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WORK TITLE: Win at Losing
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WEBSITE: http://www.samweinman.com/
CITY: Rye
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http://www.samweinman.com/about/ * https://www.linkedin.com/in/sam-weinman-78547946/
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PERSONAL
Married; children: two boys.
EDUCATION:University of New Hampshire, B.A.
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CAREER
Writer. Golf Digest, digital editor. Formerly worked as a senior writer for the Journal News in Westchester County, NY.
WRITINGS
Contributor to periodicals, including Golf Digest, USA Today, Golf World, Yahoo! Sports, ESPN the Magazine, and Sports Illustrated.
SIDELIGHTS
Sam Weinman is a writer and digital editor at Golf Digest. Prior to working at Golf Digest, Weinman was a senior writer for the Journal News in Westchester County, New York. He contributes articles to periodicals, including USA Today, Golf World, Yahoo! Sports, ESPN the Magazine, and Sports Illustrated. He has received recognition in Associated Press Sports Editors and Golf Writers Association of America writing contests. Weinman attended college at the University of New Hampshire. He lives in Rye, New York, with his wife and two sons. In his free time he coaches multiple youth sports teams.
Weinman’s first book examines how losing can lead to positive gains. His inspiration to write the book came partially from his sons. Struggling in guiding his sons through the navigation of losses at school or in sports teams, he turned to high profile athletes, politicians, executives, and entertainers to learn how they have come to handle, move through, and even benefit from losing.
With interviews with well known names such as NFL quarterback Cam Newton and golfer Greg Norman, Weinman examines how successful individuals handle failure. The thesis of the book is that through perspective and resilience, individuals can develop internal confidence that allows them to recognize that they will not be defined by failure. He uses figures such as politician Michael Dukakis and actress Susan Lucci to support this claim. Weinman also explains the importance of viewing failures as setbacks rather than as a set character trait. He provides brief definitions of the psychological terms that influence how we interpret failure, such as fixed mind-sets and resume virtues, to explain why we tend to view failure as so devastating.
Weinman places particular emphasis on the importance of how one reacts following failure. With the example of golfer Greg Norman, who failed many times as a golfer but always responded gracefully, Weinman explains that a failure does not have to be devastating nor embarrassing. He suggests that Norman’s response to his failures is partially the reason for his large fanbase today, explaining that fans can relate to and respect his humility. Norman models what could be argued to be the proper way to handle failure, in that his failures and setbacks did not effect his will to continue seeking success in golf.
The book is filled with references, particularly related to sports. A contributor to Publishers Weekly wrote: “Readers (especially sports fans) interested in the subject of failure will enjoy this thought provoking analysis of beneficial losses.”
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PERIODICALS
Publishers Weekly, October 10, 2016, review of Win at Losing: How Our Biggest Setbacks Can Lead to Our Greatest Gains, p. 71.
Success, December, 2016, Chauncey Mabe, review of Win at Losing, p. 80.*
Photo by Charlie Weinman, July 2016
Photo by Charlie Weinman, July 2016
That's me, Sam Weinman. You probably knew that because it would be weird for the homepage of SamWeinman.com to have a picture of, say, Kate Upton (I tried -- she was unavailable).
Anyway, this picture was taken by my oldest son, Charlie, one night after dinner, and I liked it so much I decided to make it my official author photo. It's probably fitting: My new book, WIN AT LOSING, took root with Charlie and his younger brother, Will, and the fact that they both struggled with losing. Wanting to show them both that winning has real benefits, I started on a journey that saw me talks to all sorts of people -- famous and otherwise -- about how they handled a notable loss, and what they learned from it. The book comes out in December. I think you'll like it. It's the best book I've ever written.*
(*It's the only book I've written.)
As for what else you need to know about me, I'm the digital editor for Golf Digest, where I've been since 2009. Prior to that I covered golf and the NHL for The Journal News in Westchester, N.Y., and wrote for publications that included Golf Digest, USA Today, Golf World, Yahoo! Sports, ESPN the Magazine, and Sports Illustrated. I've been honored with multiple first place awards in the Associated Press Sports Editors and Golf Writers Association of America writing contests.
I live in Rye, NY, with my wife and two boys, and spend too much of my free time coaching youth sports.
SAM WEINMAN is the digital editor of Golf Digest. Prior to that, he was a senior writer for The Journal News in Westchester County, New York, where he was honored with multiple national writing awards for his coverage of the PGA Tour and the National Hockey League. His work has also appeared in USA Today, Golf World, Yahoo! Sports, ESPN the Magazine, and Sports Illustrated. A graduate of the University of New Hampshire, he lives with his wife and two sons in Rye, New York, where he coaches multiple youth sports teams. To learn more, check out his website, www.SamWeinman.com.
Sam Weinman is Golf Digest’s digital editor. He previously covered professional golf and the NHL for Gannett Newspapers. Weinman enjoys playing golf with his two young sons since they are currently the only people he can outdrive. His first book, WIN AT LOSING: How Our Biggest Setbacks Can Lead To Our Greatest Gains, was published in 2016.
Win at Losing: How Our Biggest Setbacks Can Lead to Our
Greatest Gains
Chauncey Mabe
Success.
(Dec. 2016): p80.
COPYRIGHT 2016 R & L Publishing, Ltd. (dba SUCCESS Media)
http://www.successmagazine.com/
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WIN AT LOSING
How Our Biggest Setbacks Can Lead to Our Greatest Gains
By Sam Weinman
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Sports reporter Sam Weinman didn't know how to guide his sons through losses at school and on the field. To learn more, he interviewed highprofile
achievers who had survived public defeat, including athletes, entertainers, politicians and executives. Weinman learned that real success
comes not in spite of but because of loss, humiliation and rejection.
Weinman counters NFL quarterback Cam Newton, who walked out of a press conference following a Super Bowl loss, later saying "Show me a
good loser, and I'll show you a loser." On the contrary, Weinman says, being a good loser "implies perspective and resilience and the quiet
confidence that the world will not crumble around you because of a fleeting setback." He supports the point with the stories of golfer Greg
Norman, politician Michael Dukakis, actress Susan Lucci and others. (December; TarcherPerigee; $26)
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Win at Losing: How Our Biggest Setbacks Can Lead to Our
Greatest Gains
Publishers Weekly.
263.41 (Oct. 10, 2016): p71.
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Win at Losing: How Our Biggest Setbacks Can Lead to Our Greatest Gains
Sam Weinman. TarcherPerigee, $26 (256p)
ISBN 978-0-14-310958-7
Believing that people often benefit more from their defeats than from their victories, sports journalist Weinman, in his first book, interviews
celebrated sports figures, prominent politicians, and entrepreneurs on the subject of managing setbacks and failures. The author wants his readers
to know that learning from our past mistakes can help ease the pain of perceived failure. Chapter headings such as "Good Things Come out of
Chaos" and "A Masters in Humility" capture his approach. Weinman engages his readers with a light, humorous tone while sharing stories from
the likes of soap opera actress Susan Lucci and former presidential nominee Michael Dukakis about managing setbacks and emerging winners.
By the author's own admission, he is a sports fanatic, which explains the scores of sports references. This is great news for the sports enthusiasts;
others will wish Weinman had used more restraint. Throughout the inspiring accounts of failure and loss are brief summaries of terms such as
fixed mind-sets, resume virtues, and eulogy virtues. Readers (especially sports fans) interested in the subject of failure will enjoy this thoughtprovoking
analysis of beneficial losses. Agent: David McCormick, McCormick Literary. (Dec.)
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