Think Like a Winner
Winners - people at the top of their game, successful, productive and
moving forward.
Most winners have something in common...winning thoughts.
There are many resources to help you strengthen your winning
mindset. Select one or two ideas to put into action to develop
the thoughts, actions and results to ensure a winning year.
Powerful books:
Failing Forward, by John C. Maxwell. The author believes "the
difference between average people and achieving people is their
perception of and response to failure." You will begin to
understand how to turn mistakes/failures into stepping stones
for success. Failure doesn’t mean we can’t continue to think like a
winner!
The Power of Focus. Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Les
Hewitt authors.
Activities and information to help define the focus for your
life. Also the Power of Focus for Women by Fran and Les Hewitt.
Executive EQ: Emotional Intelligence in Leadership and
Organization by Dr.
Robert K. Cooper. Dr. Cooper states that people who have high
emotional intelligence, which can be increased and developed,
are more apt to be successful at work than those with just IQ.
This is great follow-up reading for leaders who have read Daniel Goleman’s book
Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More
than IQ.
Powerful Quotes:
Henry Ford: Failure is only the opportunity to more
intelligently begin again.
Albert Gray: Winners have simply formed the habit
of doing things losers don't like to do.
Vincent Lombardi – Winning is a habit. Unfortunately, so is
losing.
Robert H. Schuller: It takes but one positive thought when given
a chance to survive and thrive to overpower an entire army of
negative thoughts.
Douchan Gersi: Victory always starts in the head. It’s a state
of mind. It then
spreads with such radiance and such affirmations that destiny
can do nothing but obey.
These resources provide ideas to ensure we stay on the
winning track without getting
sidelined. What will you do to today to build your winning
thoughts? |
