Motivating your self

Winners versus losers

• The Winner is always part of the answer;

 The Loser is always part of the problem.

•  The Winner 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;

Losers 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.

• ¨ Winners plan and prepare to win.