Rebounders: How Winners Pivot from Setback to Success
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| Rating | : | 4.89 (924 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0345527836 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-11-03 |
| Language | : | English |
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Passion alone usually isn’t enough.You often hear people talk about optimism as if simply looking on the sunny side will lead to riches. These crucible moments often provide insights that open the door to success later on. Many of the people we envy and admire are far more familiar with failure than you’d ever guess.Q: What are some modern misconceptions of success? A: There’s a familiar slogan, “failure is not an option.” But that’s for amateurs; true achievers know that failure is often an option if you’re trying to do something difficult. So we’re programmed to avoid failure. Traditional safety nets will probably get weaker, not stronger. To some extent, that’s a mistake. They’re not blind-sided by setbacks. Here’s the ca
• Setbacks can be a secret weapon: They often teach vital things you’ll never learn in school, on the job, or from others.• There are smart ways to fail: Once familiar with them, you’ll be more comfortable taking risks and less discouraged if they don’t pan out.• “Defensive pessimism” trumps optimism: Planning for what could go wrong is often the best way to ensure that it doesn’t.• Know when to quit: Walking away at the right time can free the resources you need to exploit better opportunities.• “Own the suck”: When faced with true hardship, taking command of the pain and sorrow—rather than letting it command you—lays the groundwork for ultimately rising above it. Newman turns many well-worn axioms on their head as he shows how virtually anybody can improve their resilience and get better at turning adversi
"Little payoff for such an ambitious title." according to eCognition. The lessons you'll learn are not worth the time you'll have to spend reading someone else's history. Many of the people spoken about have uninteresting histories to begin with, which makes reading the next profile even less exciting, especially when the cha. Jackman said Always good to reset your thinking pattern. Enjoyed the book. Needed to clear up some stinkin thinkin. Helped a lot.. Reader from Washington, DC said Nice Stories, But No Way to Use Them. I was disappointed by this book. It has interesting stories and interviews with well-known achievers who have made comebacks or rebounded from bad situations, but I couldn't see how I was to transfer insights from their stories to my own life.I had little i
News & World Report as well as a frequent commentator on MSNBC, CNN, Fox, NPR, and other TV and radio networks. Rick Newman is chief business correspondent for U.S. He is the co-author of Firefight: Inside the Battle to Save the Pentagon on 9/11 and Bury Us Upside Down: The Mi