Who and what are winners?* Winners take responsibility for themselves. They know what they want and set realistic goals for themselves.
* Winners make it happen, losers let it happen (but then losers I believe are only misguided winners). "Losers" probably lack only a right attitude, maybe a bit of knowledge or perhaps motivation or direction at crucial times.
* Winners have a positive self image. They read biographies of famous people. They watch educational and inspirational cassette tapes for self improvement, as well as stimulating television programmes in general. Winners have a quest to gain knowledge and make
most of themselves - they know their time is limited and precious and so they make most of it.
It is easy for you to become a winner too. You can read positive books and other inspirational works. Like this one. You can listen to motivational tapes, which can also serve to improve one's attitude to life. At first I was very skeptical, but they definitely do work if you allow them to sink in through repetition (it is not brainwashing, but controlled learning). I feel I am learning something new every day. There is such a great amount of truth and knowledge to be found in books.
Feed your mind continually with positive thoughts.
Remember to take time out to relax and unwind. Before mind can be relaxed, muscles must be. A relaxed body makes for a healthy mind, which can absorb information more easily. So you can watch "soapies", if that gives you enjoyment and relaxes you! But DO EXERCISE as well. I definitely don't get enough of that. Winners visualize success and positive outcomes to their endeavours and they know when to relax. Remember how and what you think determines way your life will turn out; because our thoughts determine our attitudes.
It is said that winners have only 5% of available talent, but have 95 per cent of drive. Usually there is not such a great difference between world's top sportsmen, in terms of pure talent. Much of what distinguishes winners amongst them comes from mind ... thinking positively that you are a winner and handling pressure. Think of sportsmen who got to top through sheer hard work, far more than their natural talent. I often think of a small man, like South African (my former country) golfer Gary Player. A man not physically endowed (sounds rude that!), who was out-driven metres and metres by far larger American golfers. He was always at his best, when "chips were down". Not French fries.
