The Characteristics of a WinnerWritten by Clyde Dennis
As kind of a hobby I like to watch people. Just kind of sit back and quietly watch how they react and respond to others and their environment. Through course of this activity I've noticed a few things that real winners in life seem to have in common. I'd like to point out a few of these characteristics for purpose of reinforcing them.So without further delay or introductory verbiage... Winners have a pleasing attitude and personality. - Success seems to come more easily to those who have a pleasing personality. This is not to say that you should bend to everyone's wishes. Rather, develop an attitude that is respectful of other's opinions but true to your own beliefs. Be flexible - don't be so rigid that you can't accept another's opinion. Be willing, even eager, to learn from others. Changing your opinion in light of more facts is a sign of strength of character, not weakness. Winners are extremely teachable - but at same time very much their own person. Winners control their emotions and guard against emotional responses. - You are susceptible to errors in judgment when you let your emotions get in way. Of course, everything we do is done based somewhat on our emotions, but strong emotions have little place in decision making. Winners seem to understand this. Hold your emotions in check. Try to delay decisions if you are in an emotional state. Learn to ignore your emotions and use reasoning to arrive at your decisions, like winners. Winners bubble over with enthusiasm. - Enthusiasm works like a magnet - it draws people. It's a pleasing personality trait that people like to be a part of. It seems to be contagious - people around you become enthusiastic, too, and become more cooperative. Enthusiasm! Get some on you.
| | Define MeWritten by Neil Millar
Define Me We’ve all had a vision or a great idea and had someone who knows better squash it. We’ve all decided to clear our debts, but been tempted by next great offer. We’ve all been determined to save up for a holiday or some other thing that will enhance our lives and then been clobbered by a bill that sets us back a month or few. We’ve all affirmed a diet in one moment and been offered chocolate in next. We’ve all ran a mile from heartache and nightmare, as well as from our dreams or love affairs and we’ve all laughed when we should have cried, cried when we could have laughed and ran ourselves into a downward spiralling place. We’ve all judged ourselves too harshly: beaten ourselves up for what we’re not, what we don’t have and what we believe we can never be. But let’s not do that. Let’s resolve not to define ourselves by our weakest moments. Let’s resolve not to make harsh judgments on ourselves for our failings. Should we really give ourselves a hard time – slaughter ourselves for trying, but not achieving? The answer to this my friend is no. Some moments in life are all about just showing up, or taking part. Some moments are about just hanging on, gripping onto what you have and hoping pain passes. Its moments like these that humble us – make us realise that maybe something else in our life had greater importance than our work, or gadgets we crave or TV soap operas that hook us. But pause a moment, right here, right now and just mull over your last action today – not result: winning or losing - but action itself, of taking part or not – and if you did define yourself by your last action, what have you just been? Who have you just been? And if you did define yourself by all of actions you took today – not results: winning or losing – but action itself, of taking part or not - what have you become this day?
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