When you're losing, everything hurts -- Humility : the spirit of learning -- Reality : the foundation of learning -- Responsibility : the first step of learning -- Improvement : the focus of learning -- Hope : the motivation of learning -- Teachability : the pathway of learning -- Adversity : the catalyst for learning -- Problems : opportunities for learning -- Bad experiences : the perspective for learning -- Change : the price of learning -- Maturity : the value of learning -- Winning isn't everything, but learning is

"Any setback--a championship loss, a bad grade, a botched audition-can be seen as a step forward when teens possess the right tools to turn that loss into a gain of knowledge. Drawing on nearly fifty years of leadership experience, Dr. Maxwell provides a roadmap for becoming a true learner, someone who wins in the face of problems, failures, and losses."--Provided by publisher