What Makes a Winner?
By: Lisa Bakken
BA Recreation Administration
What is the psychological make-up of a Winner? No two people of course, are exactly alike, but winners do share a few characteristics. They have the important psychological advantage of knowing that they are physically prepared for competitions. This confidence allows them to relax and concentrate on the task ahead.
Winners are not one-sided people. They do not just win at sports. They accomplish most tasks they set themselves because they are achievers.
Winners are never satisfied. They keep looking for improvement in whatever they do. They are never overconfident and complacent, because they know that someone is always just a fraction behind them and is working just as hard.
Winners have tasted and enjoyed victory. They know that the rewards are worth striving for. Usually they love what they are doing more than anything else. And once in a while a winner is just born….
Ask yourself, are you a winner? Do you strive to be the very best you can be, outputting the greatest amount of energy and thought possible in a day? Do you cruise, or float through life waiting for others to help you, or could you get the task done yourself? What can you learn from others who are achievers, or people that you admire in this world? Surround yourself with positive people, overachievers, and just a little of that magic winner dust may be sprinkled your way!
Start today….think like a winner, act like a winner and achieve!

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