Taylor Swift<\/a> didn\u2019t follow any pre-existing manual for success on her road to superstardom. But now \u2014 thanks to her \u2014 there is such a roadmap, with former NASA engineer Sin\u00e9ad O\u2019Sullivan\u2019s new book Good Ideas and Power Moves exploring\u00a0how anyone can learn from the way the musician has strategically built her career from the ground up. <\/p>\n Arriving via Penguin Random House on Sept. 9, Good Ideas and Power Moves: Ten Lessons for Success From Taylor Swift is a critical analysis of the smartest ways Swift has navigated her way through the music business. The writer also has an MBA from Harvard Business School, where she served as the head of the HBS Institute for Strategy. <\/p>\n More from Billboard<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cTaylor Swift\u2019s genius is not limited to her singing and songcraft,\u201d reads a description<\/a> of the book. \u201cAs the founder of her own multibillion-dollar enterprise, she has higher returns than 99.9% of hedge funds and has built a stronger global corporation than nearly every other American conglomerate CEO. She is the only person that the U.S. Federal Reserve and European Central Bank track with precision. She has a larger impact on the economy than most economists that have ever lived and has done more for U.S. antitrust law than any sitting member of Congress. There is a lot to learn from Taylor Swift.\u201d<\/p>\n Among the lessons O\u2019Sullivan writes about with respect to the 14-time Grammy winner are how to build a world, not a product \u2014 such as the way \u201cTaylor created the fan-centered Swiftverse that fosters community, belonging and off-the-charts engagement\u201d \u2014 as well as the importance of not just playing the game, but rewriting the rules for yourself. For the latter, the author cites how Swift re-recorded four of her first six albums in an effort to reclaim control of her masters before purchasing them<\/a> back this past May.<\/p>\n \u201cTaylor\u2019s story isn\u2019t one of overnight success or unattainable genius,\u201d O\u2019Sullivan writes, according to the Washington Examiner<\/a>. \u201cIt\u2019s a story of deliberate choices, relentless hard work and an unwavering belief in the power of having agency, and of believing in herself enough to use that agency. She has shown that success, no matter how outsize, is within reach for those who are willing to take risks, learn from setbacks, and stay true to their goals.\u201d<\/p>\n The book comes as Swift is taking some time away from the spotlight following a historic run of music releases and performances over the past couple of years. Last year, she released The Tortured Poets Department, which spent 17 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200<\/a> \u2014 the third most<\/a> of any album ever \u2014 and closed out her global Eras Tour, which raked in more than $2 billion to become the highest grossing trek <\/a>in history. <\/p>\n With so much success on the pop star\u2019s rap sheet, it\u2019s no wonder why so many authors have penned books about her. O\u2019Sullivan\u2019s work follows countless other books <\/a>on Swift\u2019s business moves, songwriting, style choices and everything else in between.<\/p>\n Best of Billboard<\/strong><\/p>\n Sign up for Billboard’s Newsletter<\/a>. For the latest news, follow us on Facebook<\/a>, Twitter<\/a>, and Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Taylor Swift didn\u2019t follow any pre-existing manual for success on her road to superstardom. 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