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Issue 133
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In This Issue.......
1. Charting Your Course to Success
2. Made for Success Quote and Commentary
3. The Last Word...
4. Winter Reading Special!
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1. Charting Your Course to Success
Winning: Defining It! Achieving It! by Chris Widener
If you ask most people whether they would like to be considered a winner or a loser in life, they would most assuredly reply that they would like to be a winner. But this begs the question: “What does it mean to win at life?” In some things, it’s easy to define a clear winner. In a basketball game, whoever has the most points at the end of the game is the winner. In a game of hearts, my favorite card game, whoever has the least amount of points when one of the players reaches 100 points is the winner.
But it isn’t quite as easy to decide what it means to win in the game of life, is it? And that is because people define winning in different ways. For many, winning is through the accumulation of money or material possessions. “He’s a success, a real winner,” they say. Others think winning means living the longest. Still others say that it is to have their body in tip-top shape. Some say it is to have a happy family. Some say it is to regularly enjoy their hobbies.
All of these are fine, in and of themselves. But I would like to encourage us to think about winning or success in a different way. Generally, people think of winning as overachieving in a particular, chosen area. I like to believe, however, that to truly win at life is not to overachieve in one area, but to succeed in maintaining balanced achievement in numerous areas.
Let me repeat that: To truly win, to be a success, is not to overachieve in one area, but to maintain balanced achievement in all areas of our lives.
For instance, is a person a success if they earn millions of dollars but lose their family? Is a person a success if they garner national fame but have no friends? Of course not. In fact, they may live the most pitiful of all lives.
First, Define
So the first thing we must do is define what we will consider “winning in life.” As you ponder this for yourself, I would like to recommend that you focus in on three overarching areas: body, soul and spirit.
The body is that which has an actual connection with the physical world and would encompass physical health, financial health, family, work and relationships.
How is your health? How are your finances? Are your relationships, both with your family and others, all that they could be? Is work fulfilling? How would you define winning in these areas?
The next area, the soul, is that which deals with the emotions, will and intellect. It is our thoughts, ideas and attitudes.
How are you emotionally? Are you able to exercise your will? Are you growing intellectually? Have you done an attitude check lately? How would you define winning in these areas?
And the spirit is the part of us that transcends this life, the part of us that communes with God. Zig Ziglar said, “Money will buy me a house, but not a home, a bed, but not a good night’s sleep.” So true. Inner peace comes from something much deeper.
Have you thought about going back to your spiritual roots? Are you able to spend time in quiet solitude and prayer from time to time? This is an extremely important area that is all too often neglected. What would you like to achieve in this area? How would you define winning in these areas?
As we experience balance in these areas, we will find ourselves much more at peace with ourselves than if we were to experience tremendous success in one area but loss or failure in the other areas. We were designed to work as congruent, balanced people. This is how we get to the end of our lives and say, “I won.”
Second, Prioritize
Once you have defined what it is that you would like to achieve in each of these areas, you have to prioritize them and let other, non-important areas drop off the chart. Commit to developing a plan to succeed in a balance of areas. Exercise your will. Choose. Dwight D. Eisenhower said: “The history of free men is written not by chance, but by choice—their choice.”
When we manage our time and schedule, we are simply making choices in regard to our priorities. For most, their priority is to take action on whatever is screaming the loudest at the moment. For those who become winners, they reflect on what they desire to achieve, make a plan and decide to eliminate the rest.
Last, Do It
OK, you have defined winning. You have prioritized your life. Now, the hard part: doing it. This is where we are all alone. We all make this step on our own, but having a written plan is as good a preparation as you can get. Rather than saying that you are going to do this for the rest of your life, take the next week to implement your new balance of winning. If a week sounds too long, just focus on today. Spend some time, be it ever so small, enhancing your life in these areas. Exercise a little. Read for a while to challenge your mind. Deal with your emotions. Spend time in silent contemplation to renew your spirit. Give some time to your spouse and children. Will Rogers said, “Even if you’re on the right track, you won’t get anywhere if you’re standing still.” There has got to be action.
As we do this over time, and balance our lives out, we will begin to finally feel like we are winning at life. That will be exciting, as will the process!
2. Made for Success Quote and Commentary
“The sweetness of victory is magnified by the effort it took to achieve it.” —Chris Widener
Chris’s Commentary:
Sure an easy win is still a win, but there is little satisfaction in it. If the cards fall your way or someone rolls over on you and you cakewalk into the winner’s circle, you still get the trophy and the check but you don’t get the memory of a job well done. Working hard for a goal is part of the reward itself. And when victory comes, then it is sweeter still. Now you can look back and know that your hard work was worth something and that you earned that moment in the limelight. You know that your character was forged by the hours of hard work. You know that you learned your lessons the hard way and won’t make the same mistakes twice. Yes, you earned it, and it feels good!
Action Point:
Is there something you are hoping will happen? Don’t! Work hard and make it happen. You will feel better in that victory than in the simpler one. Set out a strategy of hard work to reach your goal, and then take one step today!
3. The Last Word...
I want to give you a few of the things we can do to get and stay motivated:
1. Take responsibility for your own motivation. No one else will.
2. Find a reason to act. That is the definition of motive, which is the root word of motivation.
3. Fuel the fire. That is, continually put good stuff into your mind. Good books, videos, audios and music will keep your mind and heart moving in the right direction.
Take some time this week and think about and act on the above and see if you don’t find yourself more motivated than before! —CW
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