The Attitude of a Winner

Deep down I always believe I can win. -- Francie Larrieu Smith, runner


Do you have the attitude of a winner? or Do you hope you will succeed?

There is a story of the golfer Jack Nicklaus. A tournament came down to the final shot. If he made it, he wins. After sizing up the shot and preparing, Nicklaus putted the ball. And the ball stopped on the lip. The ball would not go in.
Nicklaus' reaction was, 'I hit the ball in. It just didn't go in.'


The attitude of a winner sees the victory in her mind's eye, before it happens. She expects and anticipates great things. The expectation comes with much planning and preparation and hard work (practice).

This begins with setting goals, establishing the route that will be taken to accomplish the goals and beginning the work anticipating the accomplishment of those goals.

Winners often visualize themselves having accomplished a goal or won a prize.
Imagine you have accomplished the goal you have set before you. How do you feel when you have accomplished this? How are you interacting with people? Has your attitude to yourself changed?

Someone once asked me: 'If money were not an issue, what would you accomplish?' I extensively shared the ambitions for my life. She then said to me, 'Go and live the life you have imagined.' And wow, I am working hard to accomplish those dreams.
We put many obstacles before us that will prevent us from accomplishing our goals, if we permit them. In placing these obstacles there, we are no longer living with the attitude of a winner. A winner expects to win all the time. A winner knows it might not always be possible, but she believes she can. A winner steps out on the playing field knowing she has already won, she just now needs to play the game.

Step out with an attitude of winning, having accomplished your goals.

Ask yourself this, 'if money were not an issue, what would you accomplish?'

Now, go live the life you imagined.