Summary of John C. Maxwell's Sometimes You Win--Sometimes You Learn

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#1 The question What would you attempt to do if you knew you wouldn’t fail. is a great one. It inspires people to reach for their goals and to risk more. The question What do you learn when you fail. is not as common, and people are not well prepared to answer it.

#2 I made the mother of all stupid mistakes on March 12, 2009, when I tried to go through security at a major airport with a forgotten handgun in my briefcase. It was by far the dumbest thing I’ve ever done.

#3 I was stopped at the airport security checkpoint, and the man who operated the screening device knew me. He said he would have to report the incident, and I was taken away. The head of the sheriff’s division who filled out the police report knew me too.

#4 I have made many mistakes in my life, and I know that if I can be careful enough, I won’t fall from heaven. But a mistake is a declaration of the way I am, a jolt to the way I intend, and a reminder that I am not dealing with facts.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: May 2, 2022
• ISBN: 9798822501355

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Contents

Insights from Chapter 1

Insights from Chapter 2

Insights from Chapter 3

Insights from Chapter 4

Insights from Chapter 5

Insights from Chapter 6

Insights from Chapter 7

Insights from Chapter 8

Insights from Chapter 9

Insights from Chapter 10

Insights from Chapter 11

Insights from Chapter 12

Insights from Chapter 13

Insights from Chapter 1

#1

The question What would you attempt to do if you knew you wouldn’t fail. is a great one. It inspires people to reach for their goals and to risk more. The question What do you learn when you fail. is not as common, and people are not well prepared to answer it.

#2

I made the mother of all stupid mistakes on March 12, 2009, when I tried to go through security at a major airport with a forgotten handgun in my briefcase. It was by far the dumbest thing I’ve ever done.

#3

I was stopped at the airport security checkpoint, and the man who operated the screening device knew me. He said he would have to report the incident, and I was taken away. The head of the sheriff’s division who filled out the police report knew me too.

#4

I have made many mistakes in my life, and I know that if I can be careful enough, I won’t fall from heaven. But a mistake is a declaration of the way I am, a jolt to the way I intend, and a reminder that I am not dealing with facts.

#5

The words be careful have been my takeaway from this experience. Mistakes are acceptable as long as the damage isn’t too great. In life, sometimes you win, and sometimes you learn.

#6

When we lose, we feel pain, and the only way we can describe that pain is with the phrase It’s only a game. But when we win, nothing hurts, and that doesn’t take into account the other difficulties our wins cause us.

#7

I experienced being emotionally stuck after I made a foolish mistake. I had forgotten my passport,