How to pronounce "fender"

Today, we've updated how we look at the world.

We understand there's chaos and complexity and networks,

but we haven't updated how we look at our lives.

That leads to lesson number two.

The non-linear life involves many more life transitions.

I went through every interview I conducted

and made a master list of all the ways our lives get redirected.

I call these events disruptors.

The total number was 52,

so I created the Deck of Disruptors.

Some of them are small, like breaking your ankle or a fender bender.

Some of them are large, like losing your job or moving.

The average person goes through three dozen disruptors

in the course of their lives.

That's one every 12 to 18 months.

Most of these we get through with relative ease,

but one in 10 becomes what I call a lifequake,

a massive burst of change that leads to a period of upheaval,

transition and renewal.

The average person goes through three to five of these events

in the course of their lives, their average length five years.