Winning - A State of Mind

Last night the Texas Rangers' run for the World Series was ended by a very skilled San Fransisco Giants baseball team.

Did the Rangers loose? Well, yes - if you're talking about the competition of a baseball game. In any competition there is, and must be, a winner and a looser. Competition is what challenges us to continue to grow and become better, stronger, smarter, more skilled... In the context of competition, loosing is feedback that helps us understand better where we need to apply ourselves.

Outside of the context of competition, winning and loosing is a function of our mental state. Loosing is self-defeating and never does anyone any good. Winning, on the other hand, is a state where we continue to sharpen our skills and ability. Having a Winning Mental State is The Winning Edge.

A fellow I know, Drawk Kwast who teaches 'alpha-male' concepts, wrote an article recently that I thought was especially empowering - for everyone. He said, and I am paraphrasing here, the next time you drive by one of those communities where they are building some big expensive new homes, ask yourself, 'Who are they building those houses for?' If your mind does not immediately respond with, 'They are building them for ME!', I suggest, you are not yet operating from a winning mind set.

Granted, the Texas Rangers wanted to win the World Series and they are, no doubt, less than happy they did not. I really don't expect anyone of them to leave baseball because of it. ;-)