Leslie Odom Jr.
Författare till Failing Up: How to Take Risks, Aim Higher, and Never Stop Learning
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Allmänna fakta
- Namn enligt folkbokföringen
- Odom Jr., Leslie Lloyd
- Födelsedag
- 1981-08-06
- Kön
- male
- Nationalitet
- USA
- Födelseort
- Queens, New York, USA
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Failing Up: How to Take Risks, Aim Higher, and Never… av Leslie Odom Jr.
NF
I read this because my school is considering it for a community read. I really liked the messages Odom imparts about his life and career: find mentors, do the work, trust your instincts, learn from your failures. I'm sure there are more but that is what I got out of it.
This book fell into my hands at a time when I've been struggling creatively, and he preaches some harsh truths about how to get out of creative ruts. I might actually buy this book (I checked it out from the library) so I can mark it up and re-read it...and there's plenty of soundbites that I want to design little signs and hang up in my classroom.
A wonderful, short memoir about the Hamilton's rise to fame. He credits his mentors with much of his success, sprinkles the book with advice, and doesn't shy away from highlighting his own faults. I loved reading this one. The audio is particularly good because it's read by the author.
“The path to moments of greatness in your life will be paved, in part, with your spectacular failures.”
“For better or worse, you take your hometown with you. Your hometown is the salt in the stew.”
“There is no risk that isn’t tied to a consequence. You assess and make sure you can live with the ones you can foresee.”
“But what did you do on your own behalf today? Did you do anything other than wait? Did you call anyone? Did you send an e-mail? You have great relationships with people who know your worth. Do they even know you’re out of work?” Whoa.”… (mer)
“The path to moments of greatness in your life will be paved, in part, with your spectacular failures.”
“For better or worse, you take your hometown with you. Your hometown is the salt in the stew.”
“There is no risk that isn’t tied to a consequence. You assess and make sure you can live with the ones you can foresee.”
“But what did you do on your own behalf today? Did you do anything other than wait? Did you call anyone? Did you send an e-mail? You have great relationships with people who know your worth. Do they even know you’re out of work?” Whoa.”… (mer)
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- #120,889
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- 3.9
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