Disrupting Sacred Cows: Navigating and Profiting in the New Economy

by Garrett B. Gunderson

During the 2008 financial crisis, wealth strategist Garrett Gunderson made his timely debut into the literary world with his ground breaking book, Killing Sacred Cows, where he exposed the ingrained fallacies and destructive myths surrounding money and wealth. This New York Times Bestseller provided a fresh and thoughtful approach to debunking many of our archaic beliefs and misguided traditions within the world of personal finance at a time when our trust and comfort in the status quo had been severely fractured.Now – 13 years later - on the heels of both a global pandemic and technological revolution, he returns with his highly anticipated follow-up, Disrupting Sacred CowsDisruptive events have the power to alter even the most basic assumptions we have about our lives and profoundly change the way we live them. To many, such dramatic and sudden shifts can create chaos, confusion, and fear. However, Garrett asserts that disruption – while sometimes painful in its abruptness – can also be a time rife with opportunity for incredible growth and transformation by allowing it to shake us out of what he calls a “losing game”.When disruption happens, we create a space to play a new game, a “winning game”, one that can create more wealth, deepen relationships, increase contribution to society, and make life more fulfilling.In his thought-provoking book, Garrett The presence of Sacred Cows not only in your finances but also your relationships, and the sinister role they play in keeping you from reaching your full potential How disrupting those Sacred Cows can unlock your true potential New ways to play the “Game of Life”, and how to move from a losing game (filled with sacrifice) to a winning game Why the Consumer Condition is a “zero-sum game” that enslaves us to the Sacred Cows of our society – and, more importantly, how to break free from it How Blockchain technology is poised to become the next great digital disruption How Cryptocurrency is becoming the greatest wealth accumulation opportunity of our generation, and how to glean insight from the internet revolution as a roadmap to success

184 pages, Kindle Edition

Published June 28, 2022

Reviews

[Arun Narayanaswamy]

Crappy thought process. This book ideally doesn’t make much sense. The author behaves as though he is the god and shames other brilliant authors in the financial space. He should stick to being comedian, I doubt he is good at it either.
Though the book starts off well, but loses steam the moment without starts to preach that his thought process is the best and why people should attend his classes or take his services. Such a shame that book even gets published. Author states that people should not invest on other things but on yourself, and never should you invest in mutual fund and immediately he gets into how he has invested in cryptocurrency.
That one star is for the final chapter on cryptocurrency and that’s very well authored as it gets into details in a very simple way.

[Lance]

I bought this book somewhat on a lark. The author, having a similar last name, intrigued me. It turned out to be half financial advice and half motivational lecture. I don't mind it. I can even say that I am at a point where I was receptive to it. Even so, the conversation was stilted at times, and unnecessarily verbose (like I have any reason to accuse anyone of that!). Will you like it? I think it depends upon where you're at in life. To his credit, he didn't try to sell me anything. He even seems like a nice guy (because of the last name, that's expected).

[Md Merideth]

Another great, thought provoking, unconventional financial Sherpa guidebook on the way up Mt Financial Freedom. You are your greatest asset: how you think and act contrary to popular wisdom. Being able to think with clarity in the eye of the storm gives peace and legacy to those you love and care about for generations to come if you take the proper steps. If you want self serving pop culture CNBC advice, this ain’t your book…if you want actionable guidance, take notes

[Karl Schnitzer]

great read, especially if you ever question generic “financial advice”

Great book especially if you ever find yourself questioning generic “finance advice” around income, debt, 401ks, pensions, typical advice from most advisors.

[Cory Wallace]

The best thing one can invest in is oneself. This book stresses the importance.