The Secret of Successful Failing [Hardcover]

Gina Mollicone-Long (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1, 2007

What is the Big Secret?

Failure has become a bad word. This is the book that straightens out the misconception.

The big secret is that failure is actually a valuable opportunity and often-necessary first step on the road to success. The Secret of Successful Failing shows why failure is a good thing and how you can leverage it.

It provides workable ways of reframing how you look at failure so you can use the inherent lessons in support of yourself and your dreams. It delivers a wealth of practical techniques for turning yourself around so you can confidently move toward your objectives.

And there are more secrets, including...
Why switching the order of HAVE-DO-BE to BE-DO-HAVE is the key to being happy;
How to use the mirror principle to become adept at changing from the inside-out;
How to take the im out of imPOSSIBLE so that anything will be possible for you;
How to take action in spite of your fear instead of freezing in fear;
How to increase your chances of success by creating SMASHing goals.

Can you have the life of your dreams?
Absolutely! When you know and use the secrets revealed in this book, failure will no longer be a concern. This is the only book that guarantees you can succeed. Not because you cannot fail. Because you can fail successfully!

Editorial Reviews

Review

Finally! A book that reframes failure as a powerful tool that can actually be used to get what you want. This is a must-read. --Mark Victor Hansen, Co-creator, #1 New York Times best selling series Chicken Soup for the Soul ®

Having felt the anguish of failure on numerous occasions myself, Gina s book spoke to me on a very personal level. I instantly felt my spirits lifted and my soul relishing the experiences that such a roller-coaster life of a full-time athlete has provided. She made me thankful for being me. --Sami Jo Small, Olympic Gold Medalist, Team Canada Women s Ice Hockey

Gina Mollicone-Long walks the walk, not just talks the talk. Her clarity and confidence jump off the page and into my mind and heart. --Charmaine Crooks, Five-Time Olympian (Athletics), Silver Medalist

About the Author

Gina Mollicone-Long has enjoyed success (and failure) in a number of diverse careers. She has prospered (and crashed) both in large name-brand corporations and on the unsteady ground of entrepreneurial start-ups.

In addition, she has faced her own personal challenges head-on and continues to meet and triumph over them. With this anything-is-possible background, she developed the techniques in The Secret of Successful Failing.

Gina walks her talk on a daily basis and is always challenging her own "imPOSSIBLE" and making it POSSIBLE. Gina has helped thousands of people in seminars, keynotes and corporate training to play a "bigger game" in their own lives.

There is no straight line with Gina; all of her varied experiences have shaped her unique perspective as an entrepreneur, speaker and human being. Being in her presence is to feel the unstoppable force of her passion, excitement and most of all her ardent belief that others can achieve their imPOSSIBLE too.

When not traveling, speaking or leading seminars, Gina lives and writes in Toronto with her husband Andrew and their children Molly and Simon.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 224 pages
• Publisher: Pathfinders Publishing; 1st edition (June 1, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0978241509
• ISBN-13: 978-0978241506
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 0.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #992,483 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Gina Mollicone-Long is a one woman powerhouse who has spent the last 16 years trail-blazing new paths for the modern female entrepreneur. She is an expert on peak performance and the best-selling author of The Secret of Successful Failing. Her breadth of business experience ranges from big corporate to start-from-scratch entrepreneur; from high tech to not-for-profit. In each and every endeavour, personal or professional, Gina brings her ferocious energy and her firm belief that the "impossible" is always possible.

Gina lives her beliefs. Her outside-the-mold career started with an Honours Engineering degree from the University of Toronto. From there, was a non-linear leap to the corporate world, in brand management roles starting at Procter & Gamble and leading to Molson Breweries, where as Brand Manager she re-directed the brand and company culture. Next up was a senior strategic role with the NRG group, a high tech venture capital firm, where Gina worked in a fast-paced environment to help channel passion into entrepreneurial technology businesses. Her work with non-profits included being the Executive Director for proMOTION plus, which advocates gender equity in physical activity for girls and women as well as serving on various boards and committees.

