Winner vs Loser

The Winner is always part of the answer;
The Loser is always part of the problem.

The Winner is 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;
Loser 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.

Go The Distance

I have often dreamed, of a far off place. Where a heros welcome, would be waiting for me. Where the crowds will cheer, when they see my face. And a voice keeps saying, this is where Im meant to be. Ill be there someday, I can go the distance. I will find my way, if I can be strong. I know every mile, will be worth my while. When I go the distance, Ill be right where I belong. Down an unknown road, to embrace my fate. Though that road may wander, it will lead me to you. And a thousand years, would be worth the wait. It might take a lifetime, but somehow Ill see it through. And I wont look back, I can go the distance. And Ill stay on track, no, I wont accept defeat
Its an uphill slope, but I wont lose hope. Till I go the distance, and my journey is complete. But to look beyond the glory is the hardest part. For a heros strength is measured by his heart. Like a shooting star, I will go the distance. I will search the world, I will face its harms. I dont care how far, I can go the distance. Till I find my heros welcome, waiting in your arms. I will search the world, I will face its harms. Till I find my heros welcome, waiting in your arms

(michael bolton, o.s.t. hercules)

The Success Power of Fast Action

Hope 2007 has started well for you. If it hasn't, maybe the
following article may help to make things better!

I am sorry this issue of Motivation Today is later than usual. I
have been feeling a bit groggy this week and have been late with
quite a few things.

One key lesson we can learn from the martial arts is the importance
of fast movement. Moving at speed is a key factor if we wish to
achieve success in almost any field of life.

I studied weapons for several years with Sensei David Dyer who had
been to Japan to study with the best in Japan for about twenty
years.

He would come rushing at you with a six foot bo or staff yelling
'MOVE!' You moved and moved fast or you suffered some kind of pain.
Standing still and reflecting or planning your next move was not a
wise idea. Just move! And move fast!

Sometimes, moving fast to attack an opponent is the best option. If
he has a knife and you are dancing around evading his slashes and
thrusts you will gradually be cut on your hands at least and start
to lose blood and energy.

But if you move fast to attack and hurt your assailant, you could
survive and not become just another victim of a dangerous world.

Don't rely too much on blocking and evading his assaults although
obviously this might well help!

The adage that 'the best form of self-defence is attack' is
probably true. An example of this attitude can be found in a
decisive naval battle between the Union and Confederate forces in
the American Civil War.

It is exemplified in the legendary words of the great American
naval commander, David Farragut:

"Damn the torpedoes! Full speed ahead!"

In other words, don't worry about what the enemy can do to you; make
him worry about what you are going to do to him. If you worry about
getting hurt by his 'torpedoes', you will slow yourself down and
become more vulnerable.

In 1864, tethered naval mines were known as 'torpedoes'. Mobile Bay
was heavily mined by the Confederate navy. Farragut ordered his
Union fleet to charge the bay. When one ship struck a mine and
sank, the others began to pull back. Farragut who was lashed to the
rigging of his flagship shouted the legendary order:

"Damn the torpedoes! Full speed ahead!"

Most of his ships entered the bay intact and achieved a great Union
victory. Later, Farragut became the first admiral of the US navy.
He had achieved success through speedy and reckless action. He had
the same spirit as Nelson.

A key lesson, then, in life in general is to get moving now at full
speed ahead. If you wait till you have figured out all the problems
that might come up, you will never get started or you will have
missed the rising tide. You may even drop dead before you make your
first move.

Amundsen went full speed to the South Pole and, as a result,
returned home before the poor weather which probably finished Scott
and his team.

Action that is not fast often deteriorates into non-action as the
motivation and desire cool. Act while the inspiration is there.
Strike while the iron is hot.

If you decide to walk more, get out of the door now while you think
about it but don't just think about it too long or reasons to stay
put will creep in and you may stay on the sofa watching TV!

Brian Tracy suggests the usefulness of a mantra like: 'Do it now!
Do it now! Do it now!' Repeating a phrase like this until you
actually get moving will not allow room for the negativity to creep
in and make you postpone your action.

If you need to write a thank you letter say 'Do it now!' and write
before your feeling of gratitude fades.

If you want to test the power of a quickly repeated phrase, try
saying: "My right hand is rising into the air now! It is rising up!
Higher! Higher! Up! Up! Higher! Higher!"

Keep repeating words like the above faster and faster so that there
is no time for doubts to enter your mind. You may well be surprised
to feel your right hand start rising into the air.

I have seen this method tried on groups of people. The majority of
people end up with their hands in the air. A few sceptics give
themselves negative talk from the start and say things to
themselves like: "This won't work," or "This is silly!" Not
surprisingly their hands stay by their sides!

Obviously going full speed ahead is not always a good idea. The
Titanic, after all, sailed full speed ahead into an iceberg.
Driving at speed can get you and others killed. Signing a contract
without reading the small print slowly and carefully can lead to
huge financial loss.

