How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big Kind of the Story of My Life

Name: How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big Kind of the Story of My Life
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ISBN: 9781591846918

ISBN-10: 1591846919

ISBN-13: 9781591846918

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Authors: Scott Adams

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Dilbert creator Scott Adams offers his most personal book ever -- a funny memoir of his many failures and what they eventually taught him about success.How do you go from hapless office worker to world-famous cartoonist and bestselling author in just a few years? No career guide can answer that, and not even Scott Adams (who actually did it) can give you a road map that works for everyone. But there’s a lot to learn from his personal story, and a lot of humor along the way.In How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big, Adams admits that he failed at just about everything he’s tried, including his corporate career, his inventions, his investments, and his two restaurants. But along…

Book details

List price: $29.00
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date: 10/22/2013
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 256
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.946



Introduction



The Time I Was Crazy



The Day of the Talk



Passion Is Bullshit



Some of My Many Failures in Summary Form



My Absolute Favorite Spectacular Failure



Goals Versus Systems



My System



My Corporate Career Fizzled



Deciding Versus Wanting



The Selfishness Illusion



The Energy Metric



Managing Your Attitude



It's Already Working



My Pinkie Goes Nuts



My Speaking Career



My Voice Problem Gets a Name



The Voice Solution That Didn't Work



Recognizing Your Talents and Knowing When to Quit



Is Practice Your Thing?



Managing Your Odds for Success



The Math of Success



Pattern Recognition



Humor



Affirmations



Timing Is Luck Too



A Few Times Affirmations Worked



Voice Update



Experts



Association Programming



Happiness



Diet



Fitness



Voice Update



Luck



CalendarTree Start-up



Voice Update 3



A Final Note About Affirmations



Summary


Acknowledgments


Notes


Index