The Power of Starting Something Stupid

How to Crush Fear, Make Dreams Happen, and Live without Regret

By: Richie Norton, Natalie Norton

Narrated by: Richie Norton

What if the smartest people in the world understand something that the rest of us don't? (They do.) What if they know that in order to achieve success, they will sometimes have to do things that others may initially perceive as stupid? The fact of the matter is that the smartest people in the world don't run from stupid, they lean into it (in a smart way).

In The Power of Starting Something Stupid, Richie Norton redefines stupid as we know it, demonstrating that life-changing ideas are often tragically mislabeled stupid. What if the key to success, creativity, and fulfillment in your life lies in the potential of those stupid ideas? This deeply inspiring book will teach you:

• How to crush fear, make dreams happen, and live without regret.
• How to overcome obstacles such as lack of time, lack of education, or lack of money.
• The 5 actions of the New Smart to achieve authentic success.

No more excuses. Learn how to start something stupid - the smartest thing you can do. Drawing on years of research, including hundreds of face-to-face interviews and some of the world's greatest success stories past and present, Richie shows you how stupid is the New Smart - the common denominator for success, creativity, and innovation in business and life.

©2013 Richie Norton (P)2013 Shadow Mountain

Critic reviews

"Perfect book for these uncertain times." (Steve Forbes, chairman and editor-in-chief of Forbes Media)

"Richie Norton has written a book about courage. The courage to do work that matters and to do it with your heart and your soul. Go make something happen." (Seth Godin, author of The Icarus Deception)

"I absolutely love this book. . . . It energizes me, inspires me, and gives me confidence. It reminds each of us that all things are possible." (Stephen M. R. Covey, New York Times best-selling author of The Speed of Trust)

Inspiration and wisdom to beat resistance and get started

This is book is for anyone who feels stuck in their life, in any area. It’s a simple yet very smart and powerful approach to going after your dreams. Highly recommended!

Definitely reccomend it

Great overall book. Very enlightening on the subject of the fear of undertaking a project that bares skepticism. My only complaint was that there was a great deal of example stories (While the stories were good, I thought there was perhaps too many). Aside from that, it was an excellent book.

Now is the tme to START!

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

If you have ANY ideas in your head that you have yet to act upon, you MUST listen to this book TODAY!

This book presents solid, practical, attainable ways to get your ideas out of your head and into action. Richie knows what he is talking about, LISTEN!

This book gave me some great ideas I’ve never heard before.

This is the kind of book that could help you explore ideas you haven’t heard before like getting something great out of stupid ideas and many more supporting success stories. I would read it over and over again to help create a new positive groove to my brain so that I can reach my wildest dreams to enable me to help more people in need.

a great intro to your dreams.

This is a great guide towards convincing you to start and steps to help you to improve your self and your strategy. I feel that most people should read this book regardless if they want to start something stupid or not. It would at least help people realize when they are stuck and help them push through the standard, the mundane, and the toxic and actually create a door to a potentially better path.