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41) Flunking sainthood: a year of breaking the Sabbath, forgetting to pray, and still loving my neighbor
Author
Publisher
Paraclete Press
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
x, 179 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"... Jana Riess shares a year-long quest to become more saintly by tackling twelve spiritual practices, including fasting, fixed-hour prayer, gratitude, Sabbath-keeping, the Jesus Prayer, and generosity. Although she begins with great plans for success, she finds to her growing humiliation that she is failing--not just at some practices, but at every single one. What emerges is a vulnerable story of the quest for perfection and the reality of failure,...
Author
Publisher
Pearson Education Pub. as FTPress Delivers
Pub. Date
©2010
Physical Desc
1 online resource ([8] pages)
Language
English
Description
"This Element is an excerpt from From lemons to lemonade: squeeze every last drop of success out of your mistakes (ISBN: 9780131362734) by Dean A. Shepherd. How to manage failure so you can learn from it, move on without becoming debilitated--and achieve far greater success next time. The more committed you are to a project, the less likely it will fail, but the worse you will feel if it does fail. The less committed you are to a project, the less...
Author
Publisher
WaterBrook
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
213 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Most of us have been on the receiving end of rejection, a broken dream, or heartbreak. And while this is not an easy space to go through, when we are grounded in the truth, we can endure the tough times. Heisman Trophy winner Tim Tebow passionately shares glimpses of his journey staying grounded in the face of disappointment, criticism, and intense media scrutiny. Following an exceptional college football career with the Florida Gators and a promising...
Author
Series
Publisher
Recorded Books, Inc
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
Unabridged.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 sound file (8 hr., 55 min., 39 sec.)) : digital.
Language
English
Description
If you're aiming to innovate, failure along the way is a given. But can you fail better? Whether you're rolling out a new product from a city-view office or rolling up your sleeves to deliver a social service in the field, learning why and how to embrace failure can help you do better, faster. Smart leaders, entrepreneurs, and change agents design their innovation projects with a key idea in mind: ensure that every failure is maximally useful. In...
45) Jamesland
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
[2003]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
381 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Jossey-Bass
Pub. Date
©2012
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (xviii, 236 pages) : illustrations
Language
English
Description
"An essential guide for mastering failure in order to achieve your goalsSuccess is often just a moment--a goal fulfilled, soon to be replaced with new goals. But failure is the ambitious person's constant companion, often dogging us for months, years or even decades before we finally reach our aim. In the groundbreaking book Why People Fail, Siimon Reynolds, one of the world's most successful entrepreneurs, explores the main causes of failure, in...
47) Uncle Rudolf
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2004.
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Physical Desc
183 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Akashic Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
346 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Aleksandar and Isobel are siblings and former classical music prodigies, once destined for greatness. As the only Eastern European family growing up on their block on the far southside of Chicago, the pair were inseparable until each was forced to confront the absurdity of tragedy at an early age and abandon their musical ambitions. Now in their twenties, they find themselves encountering ridiculous jobs, unfulfilling romantic relationships, and...
Author
Publisher
McGraw-Hill Education
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 online resource (xviii, 189 pages)
Language
English
Description
The business professional's guide to building success out of failure Learning from our mistakes is the only way to make sure we don't make the same ones twice. But what if you could use every failure-large and small-to actually create a successful business, career, and life? You can. Fail More provides the knowledge, insight, and tools to do just that. This one-of-a-kind guide teaches you how to take active, strategic measures to turn the sting of...
Author
Publisher
Berrett-Koehler
Pub. Date
©2002
Physical Desc
1 online resource (xiii, 148 pages)
Language
English
Description
The Power of Failure offers both inspiration and advice on how failure can provide us with the foundation for long-term success. This book is loaded with inspiring real-life examples and stories, and filled with practical strategies that you can put to use immediately to fulfill your dreams.
Author
Series
Publisher
[FTPress Delivers]
Pub. Date
[©2010]
Physical Desc
1 online resource ([6] pages)
Language
English
Description
This is the eBook version of the printed book. If the print book includes a CD-ROM, this content is not included within the eBook version. This Element is an excerpt from From Lemons to Lemonade: Squeeze Every Last Drop of Success Out of Your Mistakes (ISBN: 9780131362734) by Dean A. Shepherd. Available in print and digital formats. At some point, you will fail: here's how to handle it--and gain from the experience!If you're normal, you'll have obstacles,...
Author
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
273 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Success is all very well, but failure teaches us what is most important: humility. Costica Bradatan tells the stories of four thinkers who, for all their external success, courted failure throughout their years. From Simone Weil to Seneca and Gandhi, the greatest of us made meaningful lives by grasping the epiphanies of failure"--
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