The Psychology of Winning
The 10 Qualities of a Total Winner
Denis Waitley
Quality 1: Positive Self-Expectacy
"Life is a self fulfilling prophecy. True winners go into every event expecting to win."
Reflection: To me this overall means to go into any situation with a mindset of winning. By doing so, you put yourself into a self-advantage because you enter with confidence. An example of this can be like having a soccer game. If you go with a mindset of winning as well as your teammates, everyone will perform to their best. This will help to be a winner because having that sense of winning, makes it easier for you to see the end result. On the other hand, having a expectancy of loosing will make you less successful. This is because you put yourself in a negative mindset and thus leading you to not giving your full potential.
Reflection: Another way to become successful is to motivate yourself. This is important because it will make you self-reliable and also keep you motivated to accomplishing your goals. When you are self-motivated, you push yourself to become better than the day before. An example of self-motivation can be like doing homework. You can motivate yourself to do all your homework everyday by being self-motivated. You can reward yourself when you accomplish that task. By doing this, you become self-motivated and accomplish more. Also, when you accomplish more, you get motivated to keep pushing yourself and that is a way to build self-motivation. On the other hand, if you are not self-motivated you will not work at your full potential. This is because you will depend on others to motivate you. This makes you not self-reliant and limits your success potential. This is how I see this quality of success and how it can affect your success.
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."
Reflection: To me having self-direction is one of the most important qualities you can have. This is because it'll allow you to know what your goals are and where you want to be. Having this quality will make you a winner because you will not be wasting any time wondering what you want ot achieve. An exampl of self-direction can be like having a goals journal. This exercises the quality of self-direction. Having this journal makes you think of your goals and what you want to achieve. Gives you a point of view of how you want your life to be. On the other hand, not having a goals journal results you in working for nothing to achieve. This results in time being wasted and energry towards achieving goals. This is what I think of this quality of winning and how you can use it to become a winner.
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."
Reflection: To me this quote means that you should practice self-discipline to make yourself a winner. You can do this by taking actions into your own hands and making right choices. By doin this you discipline yourself to make right and positive choices. When you put yourself to use this skill, you become a more successful person. If you do not practice self-discipline, you will be customed to making actions based on what others want you to do. This is negative because you will never be able to take action for your wants or needs. Also, it demotivates you to push foward to become more successful.
Reflection: To me this overall means to go into any situation with a mindset of winning. By doing so, you put yourself into a self-advantage because you enter with confidence. An example of this can be like having a soccer game. If you go with a mindset of winning as well as your teammates, everyone will perform to their best. This will help to be a winner because having that sense of winning, makes it easier for you to see the end result. On the other hand, having a expectancy of loosing will make you less successful. This is because you put yourself in a negative mindset and thus leading you to not giving your full potential.
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."
Reflection: Another way to become successful is to motivate yourself. This is important because it will make you self-reliable and also keep you motivated to accomplishing your goals. When you are self-motivated, you push yourself to become better than the day before. An example of self-motivation can be like doing homework. You can motivate yourself to do all your homework everyday by being self-motivated. You can reward yourself when you accomplish that task. By doing this, you become self-motivated and accomplish more. Also, when you accomplish more, you get motivated to keep pushing yourself and that is a way to build self-motivation. On the other hand, if you are not self-motivated you will not work at your full potential. This is because you will depend on others to motivate you. This makes you not self-reliant and limits your success potential. This is how I see this quality of success and how it can affect your success.
Quality 3: Positive Self-Image
"True winners are confident and view themselves as competent, valuable human beings."
Reflection: 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."
Reflection: To me having self-direction is one of the most important qualities you can have. This is because it'll allow you to know what your goals are and where you want to be. Having this quality will make you a winner because you will not be wasting any time wondering what you want ot achieve. An exampl of self-direction can be like having a goals journal. This exercises the quality of self-direction. Having this journal makes you think of your goals and what you want to achieve. Gives you a point of view of how you want your life to be. On the other hand, not having a goals journal results you in working for nothing to achieve. This results in time being wasted and energry towards achieving goals. This is what I think of this quality of winning and how you can use it to become a winner.
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."
Reflection: To me this quote means that you should practice self-discipline to make yourself a winner. You can do this by taking actions into your own hands and making right choices. By doin this you discipline yourself to make right and positive choices. When you put yourself to use this skill, you become a more successful person. If you do not practice self-discipline, you will be customed to making actions based on what others want you to do. This is negative because you will never be able to take action for your wants or needs. Also, it demotivates you to push foward to become more successful.
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."
Reflevction: In my own words this means to overall have a good personality trait about yourself. When you have a positive self-esteem, you will be and feel more confident. This is important because these traits help you become a more successful person. One example of positive self-esteem can be motivatiung yourself. Having a self-esteem to motivated yourself, gives you the advantage over others to be more successful. Instead of putting yourself in a limited progressive state, morivate yourself to push foward and accomplish more. On the other hand, not having a good self-esteem demotivates you to push foward. This ends up making you not achieve as much as you possibly can. You can exercise good positive self-esteem by giving yourself positive mental comments and having motivating self talks. This is what this quality means to me and how you can use it to become a more successful person.
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."
Reflection: Having a positive self-dimension is the same as living at the moment. This can help you become a winner because it allows you to accomplish more that day. This is because it challenges you to be more better that day.
Quality10: 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."
Reflection: To have positive self action is by always seeing the business aspect of it. Having positive action allows you make people's day better. You will inspire them to their best. I try to have positive action so that everyone around me has a good day. One person I know who is always putting everyone in a good mood is my teacher Mr.Haymore. He is always in great uplifting mood. I appreciate everything he does to keep a positive mindset. I strive to be like him all my life. People that have positive action take action and are always positive in whatever they do. They always have positive action towards their families and family.
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