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Summary: Storyteller
Review: "Failing Forward" is mistakenly presented as the solution to overcoming hip cups in one's life. The problem is that the book retold random stories of prominent individuals from history who have finally accomplishes their goal. It fails to provide concrete tools to help move forward. Anyone can retell someone's else story.
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Summary: "There's No Need to Fear..."
Review: "There's no need to fear, Underdog is here?" Some of you may remember this famous quote from the classic cartoon animal hero, Underdog, who always arrived in time to save Sweet Polly Purebred from the evil clutches of Riff-Raff. It's funny, Underdog never had to fear failure, because he never failed to save Sweet Polly, but in real life, we all experience failure from time to time. John Maxwell encourages us to keep moving forward in achieving our goals and when we do fail, fail forward. As I read the book, it really motivated me to try, try, and try again to keep working toward those personal dreams and aspirations of mine and not to give up on reaching them. Your fear of failing will vanish as you read the personal triumphs and failures of great men and women that Maxwell has peppered throughout his book. So, pick it up and remember, "There's no need to fear, Failing Forward is here!"
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Summary: "There's No Need to Fear..."
Review: "There's no need to fear, Underdog is here?" Some of you may remember this famous quote from the classic cartoon animal hero, Underdog, who always arrived in time to save Sweet Polly Purebred from the evil clutches of Riff-Raff. It's funny, Underdog never had to fear failure, because he never failed to save Sweet Polly, but in real life, we all experience failure from time to time. John Maxwell encourages us to keep moving forward in achieving our goals and when we do fail, fail forward. As I read the book, it really motivated me to try, try, and try again to keep working toward those personal dreams and aspirations of mine and not to give up on reaching them. Your fear of failing will vanish as you read the personal triumphs and failures of great men and women that Maxwell has peppered throughout his book. So, pick it up and remember, "There's no need to fear, Failing Forward is here!"
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Summary: Perfectionists and down-trodden -- TAKE NOTE
Review: "This book changed my life." (Yeah, right! And ... it also comes with a handy dandy attachment that minces onions at the touch of a button.) As an over-educated skeptic, trite words make my teeth ache. But these words are in fact true. As Garrison Keillor says about Powdermilk Biscuits, this book will "give shy persons the strength to get up and do what needs to be done." Heavens! it is expeditious. I came upon this book after experiencing yet another setback in a series of seemingly never-ending pratfalls. My attitude was terrible. Luckily I had enough self-awareness to start looking around for fortifying inspiration. Out of everything I found, this book and videotapes by Joseph Campbell were the best medicine I found. (Sidebar: For anyone who discouraged in battling their life's dragons, Campbell's enthusiasm is infectious! His videotapes about the journey of the hero are inspiring.) This book helped me in three major ways: (1) IT TAUGHT ME WHY ADVERSITY IS OUR GREATEST TEACHER. Intuitively I already knew that adversity is like cod liver oil - nasty tasting but good for you. But, feeling battered, I had temporarily forgotten why getting knocked around was such a great idea. Maxwell helped me understand WHY adversity is such a great teacher - WHY we learn relatively little from success but a lot from "failure." He taught me how, if we are to succeed on a truly inspiring scale, we must be daring. He persuaded me that failing and adversity HAVE to be a part of my journey, or I am merely treading water. (2) THIS BOOK MADE A MAJOR DENT IN MY PERFECTIONISM. As a reluctantly-reformed perfectionist, this book gave me a new attitude towards "failure." My tendency has always been to wince at mistakes, to dread criticism, and to make major detours around public embarrassment. Maxwell's effective combination of intellectual arguments, pithy quotes, and appropriately chosen stories managed to get past my wary defensiveness. Somehow I really GOT the fact that it is not only acceptable to make mistakes, but if I am not making mistakes on a daily basis I am not really learning. Wow. He has inspired me to end my days in self-reflection, in a humble look at the day's successes and mistakes, without blackboard-screeching self-recrimination. Simply and matter-of-factly deciding what to do differently next time. Unbelievable. Fellow perfectionists take heart. (3) THIS BOOK IS FORTIFYING FOR THE HEART AND SPIRIT. When I started reading this book I ached for encouragement and a sense of the big picture. This book is balm and tonic for people who are losing heart. It reassures us that "failures" do not reflect upon us as human beings, and that one failure or even a flock of failures does not imply that disappointment will be life's circumstance du jour forever. Failure and disappointment simply mean that we are experiencing difficult circumstances that can provide us with life-enhancing lessons, if we are teachable and have the courage to face them honestly and courageously without taking them personally.
