Fueled By Failure: Using Detours and Defeats to Power Progress
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| Rating | : | 4.43 (803 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1599185636 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 180 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-08-02 |
| Language | : | English |
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While he’s led an extraordinary life thus far, the ups and downs he’s experienced are something we can all connect with and learn from. He brings together the best people and supercharges them with his unique energy. Jeremy is one of the most compelling entrepreneurs I’ve ever worked withactually, one of the most compelling individuals I’ve ever worked with. He will inspire you, too.BING GORDON, General Partner at Kleiner Perkins and Former Chief Product Officer at Electronic Arts. He’s done the researchpractical and theoreticaland delivers great guidance on staying the course to reach success.BILL MARIS, President and Managing Partner at Google VenturesJeremy recounts his journey from athletics to entrepreneurship with humility, sharing the back story behind his public defeats, and more importantly, revealing priceless lessons in competing for success. Jeremy’s never-give-up attitude is infectious and makes
philippe yaconelli said Excellent book and he is a Hell of a good. Excellent book and he is a Hell of a good guy.His non profits are really impressive.Good for him.. "Mixed" according to Autamme_dot_com. You can do it. Reach for the goal and succeed. Change your failures to wins. Hollow words or insightful commentary?This is one of those book genres that you will either love, hate or be supremely indifferent to. A former U.S. Olympian and NFL player does good in business, becomes a CEO and philanthropist and writes his tablets of stone for the enlightenment of the public at large.To this reviewer, at least, it did not. Quick read with basic advice Fueled by Failure by Jeremy Bloom provides basic advice that I think is probably best suited for college students or recent graduates.Anyone with more than a few years of work experience will have heard or read most of Bloom's advice before, although he does use his own personal anecdotes to illustrate his advice.Unfortunately, this book is pretty short on the "failure" aspect though. Yes, he was a world champion who
Sharing his hard-earned insights, advice, and practices including lessons from respected coaches, phenomenal athletes, and highly successful business leaders, Bloom coaches you in tackling defeats—big and small—and using them to drive, not derail, your success.Bloom covers:How to rebound and reprogram after defeatHow to utilize the lessons from failuresWhich motivators evoke winning resultsTactics for managing expectations for yourself and/or your teamHow to create a badass business cultureLeaving a legacy. Dare to Succeed.Olympian and former NFL player now thriving as a CEO and Philanthropist, Jeremy Bloom pulls at the common thread that unites him with all of us: the defeats we encounter on our journeys to reach our goals. Fueled by Failure: Dare to Fail