On becoming unbreakable
Langue : anglais
Edité par Createspace Independent Publishing Platform, 2015
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- Titre
- On becoming unbreakable
- Auteur
- John Vespasian
- Éditeur
- Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
- Année de publication
- 2015
- État de l'article
- New
- Reliure
- PAP
- Langue
- anglais
- ISBN à 10 chiffres
- 151742903X
- ISBN à 13 chiffres
- 9781517429034
- Poids de l'article
- 452 grammes
- How did Joseph Abbeel survive the Napoleonic wars, and manage to start a new life?
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EXCERPT FROM THE TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Chapter 1 - Refuse to listen to pessimistic messages
Better opportunities can be found
Practise this great philosophy every day
Imagine a happy outcome
Surviving and thriving against all odds
There is plenty of light in the darkness
A method for preventing serious mistakes
The search for a balanced perspective
Chapter 2 - Never stop asking for what you want
The power of universal principles
A man should be measured by his ambitions
When obstacles seem insurmountable
In praise of a polite, courteous approach
A simple technique for increasing your self-assurance
The fisherman and the hook
When a heavy storm breaks out
Chapter 3 - Learn to rely primarily on yourself
Penniless and uneducated, but determined
Surviving a major crisis without a scratch
Without resources and social connections
Looking for possibilities of advancement
A particularly unimpressive man
Choose a consistent strategy
A machine that functions under any kind of weather
Chapter 4 - Keep trudging forward
Decisiveness in the face of adversity
How to thrive after having your reputation trashed
A man makes a big mistake and loses his savings
Six lessons that you should never forget
An embattled man regains his peace of mind
Never make a promise you don't intend to keep
The immense value of having a tough skin
Chapter 5 - Be relentlessly entrepreneurial
Talent development makes fear disappear
A popular theory that is completely false
How to flex your psychological muscles
A poor communicator becomes a brilliant instructor
Observe the facts, and draw your own conclusions
Resilience multiplied by a factor of ten
A major mistake and a major lesson
Chapter 6 - Identify the crucial elements
Don't be more cautious than you need to
A dominant paradigm blown to smithereens
Adopt a straightforward approach
Protect your privacy so that it protects your sanity
Misunderstood and vilified, but still a winner
Keep your margin of safety during bad times
Chapter 7 - Protect yourself from predators
The courage to call things by their names
Beware of stories that are too good to be true
Shun impracticality and waste
Holding a wolf by the ears
The essence of civilized behaviour
Stay away from ethical decay
Take this course of action when you make mistakes
Chapter 8 - Adopt a realistic approach
Here is a down-to-earth philosophy
The great advantage of having clear ideas
Like a rock that breaks the waves
How to judge people and events accurately
Beware of caring more than you should
Make sure to avoid these gigantic mistakes
Chapter 9 - Don't be blinded by false arguments
The question nobody dares to ask
Dealing with widespread passivity
The adherence to worthless dogmas
Beginning is tough, but obstacles can be surmounted
A highly productive second life
It is time to overcome self-inflicted blindness
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À propos de l’auteur
Excerpt from Chapter 1
Abbeel was born in 1786, and enjoyed little formal education. Nonetheless, he later picked up some German, Polish, and Russian during his travels. Abbeel wrote his memoirs in 1817, giving us a fascinating insight into how a man born in poverty in the late eighteenth century managed to overcome severe misfortunes, and start a new life. When Abbeel turned twenty, he was forced to leave his job at his father's brewery, and enlist in the French army. Napoleon Bonaparte was drafting hundreds of thousands of soldiers for his campaigns in Europe, and Abbeel was one of the draftees. He was then sent to fight in Austria, Germany, and Russia.
Abbeel served as a soldier for ten years, during which he was basically paid nothing. His salary, like that of thousands of other draftees, remained unpaid when Napoleon was deposed. In addition to suffering injuries and deprivations, Abbeel came out the war as poor as a mouse.
The most traumatic experience in his life was his participation in Napoleon's invasion of Russia in 1812. The invasion killed two thirds of the French troops. When Abbeel was retreating through Germany, he was captured by the Russians, and forced to walk to Kazan, where he was kept in appalling conditions for three years, together with other six thousand war prisoners. From those, only hundred and seventy survived.
Despite his misfortunes, Abbeel never allowed himself to break down psychologically. When the Russians took him prisoner, he tried to escape three times. And when he was starving, he managed to stay alive by eating horse blood mixed with flour. No matter what happened to him, Abbeel would just keep going. He simple refused to give up.
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