Bright Triumphs From Dark Hours: Turning Adversity into Success

David Heenan

Published by University of Hawaii Press 2010

Bright Triumphs From Dark Hours

Turning Adversity into Success

David Heenan

https://doi.org/10.1515/9780824860554

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The dark hours: They occur when we find things spiraling out of control, when we feel most vulnerable and incapable of finding a solution. In a world often turned dark and cold, more and more people seem to be trapped in nightmarish circumstances. Americans, the world's optimists, when faced with an intractable situation, are taught to believe that through hardwork and will power they can "beat the odds." Yet, according to David Heenan, keeping one's nose to the grindstone may actually make things worse.

Bright Triumphs From Dark Hours examines the lives of ten extraordinary people who overcame great adversity in their personal or professional lives by applying winning strategies that guided them out of the darkness of near-defeat and into the light of success. From New York City school chancellor Joel Klein taking on the monumental task of overhauling the city's embattled public school system to renowned scientist Shirley Ann Jackson breaking down barriers to become the first African American woman to receive a doctorate from MIT and head a major research university to retired U.S. Navy Commander Scott Waddle reshaping his life after the Ehime Maru disaster--in these inspiring stories Heenan identifies key strategies that helped each person stay upbeat in the swirling vortex of tough times. The final chapter outlines these practices in greater detail and explains how they can be used to create personal roadmaps to negotiate life's darkest hours--from which come its greatest successes, its brightest triumphs.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Foreword Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
Acknowledgments Publicly Available Download PDF	xi
About the Author Publicly Available Download PDF	xiii
Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Part I. Crusaders
1. Making the Grade Joel Klein Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	15
2. Aim for the Stars Shirley Ann Jackson Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	31
3. Miracle in Manhattan Bill Snyder Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	47
4. Hoop Dreams Joanne Boyle Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	67
Part Two. Combatants
5. Shattering Stereotypes Gary Guller Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	87
6. The Frozen Chosin Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	105
7. Sacagawea: The Legendary Bird Woman Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	123
Part Three. Comeback Kids
8. Lost at Sea Scott Waddle Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	141
9. Boardroom Brouhaha Pattie Dunn Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	161
10. Second Act Steve Case Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	181
11. Strategies for a Bright Triumph Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	195
Notes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	205
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	229

Language: English
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Audience: General/trade;
Pages
- Main content: 248
Illustrations
- Other: 12 illus.

eBook

Published: October 15, 2009
ISBN: 9780824860554