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The Power of Failure
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The Power of Failure

by Charles C. Manz
April 2002
Beginner
128 pages
1h 59m
English
Berrett-Koehler Publishers
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Getting Started: The Power of Failure Motto

This book has addressed a variety of life and work challenges. More importantly it has offered practical ways for turning setbacks into success. “The New View of Failure” offered in the Introduction included eight key themes that undergird the Power of Failure strategies included throughout this book:

  1. Redefine Failure.
  2. Redefine Success.
  3. Learn from Failure.
  4. View Failures as Stepping-Stones for Success.
  5. Find the Opportunities of Failure.
  6. Use Negative Feedback to Your Advantage.
  7. Look Beyond Yourself.
  8. Persist.

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The Power of Failure strategies offer prescriptions for a more productive, prosperous, and peaceful life. Hopefully you will select the ones that are most relevant to your own circumstances and begin ...

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