Chapter 2 of John Maxwell's book 17 Essential Qualities of a Team Player

The successful entrepreneur has averaged four business failures in his lifetime. According to leadership expert John Maxwell,
"Failure is the price you pay for success."

The key is to fail well... meaning you learn from your mistakes.

It’s no different in fatherhood. Are you a successful failure? Or does your pride in not admitting your shortcomings build a wall between you and your children? The best thing you can do for your kids is say you’re sorry when you need to, and give them some freedom to fail as well. The idea is not to have a perfect family, but a learning family. And that can only start by admitting mistakes.

Chapter 2

Collaborative

Working together precedes winning together

'All your strength is in union, all your danger is in discord."
-Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Collaboration is multiplication
- John C. Maxwell
1. Perception: see teammates as collaborators, not competitors
-To collaborative team members, completing one another is more important than competing with one another.

2. Attitude: be supportive, not suspicious, of teammates

3. Focus: concentrate on the team, not on yourself
"True progress in any field is a relay race not a single event"
-Cavett Roberts.

4. Results: Create victories through multiplication

To Become a Collaborative Team Player...
-Think win-win-win
-Complement others
-Take yourself out of the picture
Usually when you collaborate with others, you win, they win and the team wins.