During this time, she simultaneously launched her first business, Goddess Concepts, a personal development company that focuses on helping women and girls reveal their inherent brilliance. Goddess Concepts also helps organizations and individuals understand and leverage the unique perspective of girls and women. In 2009, Goddess Concepts will launch its biggest series ever called Awaken the PowHer.

In 2000, with her husband Andrew Long she co-founded two multi-national companies that focus on developing people in the workplace. Critical Pathfinders is a high performance team development and training company and Scavenger Hunt Anywhere runs corporate team building events in cities all over North America. Their programs are innovative, energetic and effective at increasing productivity. Their Fortune-500 clients include companies such as The Body Shop, Microsoft and KPMG among many others.

Her latest endeavour includes the upcoming launch of her new book called THINK or SINK - the one choice that changes everything, which is set to launch January 2010. Gina's first book, The Secret of Successful Failing soared to the #1 spot in its category on Amazon the day that it was launched in 2007. The Secret of Successful Failing shows readers how to leverage the power of crisis and adversity so that it actually becomes an advantage.

Since Gina believes that nothing is impossible she constantly sets herself challenges to overcome. For instance, she managed to get her self-described "anti-runner's" body over the finish line at the Nike Women's marathon in San Francisco (6 hours and 9 minutes of "challenges" but she did it!), conquered a long time fear of heights by plummeting earthward in one of the highest bungee jumps in the world and envisioned, planned and held her first girls conference called Planet Girl.

She manages all of this while being mom to her energetic children Molly and Simon, who have inherited their mom's enthusiasm and exuberance. She has also been a Big Sister since 1997 and currently volunteers much of her time with the Canadian Women's Foundation. She is a certified as a Master NLP Coach, a Master Practitioner of NLP, a Master Practitioner of Time Line Therapy(tm) and a board-certified Master Hypnotherapist. She is also certified as a Trainer of these techniques. There is no straight line with Gina; all of her varied experiences have shaped her unique perspective as an entrepreneur, speaker and human being. Being in Gina's presence is to feel the unstoppable force of her passion, excitement and most of all her ardent belief that others can achieve their "imPOSSIBLE" too.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A different perspective, August 4, 2009

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marc davies (tucson) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Secret of Successful Failing (Hardcover)

Sorry to rain on the parade but, after buying the book due in no small part to the glowing reviews here, I need to offer quite a different perspective.
This is not a particularly well written book, possibly because it became one of the authors endless projects which resulted in a hotchpotch of ideas - albeit some novel and useful - poorly strung together. After struggling through chapter after chapter which alternatively irritated (goal babies for God's sake)and inspired me (her excellent interpretation for example of the Law of Allowing), my overall impression is that I've ended up with two different types of jigsaw pieces trying to make one puzzle. Somehow it just doesn't come together with any kind of coherence at all.
There appears to be two strains of thought that, at best, seem to be uncomfortable bedfellows.
Despite, the authors exhortation to BE - DO - HAVE, the emphasis appears loaded on the DO side of the equation rather than the BE side.
I can understand why so many people would like this book and I'd advise anyone who does choose to purchase it to focus on what resonates with them and leave much of the rest. You might get "spiritual indigestion" as the great Lester Levenson would say.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic book!!, April 7, 2009

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Julio (Athens, Greece) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Secret of Successful Failing (Hardcover)

I've read most of the available literature about the Law of Attraction..but no book is more concise and clear than this one. If you've ever failed in your life, this book will give you a different insight about "failing" and will certainly bring you closer to success! It is a must-have!

5.0 out of 5 stars A Handbook for Success, October 22, 2007

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Gianna Piccardo (Portland, OR) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Secret of Successful Failing (Hardcover)

I've read many books on positive thinking and the law of attraction and this one stands out as a clear and concise guidebook to actually living these theories. The message In The Secret of Successful Failing is so clear and written in a way that's fun and easy-to-digest. When the going gets tough, pick this book up and get going again.