Stepping Forward

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成功的關鍵不是天分、學歷、也不是財富而是面對逆境的能力領導學大師破除失敗與成功的框架，教你──面對逆境→翻轉心智→突破慣性→收穫成功★第一名企業領袖麥斯威爾解析逆境的經典暢銷書★「有了這本書，你將永遠不再害怕失敗。」──Famous Dave’s創辦人戴夫．安德森我們向來學習的是如何成功，但其實能面對逆境，才能真正走向成功！研究成功人士近半世紀的麥斯威爾，用16堂課傳授我們如何為逆境做好準備，也是每個人都必須懂的成功之道──● 面對逆境眼前的錯誤不是失敗，而是成功的跳板，現在就做好準備，尋求未來逆轉勝。→練習1：給自己一點「犯錯配額」，在任務結束之前用完。→練習2：聚焦自己的實力，找出完成任務的另一條路。● 翻轉心智不受困於外界變化，要能洞悉自己的優劣勢，靠自己掌握局勢。→練習1：思考當前的困難，然後寫下你可以採取的行動。→練習2：羅列你的弱點以求改變，盤點你的強項（天賦、能力、機會、資源）並發揮到極致。→練習3：開始付出自己──團隊優先、讓別人的生活更好。● 突破慣性開放你的思維習慣，反而會發現逆境帶來的機會！跨出困難的第一步，壞經驗也能變好經驗。→練習1：用八個問題分析你最近的某次困局：原因、是否務實、潛藏的機會、學到的教訓、感恩經驗、其他價值、誰能幫忙、下一步。→練習2：承擔風險克服嘗試更困難的事。● 收穫成功一時失志就重新站起來，擬定策略，繼續前進，然後收穫大成就。→練習1：擬定一份成長計畫，將弱點變強項。→練習2：從逆境中站起來的七大策略：目標落實、做好安排、執行、敢犯錯、抓住關鍵一刻、評估、調整。本書運用超越逆境的40個實際案例、15個實作練習，麥斯威爾帶領我們走出低谷，再次邁向成功。◎本書特色1.顛覆人們對逆境的誤解，重新認識成功VS.失敗許多人對逆境避之唯恐不及、以為錯誤不可逆、以為失敗就是終局……但其實不是。世界頂尖領導學大師麥斯威爾教你擁抱失敗，在逆境中依然向前邁進，將發現只差一步就能跨向成功，你的心態足以改變一切。2.從生活中攻克逆境，打開成功大門不需要準備完美或志向遠大才能行動，只要從重新認識逆境開始，揮別過去、堅定自己的內心，然後與逆境正面對決、勇於冒險，最後重新站起來繼續向前……麥斯威爾用15個心法引導我們一步步走出逆境，隨時都能再試一次。3.每個人必備的逆境成長指南韓德爾在最困頓的時候創作出顛峰之作《彌賽亞》、暢銷推理小說家約翰．克

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