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Sometimes You Win--Sometimes You Learn
- Life's Greatest Lessons Are Gained from Our Losses
- Narrated by: Chris Sorensen
- Length: 7 hrs and 26 mins
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Publisher's Summary
number-one New York Times best-selling author John C. Maxwell believes that any setback, whether professional or personal, can be turned into a step forward when you possess the right tools to turn a loss into a gain. Drawing on nearly fifty years of leadership experience, Dr. Maxwell provides a roadmap for winning by examining the eleven elements that constitute the DNA of learners who succeed in the face of problems, failure, and losses.
1. Humility - The Spirit of Learning
2. Reality - The Foundation of Learning
3. Responsibility - The First Step of Learning
4. Improvement - The Focus of Learning
5. Hope - The Motivation of Learning
6. Teachability - The Pathway of Learning
7. Adversity - The Catalyst of Learning
8. Problems - The Opportunities of Learning
9. Bad Experiences - The Perspective for Learning
10. Change - The Price of Learning
11. Maturity - The Value of Learning
Learning is not easy during down times, it takes discipline to do the right thing when something goes wrong. As John Maxwell often points out - experience isn't the best teacher; evaluated experience is.
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- Anonymous User
- 2020-06-09
Must listen
Narrator is good. The book is definitely great but one more thing I like about it is the way it is written. There are lots of small chapters which makes it easy to listen/read it over long time.
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- Amazon Customer
- 2022-02-22
Very inspiring
This is a very realistic and easy to follow guide to being a better, more successful person in your days day life.
Enjoyed this book immensely and highly recommend it.
Should be a compulsory reading for high school students.
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- Sober Coach Stacy
- 2015-09-22
It takes a good fall to remember why you want to stand.
I love this book. It is another great piece of work by John C Maxwell. He does have an excellent way of taking the cookie jar off the top shelf and putting it where you can reach it.
I highly recommend this book as an addition to people in Recovery. It is a great way to see the same principles of learning as you find in 12 Step programs including lessons on humility and pride. It discusses how to deal with adversity in a positive way and how to overcome the things we call failures to make them learning experiences without damaging self talk that runs us back to whatever we go to to lick our wounds in an unhealthy manner.
It is an awesome book from a great man who knows how to make it easy to learn the things to be successful in anything you put your mind to.
12 people found this helpful
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- Res
- 2013-11-27
Good book for reflecting, bad narration
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
No. I've heard Maxwell narrate a number of his own books and this does not capture the reflection I'd expect. I feel like the meaning is diminished or changed as a result.
What did you like best about this story?
Good things to reflect upon.
Would you be willing to try another one of Chris Sorensen’s performances?
No - found it quite distracting.
Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
Chapter on humility.
7 people found this helpful
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- Jim
- 2015-09-05
Must listen!
There's is so much insight in this book that you must listen too it, probably several times in order to get all the value out of it, this much wisdom packed into one small book doesn't come around too often! Enjoy!!!
4 people found this helpful
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- sll
- 2018-01-31
Not what i expected
This book wasn’t for you, but who do you think might enjoy it more?
This book was recommended by my trainer as one of his all time favorite books. Its very slow and mundane. Not getting much from it. I'll be deleting before I finish it.
Would you be willing to try another one of Chris Sorensen’s performances?
Probably not. Did not gain anything out of this book. Maybe for someone else that's in a different place in their life.
What character would you cut from Sometimes You Win - Sometimes You Learn?
The author/narrator just tells stories...
3 people found this helpful
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- Kindle Customer
- 2015-02-25
Learn Everyday From Yourself
Making conscious efforts to learn from your shortcomings, failures, challenges and unconscious mistakes is a school on its own. Invest in your money; buy this book.
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- Todd
- 2015-02-17
It was on point
It did exactly what I thought it would. Refreshed my motivation and kept me full of can-do power.
And as you know, John can trusted to not come from some crazy pop-psychology angle, only solid teaching.
3 people found this helpful
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- Elizabeth S Rosario
- 2014-07-14
i can read this book over and over!
Would you listen to Sometimes You Win - Sometimes You Learn again? Why?
yes, its inspiring. you always learn, no matter what happens you learn, its about changing the attitude.
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- Akin
- 2020-10-25
Great book!
A must read! very inspiring and practical. great insights shared and helpful tips! definitely be listening to this again and again.
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- Amazon Customer
- 2020-05-20
New Perspective
The content is strong. Encourage us to look into the past to evaluate our experiences. Under a new light we can bring that to the future and adjust the course, forgive ourselves for mistakes made and carry on. Often times we don't realize and unconscious level how these experiences are anchors in our process moving forward.
I will recommend everyone to read this book and visit it every so often.
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- Classy GA Diva
- 2023-03-05
Speechless
This book is divinely crafted! I’m still unclear as to how I came across this book, but I thank God that I did. This book is everything I needed and then some in this season of my life! This book has confirmed what the Holy Spirit has revealed and is doing in my life. I’m thankful for the absolute value it has given me. The value of what is in this book I can equip my kids earlier than when I received it. Thank you!!!
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- Luis
- 2016-08-30
Very good, love the away we explain things.
the narrator could have a little more energy however the book its amasing. thanks audible and John Maxwell..