What is a winner? For some to be a winner is to be a good sport
or having fun. For others, it was about crushing the competition. How
you answer this question is a reflection on you. Here are some of my own
principles of winners:
Keep learning- If you stay stagnant, people will pass you by. There
is always something to learn. If you make it a point to keep up on the
patterns, trends, technologies in your field of work, you will have an
advantage. If you spent 30 minutes on a particular topic or area a day
within 6 months we would be considered an expert in that area! You can
always learn something from someone, even what not to do! Simply put
there is so much for us to learn so let’s keep learning.
Do your best- Compete against your best self, not others, and you
will continue to improve. Too often we look at other people as our
measuring stick. Stop comparing yourself to others and compare yourself
to your best yesterday self. How have you gotten better? We can learn
from others but compete against ourself. Be the best I can be should be
our motto!
Communicate truthfully- Being honest is its own reward; it will help
you sleep well at night. Don’t oversell yourself. It is so better to
have someone else tell you that you are better than you say that you
are. Your weaknesses are endearing. So wear them honestly. I find when I
open up and be honest people listen, people can relate and i am far
more effective in my communication.
Honour your agreements- If your word is trustworthy, you are a
winner. People love to work with people that they trust. Trust and
honesty go hand in hand. Your word has to be as good as gold. Everytime I
can follow-through on something I have promised, I feel good but more
than that I have built up my credibility, the trust. Today, when I say
to people whom have worked with me, I will get this done, they know I
will. It is not about big promises, its about all the little ones as
well.
Move steadily forward- Setting goals and moving ahead toward your
dreams makes you a winner. If you are actively doing one thing every day
to move you toward your dreams you will move steadily toward achieving
them. Moemtum is important, which is why winners keep records, of times,
achievements, goals etc. Pushing a moving rock to new direction or to
speed it up is easy when it is moving but trying to puch something
stagnant is a tough task. Momentum is crucial to achieving goals.
Accept blame- People will respect you if you admit your mistakes. No
one is perfect, but those who take responsibility for their mistakes are
respected. Perfection is annoying because no one is perfect. So, when
you mess up, and take your lumps, people will appreciate it. Too many
people want to lay blame or someone, something else but really the only
time we progress is when we face facts accept blame and then decide how
to make it right.
Celebrate the achievements of others- Other people’s successes are
not your failures. When you honour other winners, you are a winner. I
love watching manchester united play, when one player scores eveyone
partakes in the celebration and they hail the person that did it. The
power of Praise is too often left unsaid, undone, yet if we learn to
recognize another’s achievement, another’s victory, we lift her/him and
in the process lift ourselves.
Leslie Choudhury – Int’l Speaker, Trainer, Consultant and Author
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