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Failing Forward

By: John C. Maxwell
Narrated by: John C. Maxwell
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It seems that some people are born to achieve anything they want. Some would say they are lucky, are blessed, or have the Midas touch. But what truly is the reason for their success? 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.

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

Listen to everything by John C. Maxwell.
©2000 by Maxwell Motivation, Inc., a Georgia Corporation (P)2000 by Thomas Nelson Publishers
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Powerful examples for all ages!

I’ve needed something like this my entire life. Even though I am Christian, and I know the scripture tells me “We know that all things work together for the good of those who love God, who are called according to his purpose.”
‭‭Romans‬ ‭8:28‬ ‭CSB‬‬. http://bible.com/1713/rom.8.28.csb, this provides current, real life examples of so many people we are very familiar with. Great work, John Maxwell. My goal is to “renew my mind” and begin Failing Forward.

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a bit of Good info, and great ways to view things!

Would you listen to Failing Forward again? Why?

yes, because it's not like a simple story but more like information that can be used through any walk in life!

Who was your favorite character and why?

i don't really have a favorite character

Have you listened to any of John C. Maxwell’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

no

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

yes but it didn't make me laugh or cry, my reaction was in curiosity

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this book is good for any and everyone, it has alot of ideas from great men and women, i do listen to this audiobook over and over, HAPPY THAT I BOUGHT IT!

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Reflective, Insightful, Appliable, Informative

This book quiets the thoughts of failure, changes the preception and moves you forward. Thanks!

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Exactly what I needed to read

I was struggling with feeling down and out and generally have a good attitude but after being betrayed by my husband it seemed like all I could focus on was the negative in my life. This book helped me change those obstacles into oppuetunitues

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awesome read

this is an awesome and important read for anyone who wants to succeed in life. I highly recommend the book

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touched my heart

Almost made me cry, I got emotional towards the end. The author does a great job of helping the reader understand the conflicts and struggles of how his subjects built their successes

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Change the way you look at failure

Good information. Leaves out stories from the book that would increases understanding of the concepts.

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Insightful and Relatable book

This book is for someone who finds hard to put thoughts into action, as it supplements the thought to a story that eventually navigates to the actions that can be taken to overcome or resolve it.

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The greatest encouraging book I have gotten.

Excellent. I will listen to it over again until I grasp everything from it to applying to my own experience. I definitely recommend it .

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This book brings it to the surface and keeps it r

I have been thinking of this book sence I finished it. One should read it with an open heart.

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