{"id":42447,"date":"2025-09-25T15:02:16","date_gmt":"2025-09-25T15:02:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/microloannexus.com\/?p=42447"},"modified":"2025-09-25T15:02:25","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T15:02:25","slug":"james-pattersons-new-book-on-thriving-through-disruption","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/microloannexus.com\/?p=42447","title":{"rendered":"James Patterson&#8217;s New Book on Thriving Through Disruption"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-383846\">\n<header class=\"tw:mb-4\">\n<div class=\"tw:text-lg\">\n<p>Best-selling author James Patterson and Dr. Patrick Leddin, PhD, discuss the positive mental mindset lessons and tools in their new book, \u201cDisrupt Everything \u2013 and Win: Take Control of Your Future.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"singleVideoPlayer\" class=\"tw:mb-4\">\n<div class=\"ep-video-player tw:w-full\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"James Patterson Wants You to Disrupt Your Life\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2uGUO2-c55E?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"singleVideoImage\" class=\"tw:hidden tw:mb-4\">\n<p>Courtesy James Patterson and Patrick Leddin<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"gate-check piano-check is-layout-flow tw:prose tw:prose-lg tw:prose-blue tw:font-serif tw:max-w-[728px] tw:mb-12 tw:mx-auto tw:lg:mx-0\">\n<p>Usually on How Success Happens, I get to speak with incredible people who do incredible things. Unfortunately, we had a couple of slackers on the latest episode. James Patterson has <i>only<\/i> sold half a billion books worldwide, and Dr. Patrick Leddin, PhD, is <i>just<\/i> a renowned leadership expert, FranklinCovey advisor and author of the best-seller <i>The 5-Week Leadership Challenge<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p>Okay, I take it back. They are both extremely accomplished people, and lucky for us, they joined the show to talk about their new book, <i>Disrupt Everything \u2013 and Win: Take Control of Your Future<\/i>. The book offers insight into how we can take back control of our lives during these chaotic times, such as instead of thinking of upheavals like AI as something to \u201csurvive,\u201d using it as a positive thing for advancing and thriving. That sounded pretty good to me, because honestly, being terrified all the time is exhausting.<\/p>\n<p>You can watch our entire conversation above or listen here, and check out below for some of this duo\u2019s incredible mindset-shifting insights.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"200\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/playlist.megaphone.fm?e=EML5750185764\" width=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><b>Subscribe to How Success Happens to get a dose of inspiration twice a week! Apple | Spotify | YouTube<\/b><\/p>\n<h2>Choose to Be the Disruptor\u2014Not the Disrupted<\/h2>\n<p>Disruptions are inevitable, but how you respond to them is a choice.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re all the disrupted. We\u2019re getting hit with things left and right and curve balls every day. But some of us choose to be disruptors,\u201d Leddin explains.<\/p>\n<p>James Patterson is one such disruptor whose career was made through a series of self-made, positive disruptions. He broke into the advertising business by ignoring all of the usual rules of portfolio submissions, and eventually became the youngest CEO at a major ad firm due to the confidence that backed up his skills. And after becoming a full-time author, Patterson changed the publishing industry by challenging norms and asking, \u201cWhy would you only do one book a year if you could do more?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to Leddin, disruptors \u201clean into strengths and achieve big results\u201d by recognizing that the status quo never lasts. They don\u2019t want to be on a treadmill \u2014 they seek out their own version of living a good life instead.<\/p>\n<p><b>Takeaway: <\/b>Use uncertainty as motivation to play to personal strengths and redefine what\u2019s possible.<\/p>\n<h2>Comfort Is the Enemy of Opportunity<\/h2>\n<p>The lure of comfort can take a toll on our short-term and long-term careers, Leddin argues.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe opposite of being a positive disruptor is a relentless pursuit of comfort,\u201d he says, warning, \u201cwhen you pursue comfort, you miss so many opportunities.\u201d Patterson adds that many people go through life wishing they could turn back the clock. \u201cThey say, \u2018I want it to be the way it was.\u2019 Well, that\u2019s nice, but it\u2019s not happening.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b>Takeaway: <\/b>Beware of the comfort trap\u2014staying still means missing out on new opportunities.<\/p>\n<h2>Disruptors Practice Bold, Positive Habits<\/h2>\n<p>In their research for the book, which involved analyzing interviews with 350 people from all walks of life, Patterson and Leddin found 27 common habits and behaviors that most effective disruptors develop. These include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Owning the win and celebrating success.<\/li>\n<li>Asking for more when delivering results.<\/li>\n<li>Doing the \u201cscary yes\u201d \u2014 accept intimidating challenges.<\/li>\n<li>Saying the \u201cbrave no\u201d \u2014 walking away from opportunities that aren\u2019t a good fit.<\/li>\n<li>Accepting that the world will never go back to \u201cthe way things used to be.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Takeaway: <\/b>Regularly practice habits that push beyond comfort and into growth.<\/p>\n<article>\n<p><b>Subscribe to the How Success Happens newsletter for more great leadership tips!<\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"lazyload\" height=\"900\" loading=\"lazy\" role=\"presentation\" src=\"https:\/\/microloannexus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1758564695_81bQVjkfFL._SL1500_.jpg\" style=\"height:900px;width:600px\" width=\"600\"><\/i><\/p>\n<\/article><\/div>\n<div class=\"is-layout-flow piano-meter-body tw:prose tw:prose-lg tw:prose-blue tw:font-serif tw:max-w-[728px] tw:mb-12 tw:hidden tw:mx-auto tw:lg:mx-0\">\n<p>Usually on How Success Happens, I get to speak with incredible people who do incredible things. Unfortunately, we had a couple of slackers on the latest episode. James Patterson has <i>only<\/i> sold half a billion books worldwide, and Dr. Patrick Leddin, PhD, is <i>just<\/i> a renowned leadership expert, FranklinCovey advisor and author of the best-seller <i>The 5-Week Leadership Challenge<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p>Okay, I take it back. They are both extremely accomplished people, and lucky for us, they joined the show to talk about their new book, <i>Disrupt Everything \u2013 and Win: Take Control of Your Future<\/i>. The book offers insight into how we can take back control of our lives during these chaotic times, such as instead of thinking of upheavals like AI as something to \u201csurvive,\u201d using it as a positive thing for advancing and thriving. That sounded pretty good to me, because honestly, being terrified all the time is exhausting.<\/p>\n<p>You can watch our entire conversation above or listen here, and check out below for some of this duo\u2019s incredible mindset-shifting insights.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Read the full article <a href=\"https:\/\/www.entrepreneur.com\/leadership\/james-pattersons-new-book-on-thriving-through-disruption\/497421\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" rel=\"nofollow\">here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Best-selling author James Patterson and Dr. Patrick Leddin, PhD, discuss the positive mental mindset lessons and tools in their new book, \u201cDisrupt Everything \u2013 and Win: Take Control of Your Future.\u201d Courtesy James Patterson and Patrick Leddin Usually on How Success Happens, I get to speak with incredible people who do incredible things. 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