Stop Making Sense

**There are a million books that can inspire you.**

**This one will make *you* inspiring.**

In this fun and provocative page-turner, Michael Fanuele, one of the world’s most successful marketing strategists, shares The Six Skills of Inspiration. With insights from music, politics, business, neuroscience, and a recipe for radishes, *Stop Making Sense* shares the creative blueprint that can unleash the inspiring leader in all of us.

***“* ** If Brené Brown and Simon Sinek had a book baby together, you’re looking at it right now. *Stop Making Sense*  is a new manual for learning true leadership. Fanuele’s set of simple principles that changed my life over the last quarter century will change yours in a matter of hours.”—Andrew Zimmern, chef, author, teacher, host and producer of Travel Channel’s *Bizarre Foods*  

“Michael Fanuele shows us how our passion and emotion will take us farther than our logic ever can. I can't convince you to read this book, but I guarantee you'll be inspired by doing so.”—Beth Comstock, author of *Imagine It Forward* and former vice chair, GE

“This is the book we need now: a blueprint for leading with heart, passion, and imagination. Fanuele is such a fun and generous storyteller you almost don't realize that he’s murdering so many small and cynical voices.” —Andrew Essex, Co-founder, Plan A, author of *The End of Advertising* , former CEO, Droga5 and Tribeca Enterprises 

“This funny, sweary, energetic, challenging book will push you into a whole new way to find that compelling inspiration we’d all secretly like 1000% more of.”—Adam Morgan, author of *Eating The Big Fish* and *A Beautiful Constraint* and founder, eatbigfish

“The best magic bends your brain, and that’s exactly what Michael Fanuele does in  *Stop Making Sense*. With wit and insight, he dismisses the myth that we have to wait for inspiration to strike. He reveals the secrets that can make any of us a muse, dazzling audiences and getting the very best out of our teams, families, and most important, ourselves.”—David Kwong, magician, “The Enigmatist,” author of *Spellbound* , puzzle creator, and producer