Lose Well

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From the host of Beautiful Stories from Anonymous People podcast and creator of The Chris Gethard Show, a self-help narrative for anyone who ever felt like they didn't fit in or couldn't catch a break.

Your parents roll their eyes. Your teachers barely care. Your boss hates all your ideas. Do even your own kids make you feel like youre silly for wanting to pursue your dreams Sometimes life convinces you that youre born to strike out, bound to lose.

Well, comedian Chris Gethard is here to tell you that theyre probably rightodds are that failure is imminent. And thats great. In fact, striking out hard and often might just be the key to a healthier, happier, more successful life that ends with you living free of regret. Failure is an art form, and the only way to discover who you are, whats most important to you, and how to live and work on your own terms is to learn how to lose well.

Setting flame to vision boards and tossing out the seven simple steps to achieving anything, Gethardhost ofthe wildly popular podcast Beautiful Stories from Anonymous People podcast and creator of The Chris Gethard Showillustrates his personal and professional manifesto with hilarious and ultimately empowering tales about his own missteps, misadventures, and public failures, from the cancellation of his Comedy Central sitcom after ten episodes to rediscovering his comedic voice and lifes purpose on a public access channel.

With his trademark wit and inspiring storytelling, Gethard teaches us how to power through our own heros journey, whether were a fifteen-year-old starting a punk band or a fifty-year-old mother of three launching an Etsy page. In the process, he shows us how to fail with grace, laugh on the way down, and as we dust ourselves off, how to turn our inevitable failures into endless opportunities.

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If anyone can get you to give your dreams an honest shot, its Chris Gethard, the king of somehow turning defeats into victories. JUDD APATOW, comedian, writer, and director This is funny, sure, but its very much more. Chris speaks inspirational life truths to the outsider in all of us. A pithy road map of the antiestablishment path by which one can succeed in comedy and life. Gethard gets it. NICK OFFERMAN, actor, comedian, and author of the New York Times bestselling Paddle Your Own Canoe I was on the altar of Chris Gethards wedding, when he was waiting a really long time for his bride to show up. Like, so long. I figured, based on his past life experiences, that it wasnt going to end well. Anyway, thats what this book is like. MIKE BIRBIGLIA, comedian, actor, and author of the New York Times bestselling Sleepwalk with Meand Other Painfully True Stories Gethards writing style is effortless and enjoyable, and his beliefs are compassionate and encouraging. Fans will be thrilled to dive deeper into his life and work, and anyone else stuck in a rut will find permission to go out and tryand failas often and as well as possible. Publishers Weekly Chris GethardsLose Wellwill change the way you think about failure. Its funny, heartfelt, and full of advice that every creative person needs to hear. Hello Giggles the sort of vulnerable, honest, and spoken-from-experience material thats earned him such a strong online followingand qualifies him to write a book likeLose Well. A/V Club

Author Bio

Chris Gethard is a comedian, actor, writer, and the creator of the cult variety talk show, The Chris Gethard Show, which The New York Times hailed as a riveting experiment in seat-of-your pants broadcasting. He is also host of the popular weekly podcast Beautiful Stories from Anonymous People, which enjoys 150,000 subscribers, 200,000 downloads per episode and 1 million total downloads every month. His Career Suicide, a one-man show produced by Judd Apatow, premiered on HBO and was nominated for Lucille Lortel award for its off-Broadway run. His film and television credits include Mike Birbiglia's Don't Think Twice, Ilana Glazer and Abbi Jacobson's Broad City, and the Adam Mckay- and Will Ferrell- produced The Other Guys, as well as Inside Amy Schumer, The Office, Parks and Recreation, and Louie.