In any sport, if you are used to winning, it becomes a habit, like breathing. You win so often a winning "attitude" develops and this attitude helps create other "winning" habits. Winners practice a certain way, they prepare a certain, they perform a certain way. Those ways are reflective of the winning attitude that the athlete possesses. Even if they lose, they do not feel defeated because a loss is not permanent; it is seen as something that will occasionally happen but it will never become the status quo. This is how a winner thinks and acts and this attitude translates into every part of life.
The successful CEO who constantly sees growth within their company, profits always increasing, products evolving. That is the sign of a winner. The soccer mom who manages the hectic schedule of her kids, maintains a home, while being a great wife. She is a winner!! Winning is not something that just happens and it really is not always luck. A winner will say it was not luck but Laboring Under Correct Knowledge! What knowledge would that be? A winner knows how to win in any situation because of the good habits already established in order to win.
Ever hear someone say "I need a win right now in my life" or "I am feeling defeated"? This person has lost so many times it is started to affect their mental state; losing is starting to become a habit for them and it engulfs their life. Losing a game, a failed marriage, a business collapsing are all examples of a loss but more importantly, they could be the product of a losing attitude. There have been plenty of stories where a person has been knocked down and they get right back up and win again. But what about that person who cannot get up, they stay down because they cannot get up, and they do not know how to get back up?
Winning is not just an action but an attitude, a state of mind that is adopted over a period of time. Losing is also a mindset that can be seen as a temporary occurrence or long-term state of being. Both are adopted by just simply making the choice and doing what it takes to be either. Feeling defeated is definitive and it is the act of giving up on winning.
People who often commit suicide because they feel defeated. If you told yourself you have given up on relationships, you are feeling defeated. If you ever feel like you are constantly losing and you just need a "win," you maybe close to feeling defeated.
I coach basketball and when a shooter is in a slump, I tell them do not stop shooting or just get yourself a layup. You just need to see the ball go into the basket and achieve that small "win." In life, we all need an occasional small win but we to know how to get that small win and appreciate it. Life is not a sprint but a marathon and sometimes the little "wins" will eventually translate into one big one. You just have to keep the right attitude!
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