What you learn from your loss can bring
victory!
Dr. John C. Maxwell believes that the greatest lessons we learn in life are from our losses.
In his book "Sometimes You
Win, Sometimes You Learn", Dr. John C. Maxwell explores the most common lessons we learn
when we experience loss.
He then explains
how to turn a set-back into a step forward by examining
01. Humility - The
Spirit of Learning
02. Reality - The
Foundation of Learning
03. Responsibility - The First Step of Learning
04. Improvement -
The Focus of Learning
05. Hope - The
Motivation of Learning
06. Teachability -
The Pathway of Learning
07. Adversity - The
Catalyst of Learning
08. Problems - The
Opportunities of Learning
09. 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
everything is wrong. This book provides a road map to doing just that.
As Dr. John C. Maxwell
often points out
– experience isn't the best teacher;
evaluated experience is.
Author John C. Maxwell’s
helps readers learn from—and even
embrace—losses.
Emily J. Mitchell | October 19, 2013
Out this month, Sometimes You
Win, Sometimes You Learn: Life's Greatest Lessons Are Gained from Our Losses by
John C. Maxwell helps readers “learn how to learn”—from losses, failures,
mistakes, challenges and bad experiences.
“I want you to become a continual
winner by being a habitual learner,” Maxwell says. He quotes political theorist
Benjamin Barber: “The question to ask is not whether you are a success or a
failure, but whether you are a learner or a non-learner.”
Maxwell finds that, in America
Maxwell gives the 11 traps that people tend to fall into
when losses happen in their lives:
01. The Mistake Trap: “I’m afraid of doing something
wrong.” — Losses hold us back!
02. The Fatigue Trap: “I’m tired today.” — Losses wear
us out.
03. The Comparison Trap: “Someone else is better
qualified than I am.” — Losses cause us to feel inferior to others.
04. The Timing Trap: “This isn’t the right time.” — Losses make us hesitate.
05. The Inspiration Trap: “I don’t feel like doing it
right now.” — Losses demotivate us.
06. The Rationalization Trap: “Maybe it’s really not
that important.” — Losses allow us to lose perspective.
07. The Perfection Trap: “There’s a best way to do it
and I have to find it before I start.” — Losses cause us to question ourselves.
08. The Expectation Trap: “I thought it would be easy,
but it isn’t.” — Losses highlight the difficulties.
09. The Fairness Trap: “I shouldn’t be the one to have
to do this.” — Losses cause us to ask, “Why me?”
10. The Public Opinion Trap: “If I fail, what will
others think?” — Losses paralyze us.
11. The Self-Image Trap: “If I fail at this, it means
I am a failure.” — Losses negatively affect how we see ourselves.
Maxwell describes solutions
to these traps, and encourages his readers to continue learning, from both wins
and losses. His book offers 13 chapters on how to learn in different
circumstances and adopt a learning perspective.
Extended Readings
1. https://www.slideshare.net/Shiv_Shivakumar/sometimes-you-win-sometimes-you-lose
1. https://www.slideshare.net/Shiv_Shivakumar/sometimes-you-win-sometimes-you-lose
