The winning attitude

• 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 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 and says,” I was wrong”; When a Loser makes a mistake and says,” It wasn’t my fault.”

• Winners say “There is a better way”; Losers say “It’s the way it has always been done.”

• Winners learn from their mistakes; Losers believe the only way to avoid failure is to never risk or try anything new.

• A Winner makes commitments; A Loser makes promises.

• Winners have dreams; Losers have schemes.

• A Winner says “I will do it”; A Loser says “I will see what I can do.”

• 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 seek to learn, Losers learn how little they know.

• 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 & then watch it happen.