The times you've won first place?
The times you've been happy?
The times you've been recognized as being the best at something?
The times you've received exactly what you wanted?
I personally LOVE winning first place.... I LOVE being happy.... I LOVE receiving recognition... And I love getting what I want. Through out my whole life, I've been pretty fortunate to experience all of the amazing feelings accompanied by the above. And I know as a result, I have grown and learned from these gratifying experiences.
But you know what has truly created me? ... what has shaped my opinions, beliefs, values and perspective? What has taught me humility, appreciation, respect, true ambition and charisma?
Those times I did not win first place... the times I lost.
The times I was not happy.... the times I felt sad and lonely.
The times I didn't get what I wanted so badly... the times I felt aggravated and mad at life.
The times I was not recognized.... the times I felt left out, not appreciated, not important.
In other words,
Winning sometimes means losing.
When we feel defeated, we have to pick ourselves back up. We have no choice. We become STRONGER human beings when we go through a loss. We then work harder, dig deeper, think more critically, and challenge ourselves to step outside our box. When we are at low points in life, we are forced to pick ourselves back up and learn what we will do differently next time.
If we can look at "losing" as enriching and life-changing, we are not really losing! We are WINNING, because we are pushing ourselves to be stronger, wiser, and better.
Be a winner, even if you lose.
