Fueled by failure : using detours and defeats to power progress / Jeremy Bloom
- Author:
- Bloom, Jeremy, 1982-
- Published:
- Irvine, California : Entrepreneur Press, [2015]
- Physical Description:
- xv, 141 pages ; 24 cm
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: ch. One 22 Seconds to Glory -- One Move, One Moment -- My Other Dream -- The Road to the NFL---and Beyond -- ch. Two Moving Forward: the 48-Hour Rule -- The Power of Deadlines -- 48 Hours-and That's It -- How Much Time Do You Need? -- Three Mental Keys -- Passion, Resiliency, and Steve Jobs -- Planting Seeds -- Eliminating Distractions -- ch. Three Defining Failure -- What Is Failure? -- The Weight of Failure -- Embracing Failure to Succeed in Business -- ch. Four Forget Winning: Reprogram Your Ego -- When Your Ego Gets in Your Way -- Letting Go of the Need to Win -- Workplace Motivators -- ch. Five Your Personal Road Map for Success -- Plotting and Planning: Building in Increments -- The Time Is Now -- In Search of Your Passion -- Making Pivots -- My Personal Road Map -- ch. Six Redefine Yourself: Your New Destiny -- A New Challenge -- Taking Something with You -- Keys to Changing Careers -- Successful Transitions -- ch. Seven Management, Team Building, and Victims -- Managing Your Team: Top-Down or Bottom-Up? -- The Keys to Building a Strong Team -- Leaders vs. Victims -- Anyone Can Stop Being a Victim -- ch. Eight Locking Arms: Building a Unified Culture -- Creating a Culture That Works -- Cultural Cornerstones -- Optimism Delusion -- Hiring to Match Your Culture -- ch. Nine The Roller-Coaster Ride -- Taking a Ride -- Managing Risk -- Tuning Out the Noise -- Finding a Balance -- In the End, It's All Worthwhile -- ch. Ten Make a Difference: Defining Your Legacy -- Looking Outside Yourself -- My Inspiration for Helping Seniors -- Starting a Nonprofit -- Your Own Legacy -- Epilogue -- What Does It All Mean?.
- Summary:
- "Shining a light on the baggage he, and many other successful entrepreneurs bring along on their journey to success, professional athlete turned CEO and philanthropist Jeremy Bloom, spotlights the bag marked "failures" and unpacks. Captivating readers with anecdotes and takeaways from his successes, Bloom pulls at the common failure thread that unites him with his audience and tackles the rarely discussed facets of failure relevant to reaching career and business goals. Bloom takes aspiring and early stage entrepreneurs from the hilltops of Torino to NFL practice grounds to the struggles of startup, revealing tactical secrets - personal and learned from popular business associates, coaches, and teammates - to surviving setbacks while searching for success. Making the case (proven by many highly respected entrepreneurs) that success is never linear, Bloom introduces tactics for managing expectations for ourselves and team, recovering and rebounding after defeat, knowing what to keep and what to toss when it comes to failure's lessons, and plotting a new course. Lessons and practices are illustrated by Jeremy's own story, which include NFL Hall of Famers, Olympic champions, and insights and advice from business leaders. Case studies and interviews with other practicing entrepreneurs are also presented."--
"Sharing lessons from mentors and personal friends, including Pittsburg Steelers coach Mike Tomlin and managing partner at Google Ventures Bill Maris, and advice from his own life-changing experiences, professional athlete turned CEO and philanthropist Jeremy Bloom guides aspiring and startup entrepreneurs in using defeats--big and small--to drive, not derail, success"-- - Subject(s):
- ISBN:
- 9781599185637 (hardback)
1599185636 (hardback)
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