Start Over To Win: How To Build the Life You Want When You Don't Have Everything You Need - Softcover

Konan, Max

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1967587590 ISBN 13: 9781967587599

Publisher: Peaceful Profits, 2026

Synopsis

What if starting over could be your greatest advantage?

If you’ve ever felt like life has left you behind… whether due to lack of resources, family loss, cultural obstacles, or devastating setbacks… this book is your guide to resilience, reinvention, and unstoppable hope.

Start Over to Win is written for dreamers aged 18–35 who are navigating the real-world struggles of building a meaningful life, especially when the odds feel stacked against them.

Raised in a small town in Côte d'Ivoire, author Max Konan survived a childhood accident that left him physically impaired, emotionally isolated, and culturally out of place. Yet from that place of impossibility, Max learned to turn scarcity into strategy—and now, he shows you how to do the same.

In this powerful and deeply personal book, you’ll discover how to:

• Use setbacks as springboards to move closer to your purpose
• Tap into both internal and external opportunities—so you can thrive even without a safety net
• Build tools from your pain that propel you forward
• Embrace the power of starting over again (and again) without shame

Inside, you’ll also gain:

• The “Reset, Restart, Repeat” Reflection Prompts identify your unique opportunities
• Hard-won insights on grief, belonging, and leadership from someone who lived them all
• A model for service-based success: win for yourself by lifting others

You don’t need everything to begin. You only need the courage to begin again.

Start Over to Win will show you how.

About this title

About the Author

Max Konan is an author and CEO of A Bright Future, Inc., a successful "good work" empire dedicated to helping special needs adults live independently within their communities. As a special education credentialed teacher who successfully navigated immense personal adversity, Max is uniquely positioned to demonstrate how leveraging scarcity through clear vision and strategic choices allows individuals to "start over to win".Max's journey began when, as a young boy in Côte d'Ivoire, he survived a traumatic accident that left him with profound physical disabilities and emotional scarcity. The pivotal turning point came when witnessing the "forced loneliness" of children like Paul in the U.S., which profoundly inspired his mission to help vulnerable adults find integration and purpose.Through his journey, Max Konan developed a unique approach to help individuals transform adversity into opportunity, detailed in his powerful book, "Start Over to Win", offering practical tools for resilience and purpose.

Edition details

• Publisher: Peaceful Profits
• Publication date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1967587590
• ISBN 13: 9781967587599
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 246