Winners and Losers
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Product Details
Publisher: Schmincke Learning Institute
Release Date: October 3, 2023
Formats: Paperback, Ebook
ISBN: PB: 978-0-9964102-3-6; EB: 978-0-9964102-4-3
Trim: 5.5 x 8.5
Page Count: 146
Entrepreneurial Lessons from 30,000 CEOs on How to Come Out on Top
Don Schmincke
Struggling to be an entrepreneur? Forget what you know. Success is not about how to win . . . It’s about how to lose.
With thousands of books and courses on entrepreneurship, why aren’t there more successful entrepreneurs? The answer is simple—we have been teaching it all wrong. In Winners and Losers, award-winning speaker Don Schmincke uses research from his many anthropological expeditions across the world, scientific data, and his experience training over thirty thousand CEOs to uncover the truth. Instead of looking at what successful entrepreneurs did right, Schmincke looks at what happened before their successes. What he found was that their paths were littered with mistakes, misguided assumptions, and major losses. Could the key to their successful entrepreneurship actually lie in their failures?
Unlike entrepreneurship books that focus on how to win, Schmincke deviates from the status quo and reveals that the real secret is in how to lose—powerfully. True success arises from the inevitable losses that come with risky ventures.
With a straightforward, humorous, and often politically incorrect approach, Winners and Losers offers anyone with entrepreneurial dreams unique management methods and scientific models to help build a framework for success.
Moments of despair birth real entrepreneurship. It’s time to embrace the loss.
About the Author
Don Schmincke is an award-winning keynote speaker, researcher, explorer, and adviser to thousands of entrepreneurs and CEOs in over one hundred industries. His background includes orbital-satellite research, computer science, biomedical engineering, anthropology, and being the bestselling author of The Code of the Executive and Unleash Your Potential (a ChatGPT experiment), and the coauthor of High Altitude Leadership. For more information, visit www.sagaleadership.com.
Reviews
“A fresh view of how the world of entrepreneurship really works!” —Cy Wakeman, New York Times bestselling author
“Don Schmincke is one of the most sophisticated thinkers I’ve ever met, and he’s led one of the most interesting lives I’ve ever heard about (Think Peter Drucker meets Indiana Jones). His book, Winners and Losers, may turn your world upside down. He teaches you not just how to win in business, but how to use losing as a way of making your wins grow even bigger.” —Mark Levy, founder of Levy Innovation and creator of the business concept Your Big Sexy Idea®
“This groundbreaking book uncovers controversial insights from anthropology, evolutionary psychology, and personal experimentation. Prepare for 200% to 300% improvements in sales, profits, and organizational performance, backed by real-world success stories. Say goodbye to quick-fix solutions and embrace a paradigm shift in your thinking. With Don's unconventional wisdom, you'll debunk myths, learn from failures, and tap into the power of your biology for entrepreneurial success. Buckle up for an extraordinary ride that will transform the way you approach business!” —Joel G. Block, Advantage Player™, keynote speaker, hedge fund manager, and venture capitalist
“Unleash your entrepreneurial genius with Winners and Losers, by Don Schmincke.”
— Dov Baron, Inc. Magazine Top 100 Leadership Speaker, Top 30 Global Leadership Guru, creator of Inc. Magazine #1 Podcast for Fortune 500 Executives
“Don is a true Renaissance man. This comes through clearly in Winners and Losers. Don masterfully succeeds in describing the mental and emotional mindset of successful entrepreneurs and leaves the reader with an all-new perspective.”—George Stalk, senior partner (retired) of The Boston Consulting Group
“Why not confront the unvarnished truth and accelerate your success by learning from those who’ve actually ‘done it’? But only if you really want to. Winners and Losers will provide you with the unvarnished truth." —Mark Kramer, JD, board chairman of First Hyperion, LLC and president emeritus, North American Plastics, and Lt. Col. USMCR (retired)
“Winners and Losers: Entrepreneurial Lessons from 30,000 CEOs on How to Come Out on Top says it all in the book title! It will ignite your thinking! —Dr. Joe Pace, peak performance psychologist