Winning Is Easier Than Losing!
I know this "winning is easier than losing" thing may not seem
true to most of us, especially if we're struggling with something right
now in our lives, which most of us are. I want you to know that I hear
you loud and clear and that I understand and feel your concerns and
doubts because we all have them, including myself.
I can certainly think of a few times, or even a lot of times, when winning didn't seem easier than losing to me.
For instance, I remember this one time when I was a high school wrestler, competing at the Junior Olympics in Iowa, home of Dan Gable the greatest wrestler ever, and my opponent had me down on my back on the wrestling mat choking the life out of me.
At that moment it didn't feel like winning was going to be easier than losing. As a matter of fact, putting my shoulders down on that mat to stop the pain would have been easier than the monumental effort it took to stay conscious and win that match.
I bet every one of you can also come up with your own story of when winning didn't seem easier than losing. However, in contrast, I'm going to make this bold proclamation again and shout it out loud from the top of the wrestlers' awards podium, "WINNING IS EASIER THAN LOSING!"
Let's look at this from another angle. What happens when we try something new and we're not very good at it? Well, we waste a lot of physical, mental, and emotional energy for tiny results and many times no results. Losing is painful! What happens when we're really good at something? Well, often we easily and efficiently cruise great distances to victory. That's better.
So if losing waste more energy than winning, then wouldn't it make sense that winning takes less energy than losing? And if winning takes less energy than losing, then wouldn't it also make sense that winning is easier than losing? Ah... Now you're getting it! Congratulations! Winning is easier than losing!
Now teens and even tweens, go learn, lead, and lay the way to a better world for all of us. Remember, winning is easier than losing even if it is rarer and takes great effort in the beginning. And once again, thanks in advance for all that you do, and all that you will do...
I can certainly think of a few times, or even a lot of times, when winning didn't seem easier than losing to me.
For instance, I remember this one time when I was a high school wrestler, competing at the Junior Olympics in Iowa, home of Dan Gable the greatest wrestler ever, and my opponent had me down on my back on the wrestling mat choking the life out of me.
At that moment it didn't feel like winning was going to be easier than losing. As a matter of fact, putting my shoulders down on that mat to stop the pain would have been easier than the monumental effort it took to stay conscious and win that match.
I bet every one of you can also come up with your own story of when winning didn't seem easier than losing. However, in contrast, I'm going to make this bold proclamation again and shout it out loud from the top of the wrestlers' awards podium, "WINNING IS EASIER THAN LOSING!"
Let's look at this from another angle. What happens when we try something new and we're not very good at it? Well, we waste a lot of physical, mental, and emotional energy for tiny results and many times no results. Losing is painful! What happens when we're really good at something? Well, often we easily and efficiently cruise great distances to victory. That's better.
So if losing waste more energy than winning, then wouldn't it make sense that winning takes less energy than losing? And if winning takes less energy than losing, then wouldn't it also make sense that winning is easier than losing? Ah... Now you're getting it! Congratulations! Winning is easier than losing!
Now teens and even tweens, go learn, lead, and lay the way to a better world for all of us. Remember, winning is easier than losing even if it is rarer and takes great effort in the beginning. And once again, thanks in advance for all that you do, and all that you will do...
Award-Winning Author, Speaker, and Educator Dan Blanchard wants
you to invest some of the suffering that you're already doing anyways
into winning. Once you learn how to win, life becomes easier.
For more great leadership tips from Dan please visit his website at: http://www.GranddaddysSecrets.com. Thanks.
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For more great leadership tips from Dan please visit his website at: http://www.GranddaddysSecrets.com. Thanks.
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