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Summary: Do yourself a favor...
Review: ... and add Maxwell's "Failing Forward: How to Make the Most of Your Mistakes" to your personal library.
Maxwell reminds us that to fail is to be human. The problem for many people is that they allow their failures to cripple the quality of their life. John Maxwell's "Failing Forward." is about working though the failures that inevitably come into each of our lives. Maxwell utilizes real life examples to illustrate that nobody has to allow failure to render them a life-long failure.
Without hesitation I recommend "Failing Forward: How to Make the Most of Your Mistakes"
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Summary: Do yourself a favor...
Review: ... and add Maxwell's "Failing Forward: How to Make the Most of Your Mistakes" to your personal library. Maxwell reminds us that to fail is to be human. The problem for many people is that they allow their failures to cripple the quality of their life. John Maxwell's "Failing Forward." is about working though the failures that inevitably come into each of our lives. Maxwell utilizes real life examples to illustrate that nobody has to allow failure to render them a life-long failure. Without hesitation I recommend "Failing Forward: How to Make the Most of Your Mistakes" -- K.K. Dunn, Kansas City
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Summary: Do yourself a favor...
Review: ... and add Maxwell's "Failing Forward: How to Make the Most of Your Mistakes" to your personal library. Maxwell reminds us that to fail is to be human. The problem for many people is that they allow their failures to cripple the quality of their life. John Maxwell's "Failing Forward." is about working though the failures that inevitably come into each of our lives. Maxwell utilizes real life examples to illustrate that nobody has to allow failure to render them a life-long failure. Without hesitation I recommend "Failing Forward: How to Make the Most of Your Mistakes"
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Summary: ONLY THOSE WHO FAIL GREATLY CAN EVER ACHIEVE GREATLY~~~~
Review: A MUST READ BOOK FOR ALL LEVELS OF PEOPLE! ESPECIALLY TEENAGERS.THIS IS THE BOOK WHICH WILL INSPIRE ANYONE IN LIFE TO FACE FAILURE WITH CONFIDENCE AND TO UNDERSTAND THAT FAILURE IS A PART OF PROGRESS.NO MATTER HOW MANY TIMES U FALL DOWN,PICK YOURSELF UP AND KEEP GOING!!! TRUELY AN AMAZING BOOK. LONG LIVE J.MAXWELL.
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Summary: Very motivating
Review: After a number of recent "failures," I found comfort in John Maxwell's Failing Forward. With fifteen simple steps, Maxwell effectively demonstrates how one can overcome failure and find real success . . . by embracing failure. He shows the reader how there is a bigger picture, and that one must learn from failure. He also teaches that one must de-personalize failure. That can be hard at times, but Maxwell explains that it can be done. Now that I've read this book, I feel more confident in striving to reach my goals . . . even if that means that I encounter failures along the way.
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Summary: Mistakes are 'good' - learn from past bad experience
Review: Before reading this book, I am a person likes most of the people who fears of making mistakes and failure. But after reading this book, I have changed my perception about mistakes and failure. With the support of many real examples, I believe that really success people fail many times ,and I know how they turned the mistakes and failure to the stepping-stones to success. This book is well organized with simple wording so that readers could easy to follow. This book also provides 15 practical steps to failing forward. This book is higher recommended to everybody who have failed and not yet taste the feeling of failure.
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