The Psychology of Winning
Denis Waitley
The 10 Qualities of a Total Winner
Quality 1: Positive Self-Expectancy
"Life is a self fulfilling prophecy. True winners go into every event expecting to win."
what this mean is that you need to try your best. give everything you got. Don't give up used perseverance keep going into you reach you'r goal. All your hard work will pay of, and it will be worth it. You need over come your problems and fears and face them to be a winner as well. Not every thing is wining a trophy but also winning knowledge as well. You may not win but what you win is reaching you'r goal. For example you'r goal is to win a academic race. You try you'r best and give all you got, but you did not win. But you need to look at the bright side what you won was more knowledge . look at the bright side you always win.
Quality 2: Positive Self-Motivation
"True winners dig deep and find motivation inside themselves to get through that tough task or to learn a new skill."
What quality 2 is trying to say is that be positive look at the bright side and be motivated. Never be down always look up and to not give up. Always look at right side. ALWAYS be motivated even through ups and down. In you own life you there sometimes going to be hard times. But you need to motivated in order to over come them. Life me be hard, but it doesn't mean you need to give up. Be strong and motivated your self that you CAN do it no matter what.
Quality 3: Positive Self-Image
True winners are confident and view themselves as competent, valuable human beings.
what this mean that you need to be confident of your self as well in your team. Always try your best and be confident about your self, try to be positive don't give up. In order to know what you are doing you need to be confident. For example you are doing a test you need to be confident that you are going to do good on the test. But in order to be confident you also have to put part your self. such as doing the right thing, such as studying, practice, and so much more. Have confidence with in your self .
Quality 4: Positive Self-Direction
You gotta have direction if you are going to go anywhere. True winners know where they are going. Their sense of direction comes from the self and not from outside influences like parents or friends.
what this mean is that you need to be positive on where you are going and where you are heading. Always be positive and take the right direction towards your goals. Always find something positive in life. Make your own life path dont let anyone change you mind of your own path, be positive and just think that its your own goal, and you will try your best to be able to reach your goal. For example you want reach your goal. Your goal is to graduate high school. You are going to make your own path in order to reach your goal. But there will always be people that will try to miss guide you from your path. But dont let them. Be positive of what your directions are. Reach your goal. You decide what direction you want to take in order to reach you'r goal.
Quality 5: Positive Self-Control
Total winners can sacrifice immediate pleasure for a gain in the future. Delayed gratification is of immense value in reaching your goals.
What this mean is that you need to control your self. Self control you need to be able to maintain your self. sometimes having self control means you need to sacrifice such as being more healthy, staying in shape, have time for studying. For example you want to be in healthy diet you need to sacrifice all the junk food and chips. But you also need to but part of your effort. Not every thing come your way if you don't put effort and was well self control. You also need to be calm and patient everything takes time. Also you need to have determination as well.
Quality 6: Positive Self-Discipline
You have to discipline yourself or else someone else will discipline you into doing what they want you to do. Total winners have the power to discipline and take control of their lives.
what this trying to say is that you need to have discipline know what you are going to do. And what you want to to do. Know whats your plan and follow that plan you have, in order to complete your goal. Also have have control of what you are going to do, don't overthink it or be over whelm. And if have something to do don't leave it for tomorrow why not do it today or just right now. For example you need to have a lot of discipline to be able to reach your goal. But you also have to have discipline with in your self.
Quality 7: Positive Self-Esteem
Your mood and outlook on life affect the way you see the world and how you interact in it. Total winners are positive, powerful people who make people feel good and provide a good vibe to those around him/her.
What this is trying to say is that be positive such as looking foreword. Be positive towards your self and others. Being positive will bring you a good self esteem and you will also have a positive attitude as well. Not only positive attitude will bring your self es steam up,but you will also have a better way of understanding things .IN which it will make you powerful because being positive also helps you have confidence, Always look at the bright side, and be positve
\Quality 8: Positive Self-Dimension
Total winners like in the present. They know that now is all there is. They don’t get caught up in the past or worry about the future. They simply handle the business that they can handle which is the stuff going on today, now.
what this is trying to say is that to worry what you are doing. Put your self at task. Be able to handle you'r work. Try you'r best to keep up with your work and with in your self. Always do your task first. For example if you have a project due next week . But you need be able to handle your work and keep your self on task, do whats more important. such as your project and maintain your self on task. There will be several work that will be hard to handle business, but it does not mean you need to give up. try your best and keep with it and you will notice everything is uncontrolled. Because everyday you need to handle your work and be on task.
Quality 9: Positive Self-Awareness
Total winners are aware of their power. They understand that they can be anything with enough effort and determination.
what this mean is that you need to aware of your self. Be positive and be determine. Always know what you are doing. Try your best and be determine of your self. always try more. But always check where you stand at. Be able to keep your self up. Check up on your self. Always be positive with in your self. Cheer your self up. And know whats good for your self. For example you may be stress out about school. you need to take a brake and relax and check up on your self dont add more pressure to your self and always be positive with in you.
Quality 10: Positive Action
Total winners take positive action in their business and with their friends and family. They are uplifting and motivating individuals who inspire the best from themselves and other
What this mean is that you need to take the correct action, that will help you. And make things better. such as mot fighting over problems, instead talk things out and figure out a solution to your problem. Every problem has a correct solution. You also need to think outside the box. There may be positive solutions and as well as negative, you just need to know whats is right. And always do take a positive action towards everything, and also tow words your goals as well.
