Failing Forward: Turning Mistakes into Stepping Stones for Success

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How you respond to failure makes all the difference. . .

Are some people born to achieve anything they want while others struggle? What is the real reason for their success? 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. Bestselling author John C. Maxwell says that if you are like him, you feared it, misunderstood it, and ran away from it. However, he has learned to make failure his friend, and he can teach you to do the same.

Maxwell takes a closer look at failure and reveals that the secret of moving beyond failure is to use it as a lesson and a stepping-stone.

In Failing Forward, Maxwell will show you:

the key main reasons people fail,how to master fear instead of being mastered by it,and positive benefits can accompany negative experiences.

Filled with action suggestions and real-life stores, Failing Forward is a strategic guide that will help you move beyond mistakes to fulfill your potential and achieve success.

Discover how to confidently look the prospect of failure in the eye and move forward anyway. 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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John C. Maxwell is an internationally recognized leadership expert, speaker, coach, and author who has sold over 19 million books. Dr. Maxwell is the founder of EQUIP and the John Maxwell Company, organizations that have trained more than 5 million leaders worldwide.

Publisher ‏ : ‎ HarperCollins Leadership
Publication date ‏ : ‎ April 1, 2007
Edition ‏ : ‎ Reprint
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 224 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0785288570
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0785288572
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 8.3 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.4 x 0.75 x 8.3 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #21,929 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #168 in Motivational Management & Leadership #312 in Leadership & Motivation #479 in Success Self-Help
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