Over a billion people globally were lifted from extreme poverty between 2010 and 2020. This is an all-time record, both in outright numbers and per capita growth, constituting nothing short of an economic miracle. Yet the narrative about worsening hardships for the poor prevails, contrary to all evidence. Why? Few topics are more contentious than money. Yet when weighed against empirical data, most of us would be amazed to discover how embarrassingly wrong our assumptions are, and how badly they have impaired our capacity for growth. Wealth is intimately linked to belief systems, and that presents us with choices. Which ones lead to prosperity, and which, predictably, cause ruin? After a century of trial and error, the answers are clear, and they are fascinating. And they are...
Douglas Kruger is a Hall of Fame global speaker and the author of several bestselling books. He is best known for enticingly counterintuitive titles like They’re Your Rules, Break Them!, Is Your Thinking Keeping You Poor? and Poverty Proof. He narrates his own books for Audible, and his speech on overcoming poverty has over two million views online. Douglas focuses on how great leaders can elevate human talent and how businesses can dismantle needless rules, incentivise their radical-value employees and foster a culture of innovation. He has been featured on TED, and his columns and articles regularly appear in the media. For a little fun, he also writes novels. Meet him at www.douglaskruger.com
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