always trying to know moreWillingness to be bad first - acceptance and comfort that your bad nowbut hope you . "I'm on the road to masteryand you can be, too." according to Jason K.. While I find many things to love about Erika’s latest book, there are three things I find most intriguing. First, Erika’s natural ability to explain things in simple terms (vs. lots of inaccessible, or, frankly, obnoxious, jargon) makes this concept - permitting yourself to fail at something in order. "I am still learning." --Michelangelo Most successful people double down on the things that made them successful. That's not a bad strategy until the world changes and makes that kind of success obsolete. The farther up the corporate ladder (or academic, or technical, or you get the picture) we go, the harder it is to let go of that confidence and p

And decisions about where and how to work and live are nearly endless.  As new knowledge--and the possibilities that arise from that knowledge--propels us forward, leadership readiness expert and renowned author Erika Andersen suggests that success in today's world requires the ability to acquire new knowledge and skills quickly and continuously--in spite of our mixed feelings about being a novice.  In her newest book, Be Bad First, Erika explores how we can become masters of mastery; proficient in the kind of high-payoff learning that's needed today. We are operating in a world defined by constant connection, rapid change, and abundant choices. Advances in medicine and science are pushing boundaries with gene therapy and stem cell transplants. With assessments and exercises at the close of every chapter, she encourages readers to embrace being bad on the way to being great--to be novices over and over again as we seek to learn and acquire the new skills that will allow us to thr

"Erika Andersen makes a compelling case for acquiring new methods quickly to master the ever-evolving 21st-century landscape She has attracted a worldwide audience for her previous books and makes a solid argument for why sticking with what you already do well isn’t going to cut it today."Library Journal"Erika Andersen shares a secret: competence is overrated. Read this book every year to sustain your success over time.”Dr. In Be Bad First, Erika Andersen lovingly guides us through the confidence-building steps necessary to master the part of growing up that doesn't benefit adults: a natural fear of faili