However, for most of us, speed is not the danger, inaction is. We
can wish and long for what we want or we can take action to get it.
We all need to 'get off our butts' in the time honored phrase and
get busy.

John Carlton has summed up the philosophy of the failure in a few
brilliant words:

"We lust after the rewards of action... without acknowledging the
necessity of actually engaging in action to get those rewards."

In the martial arts world, every one lusts after a black belt, but
only the chosen few are willing to put in the work necessary to
gain one. I advise my students to take grading exams as often as
they can.

This way, they keep their dream of a black belt fresh and alive.
They have to take immediate action to prepare for the grading and
as they pass each grading, they know they are on the right track.
Action gives them feedback and inspiration.

Don't delay, then. Get going at full speed ahead and don't worry
too much about the minefields. Don't just lust after the rewards;
take action to get them.

Your actions may not create success but they may well achieve more
success than you ever dreamed possible. Inaction will achieve
nothing.

Hope you have a great week filled with speedy action.

Good luck and God bless

Achieve Your Goals By New Day Resolutions

Hope you had a great holiday break and are looking forward to an
exciting 2007. I haven't made any new year resolutions for the
reasons explained below. I hope you find some of this article
helpful in 2007. It is at least briefer than my usual ones!

New Year's resolutions are often a waste of time because everyone
accepts that few people can actually keep them. We all, therefore,
have a ready made excuse for not keeping them - we are just doing
the same as everyone else!

No one criticizes you if you make no effort to keep your
resolutions and without effort nothing much can happen. Just state
a vague intention to improve and everyone accepts the fact that you
will probably forget about your resolution within a few days and be
back to your ordinary self. How, then, can we keep our resolutions
and become an extraordinary person?

One way is to think in terms of one day at a time i.e. New Day
Resolutions. Make resolutions every single day and don't wait a
year to make your resolutions. It is those smaller daily
resolutions which allow you to keep any long term resolutions or
goals.

Just as it makes little sense to think about giving only at
Christmas or fasting only at Lent, so it is ridiculous to make
resolutions only at one time of the year.

We are different from the animals because we are capable of
planning our own days, weeks, months and years and because we can
resolve to carry out these plans. We are gloriously free to choose
to make our resolutions on any day of the year.

Those who actually carry out their resolutions become powerful
people who can make things happen and who can live lives full of
achievement, enthusiasm and excitement.

Making daily resolutions is essential because the subconscious mind
will not believe in resolutions that are made only occasionally and
half heartedly. The entire human brain needs to think about its
owner's resolutions at least once a day. Once a year is not enough!

A good time is either the night before or early in the morning.
Preferably consider your resolutions twice a day at least - morning
and evening.

Try writing down at least three goals tonight to achieve tomorrow.
For example, I might wish, tomorrow, to spend at least 15 minutes
learning about copywriting, 15 minutes exercising and 15 minutes
writing articles. You will, of course, have your own preferred
goals.

I would also need to visualize myself as having learned something
useful about copywriting and having written an effective
advertisement. I could then visualize myself having performed some
exercises to increase my strength and lung power.

Finally, I could visualize my finished article being read by
fascinated people! You, too, will visualize yourself having
achieved your own desired resolutions or goals.

You and I could then repeat writing down our list of three goals
early tomorrow and should again visualize successful results.

All this writing and visualizing should only take 5 minutes in the
evening and 5 minutes in the morning. It will, however, make it far
more likely that we will achieve our goals for the day.

If you are not sure what goals or resolutions to start with, I can
recommend one of my favorite acronyms - SOG i.e. Skill,
Overwhelming task, main Goal.

For example, spend 15 minutes learning a skill like how to play the
guitar; 15 minutes working on an overwhelming task like clearing up
paper work and 15 minutes advertising something you want to sell.

Of course, there is no set limit to how many resolutions or goals
you can work on each day but it is wise to start with just a few of
them until your success in achieving them gives you the confidence
and ability to take on more.

Remember that if you do complete three goals a day, you will be
achieving far more than most. I know of at least one internet
entrepreneur who makes about a million dollars a year simply by
spending three hours a day on three key aspects of his business.

It might even be worth setting yourself just one goal a day
although this could be a challenging one. A year ago I decided to
write one article a day and kept this up till the end of March.
Suzan-Lori Parks, in 2002, decided she would write a play a day for
a year and actually achieved this by producing 365 plays in one
year.

If you want to be sure you keep your one day at a time resolutions
decide on goals that do not depend even partly on other people. You
have little control over others.

Their priorities are not yours. If you want to sing one song a day
you can be confident that you will do so. If you decide to sing one
duet a day you may be in trouble!

So then, make New Year resolutions if you wish to but don't rely on
them to achieve your goals. Instead work on these daily by writing
them down and visualizing achieving them and by taking daily action
to complete them.

Have a great New Year and remember that each New Year begins with
tomorrow. Achieve your goals by New Day resolutions and daily
action.