Motivational Podcasts | The Psychology of a Winner | Motivational Speeches

👌 Get 3 Audiobooks Free -  👍 The Olympics serves as a reminder about what it takes to be a winner. The years of discipline, effort and perseverance all coming together in one moment.  Everyone motivated by the same singular goal – to win!  To be the undisputed best at something.  To feel the weight of that gold medal around your neck.  It’s a grueling journey, but the hope is that winning makes it all worthwhile. “Winning is not everything; it is the only thing!” Those were the words spoken by Vince Lombardi, the former head coach of the Green Bay Packers, who led the team to five NFL championships in seven years, in addition to winning the first two Super Bowls. It’s fair to say he knew a thing or two about winning! Michael Jordan said “I play to win, whether during practice or a real game. And I will not let anything get in the way of me and my competitive enthusiasm to win.” I suppose someone who is regarded as the greatest basketball player of all time knows a little about winning! Love him or hate him, Donald Trump had this to say about winning; “The thing that separates the winners from the losers is how a person reacts to each new twist of fate.” Winning is an attitude. It is a cloak of self-confidence, optimism and persistence that wraps itself around some people. We all want to wear that cloak. We all strive to be the best we can be. We have a hard wired desire to be at the top of our game (whatever that game maybe). We want to win! There is something magnetic about winners; they possess qualities that grab our attention and pull us toward them. Spotting a winner isn’t difficult; they stand out in a crowd. Always! But why is that? What makes them stand out? The answer is simple… They choose to think and act differently to those around them. Their mindset, attitude and behaviors contrast those of their opponents. Winners don’t settle for ordinary, they aim to be extraordinary. And you can to! The first time I came across Donald Trump’s quote, “The thing that separates the winners from the losers is how a person reacts to each new twist of fate,” the gap between being a winner and a loser had never been more obvious to me. I could clearly see what it was that separated those who achieved their dreams and those who came up short. We need to understand that life is going to present unexpected curveballs but it was how we choose to respond to those situations that will ultimately determine our chances of winning or losing. In life those curveballs, or twists as Trump describes them, can be big or small. They are the unexpected events in our life. You can’t avoid them but you can decide how you respond to them. It is in those moments that we determine our chances for success. Winning is therefore a choice. You have to choose to be a winner. It is not enough to simply want to be a winner but instead you must make a conscious decision that you will be a winner. Winning is in our – and only our – control. It doesn’t matter whether you seek to win in sport or business (or anything else) choosing to be a winner means you have to commit to thinking and behaving in a different way. Winners are distinct in how they approach the game: * Winners focus on the present and the future. * Winners take action. * Winners are disciplined. * Winners leave their comfort zone. * Winners take responsibility. * Winners see the good in themselves and others. * Winners never quit. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/motivational-podcasts/support