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Failing Forward: Turning Mistakes into Stepping Stones for Success [Abridged, Audiobook] [Audio CD]

John Maxwell
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April 10 2007

Are some people born to achieve anything they want while others struggle? Call them lucky, blessed, or possessors of the Midas touch. What is the real reason for their success? Is it family background, wealth, greater opportunities, high morals, an easy childhood?

New York Times best-selling author John C. Maxwell has the answer: The difference between average people and achieving people is their perception of and response to failure.

Most people are never prepared to deal with failure. Maxwell says that if you are like him, coming out of school, you feared it, misunderstood it, and ran away from it. But Maxwell has learned to make failure his friend, and he can teach you to do the same.

I want to help you learn how to confidently look the prospect of failure in the eye and move forward anyway, says Maxwell. Because in life, the question is not if you will have problems, but how you are going to deal with them. Stop failing backward and start failing forward!


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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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John C. Maxwell is an internationally respected leadership expert, speaker, and author who has sold more than 19 million books. He is the founder of EQUIP, a non-profit organization that has trained more than 5 million leaders in 126 countries. Read his blog at JohnMaxwellOnLeadership.com.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Failure is never final Jan 1 2004
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Format: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 Should be taught in high school Mar 6 2013
Format:Kindle Edition
I wish I had learned this in high school. If I had only learned from the failures of my past earlier. Now I can go back and see what I can learn NOW.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Review Mar 3 2013
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Nice CD; a lot of suggestions adding to personal experience. Will also be good to re-listen in a couple of months.
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5.0 out of 5 stars enlightening
Who would have ever thought that failing is a good thing? I never did, until I read this book. Mr. Read more
Published on Feb 27 2011 by nicolle
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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... Read more
Published on April 10 2004 by Barbara Rose
5.0 out of 5 stars An important nook about an important life issue
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... Read more
Published on Nov 14 2003
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. Maxwell offers 15 steps here of how to make the best of failure. 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
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