The Art of Making Sh!t Up: Using the Principles of Improv to Become an Unstoppable Powerhouse

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Work together to up your chances of business success The Art of Making Sh!t Up combines the lessons learned from a personal journey with the teachings derived from years of honing valuable skills through performing and presenting to thousands of people to demonstrate how working together has helped others found and grow several multimillion-dollar companies. By focusing on topics that serve as pain points and detailing the tools and techniques of improv, this book helps people and organizations utilize new skill sets to be more productive, more accepting, and more all in to create a stronger teammate and team. Remove the fear of failure Recognize when and how to trust your instincts Celebrate and embrace the ideas of others Listen effectively--to both people and your environment Thinking is hard. Listening is easy--and is most often the springboard to huge ideas. Find out how it can work for you with The Art of Making Sh!t Up. Cover Title Page Copyright Contents Introduction Chapter 1 I Am Who I Say I Am Chapter 2 Listening to Understand Chapter 3 Building Off of Other People's Ideas Chapter 4 From Spark to Flame Curiosity Do Shit Observe Fan the Spark Chapter 5 The Fear of Looking Stupid Chapter 6 People Don't Think about You as Much as You Think They Do Chapter 7 Facing Failure: Be Wrong to Be Right Chapter 8 Heightening Chapter 9 Yes and, Maybe, No No Maybe Yes, and Chapter 10 Small Decisions Add Up Chapter 11 The Cult Factor Chapter 12 Be Patiently Impatient Chapter 13 Pain Tolerance Chapter 14 Luck Is Like a Train Chapter 15 Fire the Assholes Chapter 16 Ushers, Vomit, and Why People Clean Bathrooms Chapter 17 Diversity Is a Choice Chapter 18 Are You Worth $10 an Hour? Chapter 19 Nobody Knows Anything Chapter 20 Who Gives a Shit? Chapter 21 Everything I Know in Business I Learned from Coaching Girls Softball It Is Possible to Compete, Win, and Have Fun at the Same Time Yelling Makes Things Harder People Are Trying to Do It Right Most of the Time It Doesn't Matter Nearly as Much as You Think It Does There Is Crying in Softball The Team That Makes the Most Easy Plays Wins Relax and Breathe Ponies Motivate Bad Coaching Ruins Everything Parents Are Idiots Go Hard and Slide Call It You Have a Job If the Ball Is Hit to You, and If It Isn't Back Each Other Up Positive Encouragement Goes a Long Way You're Not Old School, You Are an Anachronism Focus on Your Own Team Don't Show Up the Ump It Is Okay to Appeal the Call Losing Hurts but Doesn't Have to Destroy Winning Is Great and Is Short-Lived One Out at a Time Play 'Til the End Take Chances Being in the Dugout Should Be at Least as Fun as Playing Listen to Your Players Make Each Player Feel Like They Are Your Favorite Get Ice Cream after a Win …And after a Loss Get Dirty Focus on Process, Not Results It Is Not Just about the Game, but about How You Approach Life Chapter 22 Trapped in the Bowels of the Grand Bazaar Chapter 23 The Ambassador and the Bathroom Chapter 24 China Talk Author's Note on “Shit” Acknowledgments About the Author Index EULA