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by John C. Maxwell (Author)
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The author of 24 books on maximizing personal and leadership potential, John C. Maxwell believes "the difference between average people and achieving people is their perception of and response to failure." In Failing Forward, he offers inspirational advice for turning the difficulties that inevitably arise in life into stepping stones that help you reach the top. Noting that star performers are often those who aggressively push forward after encountering adversity, Maxwell shows how a variety of well-known and not-so-well-known people have forged ahead despite obstacles that could have derailed them. They include: Mary Kay Ash, who founded her cosmetics firm against enormous odds when the direct-sales company she toiled in for 25 years resisted her continued corporate climb; Truett Cathy, who lost two brothers (and business partners) in an airplane crash and experienced his own serious medical problems before establishing the Chick-fil-A fast-food chain; Greg Horn, who reopened his Kentucky grocery store just 21 days after it suffered $1 million in flood damage; and Beck Weathers, who lost his nose, half of one arm, and the fingers on his other in the infamous 1996 Into Thin Air Mt. Everest tragedy, but now takes a positive message of survival and conquest to audiences around the world. --Howard Rothman --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.


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The major difference between achieving people and average people is their perception of and response to failure. John C. Maxwell covers the top reasons people fail and shows how to master fear instead of being mastered by it. Listeners will discover that positive benefits can accompany negative experiences-if you have the right attitude. Chock full of action suggestions and real-life stories, Failing Forward will help men and women move beyond mistakes to fulfill their potential and achieve success.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Failure is Your Stepping Stone to Success!, April 11 2004
By Barbara Rose (BornToInspire.com) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Failing Forward (Hardcover)
John C. Maxwell brings a gift to all who have ever felt like a "failure" by the extraordinary examples of some of the greatest people that have achieved outstanding success, only to attribute that to their prior so-called "failures."
This book will help you USE the lessons you can learn from your experience. One of the most important aspects of this book is to NOT PERSONALIZE the experience, and take it into the core of your being, The KEY is to take "you" out of the failure, and look at it as another outward experience that will teach you much. It is most often that our deepest struggles are the very foundations for our greatest growths and triumphs. This book sets a model of clean ethics, taking responsibility, being PASSIONATE about what you are doing, because without passion, you might as well just stop - because passion is the driving force behind every success.
If you have been through the mill, and want to really be inspired about your experiences from some of the greatest people who have brought inspiration to others, then this book will give that to you. An excellent book for turning failure into genuine success. 10 Stars!
Barbara Rose, author of 'Individual Power' and 'If God Was Like Man'
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5.0 out of 5 stars Failure is never final, Jan 1 2004
By A Customer
This review is from: Failing Forward (Hardcover)
This was is my first book by Maxwell, but it won't be my last. Maxwell mixes scriptures along with success principles and tells us that failure is never final. It's not how many times you fall, it's how many times you get back up and how much you learn from it.

Some people have called this a hookie-pookie superficial feel good book. I strongly disagree, except that I can do more by feeling good than by feeling lousy.

Maxwell is excellent. His words will inspire you but more than that, his words, when followed will instruct you as well.

Outstanding book. Highly recommended.

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5.0 out of 5 stars An important nook about an important life issue, Nov 14 2003
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This review is from: Failing Forward (Hardcover)
John Maxwell does a marvellous job of helping people to work through failure and move on. I am 53 years old and was recently laid off by an employer who told me that I was the best employee he had. I felt betrayed and would wake up every morning thinking of ways to get even (even though I knew I wouldn't act on them.) I was really hurt and couldn't get over it. A friend of mine suggested I read two books. The first one she recommended was this one and it really helped me to put things into perspective. Instead of moping around the house, I started looking through the papers and making calls to get job interviews. Yes, it got me going! The other book my friend recommended was Optimal Thinking: How To Be Your Best Self which helped me to understand that every situation (even a a situation I don't like) is an opportunity to be my best, and it showed me how to make the most of any situation. With books like these in the world, we never have to be stuck and we can really make the most of our lives.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Well structured book of encouragement
I have read a few of John Maxwell's books about leadership and found them all to be insightful. In fact, he is usually one of the first authors I recommend to anyone looking for a... Read more
Published on Nov 5 2003 by D. Keating

5.0 out of 5 stars Failure is actually success in disguise
Failing forward - in this book John Maxwell, the disciple of risk, shows that failure is actually success in disguise.
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Published on Oct 13 2003 by Wynand Meyering

5.0 out of 5 stars Brought so much obvious to light!
I have had a hard time in the past reading non-fictional books, but this book was easy to read and I have recomended this to numerous people! Read more
Published on Sep 27 2003

5.0 out of 5 stars An Encouraging Read
Subtitled - turning Mistakes Into Stepping Stones for Success- is a delightful and compelling read. Maxwell realizes that leadership involves taking risks, and taking risks will... Read more
Published on Sep 14 2003 by Robert Wynkoop

5.0 out of 5 stars Magnificent Maxwell!
I've read several books by John Maxwell, each one of which has been excellent. This latest read is no exception. Read more
Published on Jun 13 2003 by David R. Bess

4.0 out of 5 stars Do yourself a favor...
... 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. Read more

Published on Jun 5 2003 by Kelly K. Dunn

4.0 out of 5 stars Do yourself a favor...
... 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. Read more

Published on Jun 5 2003 by Kelly K. Dunn

4.0 out of 5 stars Do yourself a favor...
... 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. Read more

Published on Jun 5 2003 by Kelly K. Dunn

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Resource
Hi. Here are my thoughts about this book; it should be read a few times as life is a journey. The constructive advice that John provides is applicable for everyone. Read more
Published on May 18 2003 by Colin Ong TS

2.0 out of 5 stars Storyteller
"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... Read more
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