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The Psychology of Winning teaches you the 10 qualities of winners, which set them apart and help them win in every sphere of life: personally, professionally and spiritually.
The Psychology of Winning teaches you the 10 qualities of winners, which set them apart and help them win in every sphere of life: personally, professionally and spiritually.
First of all, let’s clarify what winning really means.
Waitley says it’s much more of a lifestyle, rather than an action.
Winners don’t always succeed, just like everybody else. But their attitude and mindset still make them come out on top eventually.
So really, being a winner is about having winning habits and a positive mindset, which helps not only you, but also the people around you.
For example, you can easily list a few habits you’d rather associate with losers, than with winners, like beating yourself up mentally, smoking, procrastinating, being lazy and wasteful with your time and always worried about the future.
To become a winner, strive to remove those habits and replace them with winning ones, like exercising regularly, managing your time well, taking up a side project, staying positive, enjoying your leisure time to the fullest and eating well.
This will make your own life a whole lot better and you’ll inspire others to become winners as well.
“I guess I’ll just see what happens.”
How many times have you said that? Or heard a friend say it?
This little sentence is like a signed agreement to hand over the controls for your own life to someone else. The people who just “wait and see” end up letting things happen, as opposed to winners, who make things happen.
But when you let other people decide what happens for you, you’ll end up frustrated and bitter, because none of the things you wanted came true – because you didn’t implement them!
Winners have this crazy belief that they are in charge of their life.
Yes, there is always luck involved in everything we do.
Like Voltaire said:
Stop being a bystander in your own life.
Instead of just attending events, organize them. Instead of watching TV, create your own show. Instead of looking at pics on Instagram, upload them.
Take the reigns of your life into your own hands and you’ll feel a sense of control, like a true winner.
The best part of being a winner? You win everywhere. Winners are total people, meaning winning ripples through their entire life. They’re not independent from the world, and because they see the big picture, they win at home, at work, at hobbies, at church, and basically wherever they go. That’s partly because winners create other winners. A winner will always have a winning team, i.e. a family who’s full of winners as well. You’ll respect and love your family, and always look out for the people you do business…
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Get the complete summary in the appWinning isn’t an action, it’s a lifestyle.
Losers let things happen, winners make things happen.
Winners win in every aspect of life.
"The Psychology Of Winning" is a strong fit if you want practical ideas around culture, motivation & inspiration, productivity—especially themes like winning isn’t an action, it’s a lifestyle; losers let things happen, winners make things happen. The MinuteRead summary distills these concepts into a focused read, whether you're deciding whether to buy the book or applying its lessons at work.
Best-selling author and speaker, Denis Waitley has painted word pictures of optimism, core values, motivation and resiliency that have become indelible and legendary in their positive impact on society. He has studied and counseled leaders in every field, including Apollo astronauts, heads of state, Fortune 500 top executives, Olympic gold medalists and students of all ages and cultures.
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