Winning Can Be Good and Within Your Beliefs
Marion Jones earned the title "Fastest Woman in the World" by winning a record-setting five medals at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. At eight years old she wrote on a chalkboard in her bedroom: "I will be an Olympic champion."
When she was in the sixth grade she wrote the following note: "My plans for the future are to be in the 1992 Olympics." She missed her goal by eight years, but she did make the 2000 games and became a champion.
In the past, I've written that our beliefs determine our attitude, which in turn determines our behaviors or actions. So our beliefs set the stage for our actions. Changing your beliefs will change your actions and open the door for you to achieve your goals and dreams. Seems pretty simple, right?
It's really not that complicated. Here are five steps, that may not earn you an Olympic medal, but when taken will make you a winner at whatever you choose to do. 1. Prepare to win. Nothing will strengthen your belief system more than knowing you're prepared. Follow these three steps: learn - apply - evaluate. Then go back and see what you learned from your evaluation of your work and start again with "apply". 2. Take control of your thoughts. It's your choice what you think about. Think success and that's what you get. Think failure and that's what you attract. 3. Evaluate and re-evaluate. Our belief system is based on our evaluation of something. Frequently when we re-evaluate a situation, our belief about that situation will change. And when you re-evaluate, spend more time looking at the positive side of your circumstances. Let others worry about the negatives. 4. Don't over-think it; just get started and do it. One of the common mistakes we all make is trying to figure out how we are going to do something before we believe we could do it. Start by believing you can do it and you learn how along the way. You can fix mistakes and learn from them at the same time. 5. Action. Eventually you have to take action. When you finally take action, it means that you're committed. Have faith (believe in yourself) in your abilities to make something happen. Stop hoping. Hoping means you're waiting for something to happen and winners never wait.
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