Not Taught: What It Takes to be Successful in the 21st Century that Nobody’s Teaching You

by Keenan, Chris Brogan (Foreword)

The 21st Century has ushered in the information age, and with it a new set of rules for success. Not Taught shares how the rules of 20th century and the industrial age no longer work and that if you want to be successful you must learn the new rules of success. Not Taught punches you in the face with the realities of work today and offers clear strategies on how to be successful in this crazy information-driven world. Not Taught is your personal guide to the changing success landscape created by the information age, social media, access to information, the high cost of college, the internet and more. The book breaks down how the rules of the past no longer suffice and what it takes for you to win in the 21st century.

Genres: Business

185 pages, Kindle Edition

Published December 21, 2015

Reviews

[Miha Rekar · Rating 3 out of 5]

Hustle porn, competitiveness, there can only be one mentality, americanisms. Feel free to skip this one.

[Diego · Rating 5 out of 5]

Straight to the point, very concise view of what many of us may think daily but don't bother to articulate, organize and efficiently implement. Will keep as reference for a refresher in the future.

[Hans Bech · Rating 3 out of 5]

A book about how to become successful should start with a definition or a profile of that objective. Keenan's book doesn't. So I assume it's the American definition: Making money -> happiness. Not exactly the European definition. There is much about what you should do and less about how you should do it. Apart from a few sections, the recommendations are based on Keenan's opinions, common sense and his experience. I enjoyed the book and would recommend it to others with career ambitions as soloists or in a salaried job. It's short and well written.

[Ryan James · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great book for people looking to achieve success. There are some very simple reminders here as well as some wonderful new perspectives. I recommend this book to anyone looking to be better than they are, even if you think you're already great!

[Tom Kloiber · Rating 5 out of 5]

Quick, easy read with simple but insightful and motivating observations and calls to action by the author. Biggest takeaway is to truly understand, leverage and socialize what unique value I bring to the world.

[David · Rating 5 out of 5]

Muy buenos consejos prácticos a lo largo de todo el libro. Directo al grano, incluyendo una serie de buenas anécdotas. Totalmente recomendado.

[Dailyreading104 · Rating 4 out of 5]

Quick and easy read. Gives good advice on making your way in the age of the internet.

The book isn't extremely specific, but it the broad strokes lay a good foundation for you to get started.

[Raelene Harris · Rating 3 out of 5]

A little bit dated and rudimental in certain areas, but good concepts overall especially if you’re not familiarized with this type of thinking/business strategy.

[Karina · Rating 4 out of 5]

We all know that there are things in life not taught in school, and if you're lucky, you pick them up in time to succeed in work and life. Well, Jim Keenan--after figuring them out for himself after being let go yet again--decided to help us all discover them sooner.

Many of Jim's "lessons" are not easy. They expect us to expand our network, create content, think, take risks, learn to sell, build expertise instead of experience, keep learning, and many other things that many of us rather not do. But as Jim learned firsthand, in this new and quickly changing land of work, these are the things necessary to stand out and to not only allow you to succeed, but to also have control of your future and options to fall back on.

The book is also fairly short and a quick read, so I recommend it to anyone and everyone who wants a better life.

[Cheryl · Rating 4 out of 5]

Keenen's thesis, that there are new skills not taught and that are new to the Information Age, is an interesting idea for a book. But, I don't believe that all of these skills are new and unique to the Information Age like he asserts. I do, however, believe all 14 skills are important today and that they are skills not taught in schools. Some people are lucky to naturally discover & develop talents with these skills. Others, like me, have to be slapped in the face with "Hey! Get with it why don't you!" and this books helps. I like that the chapters are short and to the point, especially since the last two books I read were much longer than they needed to be because of the fact that they were extremely redundant. I appreciate the brevity. I think I heard Keenan on a podcast and I believe this is where I learned of this book. I wish I could remember which podcast. Stylistically, Keenan uses a colloquial style with words and phrases such as "prolly" and "could care less." However these attempts to be relatable are juxtaposed with words such as "prognosticator" and "semblance" which, to me, an English teacher, is just distracting. Just pick an audience, please. I really like the resource list at the end with books to follow up with, thought leaders to connect with on Twitter, as well as websites with additional information and resources.

[Jayaraman · Rating 5 out of 5]

Uproots the perceived rules of success

Keenan power packs the book with straight up advices based on the new realities. Your parents rules for success is out the window. Keenan tells what has changed and why you should do it. These are the new rules of engagement in battle for success.

[Martica · Rating 5 out of 5]

A really great book.. the language is a bit unprofessional tho, just my opinion tho.

Great information and reflections, love how the writer has an uncanny ability to relate to readers. Will be recommending to colleagues.

[Kip Durney · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great insight into what it takes to be successful today. Should be required reading for all high school seniors! And for us 40 somethings.

[Erik · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great!

Just what I needed! :-) a great read with an engaging voice. Everyone should read this. I'm buying a physical copy to share!

[Robert Mclain · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a wow book of realism about achieving in the world today. Great lessons for all ages, but especially young adults.

[Bart Van Bos · Rating 4 out of 5]

I loved this book, which in essence is all about learning. The final chapter contains a gold mine of interesting books and people to follow and study.