Win at losing how our biggest setbacks can lead to our greatest gains
As a father of two competitive boys, Weinman struggled to convince them that failing can actually be a critical part of success. He sought out the perspectives of people who have turned significant setbacks into meaningful comebacks to illustrate how we can not only overcome defeat but grow stronger...
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New York, New York :
TarcherPerigee,
[2016]
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Table of Contents:
- How we win from losing (and occasionally lose from winning)
- A masters in humility: how Greg Norman won fans by falling on his face
- Pride and perspective: what Michael Dukakis gained when he didn't gain the White House
- The "why bother?" point: Susan Lucci's real-life soap opera
- What goes up
- can come back up again: Fay Vincent and the resilience of the mind
- The power of rewriting: how Dan Jansen revised his own script
- "Good things come out of chaos": a soccer player's powerful rebirth
- "My startup failed. Fuck": the surprising profits in bankruptcy
- The power of stick-to-itiveness: the greatest team that never won a game
- So what have we learned? Lessons from the last guy cut.
