Description |
242 pages ; 22 cm |
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. |
Summary |
A sports journalist describes his attempts to parent his sons through life's inevitable setbacks, a challenge that prompted his interviews with experts in a range of fields to explore the fear of failure and how setbacks can be used productively. |
Subject(S) |
Failure (Psychology)
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Success.
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Added Title |
How our biggest setbacks can lead to our greatest gains |
ISBN |
9780143109587 (hardcover) |
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0143109588 (hardcover) |
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