Winning Not Fighting, John Vincent
Winning Not Fighting, John Vincent
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Winning Not Fighting
Why you need to rethink success and how you achieve it with the Ancient Art of Wing Tsun

Author: John Vincent, Julian Hitch

Narrator: John Vincent, Julian Hitch

Unabridged: 13 hr 25 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 12/12/2019


Synopsis

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Winning Not Fighting draws on the philosophy of Wing Tsun, an ancient Chinese martial art, to offer a profound and practical guide to achieving success at work, life and business.

By explaining what these teachings reveal about decision-making, professional relationships, personal targets and positivity, it challenges some of our deepest-held assumptions and forces us to unlearn many ideas that inform our current ideas on professional success.

Why, for example, do we refer to business through a lens of conflict? Why does winning always require confrontation, competition and a loser? John Vincent and Julian Hitch challenge our ingrained assumptions about success and achievement to to guide us through a path of self-cultivation using the eight wisdoms of Wing Tsun.

John Vincent, the co-founder of LEON, has applied these mantras to his healthy fast-food empire with enormous success. In Winning Not Fighting, he collaborates with Wing Tsun master, Sifu Julian Hitch to sculpt this timeless wisdom into a practical and accessible guide to achieving success for your business.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Yuvaraj on May 14, 2020

Definitely a well written book. Wondering how it didn't hit the best seller list or being one of the sensational books list. However few issues are there. Author John's repeated mentioning examples based on his company could have been reduced. At some point it becomes overwhelming. Initially well written......more

Goodreads review by Brennan on March 03, 2023

I enjoyed the first 3 hours, but after that, I didn't connect with the message. There are some good ideas about how personality and Wing Tsun impact business, but overall, I had to move on to something more interesting.......more

Goodreads review by Wulan Suci on December 02, 2019

Written by two different persons with different expertise, offers both plus and minus advantage. It is a plus, as it gives deeper understanding about some topic, but in the other hand requires high focus to understand the flow from one section to another section that is written by different author.......more

Goodreads review by Le Book Rat on November 12, 2021

Winning Not Fight by John Vincent and Sifu Julian Hitch is a gorgeous blend of business and Wing Tsun. Before reading the novel, I was skeptical. Why was I reading a book written by two Caucasians about Southern Chinese art? From the start, Vincent hooks the reader onto the novel with his relatable,......more

Goodreads review by Clement on December 01, 2019

This book gave me the motivation to start learning Wing Fun given that the mindset is very appealing to me: it is a mix of taoism, zen buddism and hinduism. John Vincent explains how he puts much effort to apply such mindset in his company and in my.ppinion he seems credible in his quest to put more......more


Quotes

A wondrous book built around the collision of two deeply implausible bedfellows: Eastern martial arts and modern business culture. But what may sound like an unlikely pairing in fact yields a host of the most eye-opening ideas that won't fail to intrigue anyone with an interest in a more mindful, purpose driven and humane business world. Not least, the humanity and vulnerability of the authors shine through and make this a touching as well as inspiring read. Alain de Botton, Philosopher and bestselling author of The Course of Love

A timely piece of work that unites business and martial arts in a realistic, practical and intelligent way. It's capitalism, but not as we know it Benjamin Zephaniah, Poet and bestselling author of The Life and Rhymes of Benjamin Zephaniah

Winning Not Fighting provides a wholly new perspective to finding balance and success Nir Eyal, author of Hooked and Indistractable

I highly recommend it John Maeda, Chief experience officer, Publicis Group and author of How to Speak Machine: Laws of Design for a Digital Age