WINNERS VERSUS LOSERS
♦ The Winner is always part of the answer;
The Loser is always part of the problem.
♦ The Winner always has a program;
The Loser always has an excuse.
♦ The Winner says, "Let me do it for you";
The Loser says, "That is not my job."
♦ The Winner sees an answer for every problem;
The Loser sees a problem for every answer.
♦ The Winner says, "It may be difficult but it is possible";
The Loser says, "It may be possible but it is too difficult."
♦ When a Winner makes a mistake, he says, "I was wrong";
When a Loser makes a mistake, he says, "It wasn't my fault."
♦ A Winner makes commitments;
A Loser makes promises.
♦ Winners have dreams;
Losers have schemes.
♦ Winners say, "I must do something";
Losers say, "Something must be done."
♦ Winners are a part of the team;
Losers are apart from the team.
♦ Winners see the gain;
Losers see the pain.
♦ Winners see possibilities;
Losers see problems.
♦ Winners believe in win-win;
Losers believe for them to win someone has to lose.
♦ Winners see the potential;
Losers see the past.
♦ Winners are like a thermostat;
Losers are like thermometers.
♦ Winners choose what they say;
Losers say what they choose.
♦ Winners use hard arguments but soft words;
Losers use soft arguments but hard words.
♦ Winners stand firm on values but compromise on petty things;
Losers stand firm on petty things but compromise on values.
♦ Winners follow the philosophy of empathy: "Don't do to others what you would not want them to do to you";
Losers follow the philosophy, "Do it to others before they do it to you."
♦ Winners make it happen;
Losers let it happen.
♦ Winners plan and prepare to win.
The key word is preparation.
Be A WINNER--ACTION STEPS
Let me close this chapter with the eight action steps discussed earlier:
1. Be a good finder.
2. Make a habit of doing it now.
3. Develop an attitude of gratitude.
4. Get into a continuous education program.
5. Build positive self-esteem.
6. Stay away from negative influences.
7. Learn to like the things that need to be done.
8. Start your day with a positive.
ACTION PLAN :
1. Write these action steps down on a 3-by-5 index card and read them every day for the next 21 days.
For the next 30 minutes, answer the following questions.
2. How can you use each step
ÿ at home?
ÿ at work?
ÿ socially?
3. Make a list of the things you would like to change about yourself.
4. Then list the benefits to you (and others) of each change.
5. Finally establish a timetable and commit yourself to make the changes.
May God bless you all with success.