You Can Win

It is the classic touch that gives the winning edge. It works wonders. It accomplishes miracles. It is easy
to recognize, hard to define. It is accepting responsibility. It is humility. It is graciousness in victory
and defeat. It is not fame and fortune. It is not a plaque. It is permanent. It is intangible. It is being
courteous and polite without being subservient. It is being classy without being corky. It is selfdiscipline
and knowledge. It is self-contained. It is a gracious winner and an understanding loser.
More difficult than success itself is; how we handle success. Many people know how to become
successful but after they become successful, they don't know how to handle it That is why ability and
character go hand in hand. Ability will get you success, character will keep you successful. We don't
unfold or discover ourselves , we create and build ourselves into the kind of person we want to be.
Character building starts from infancy and goes on until death. Character does not need success. It is
success. Just like a gardener has to keep weeding to prevent weeds from eating the life of the garden,
we need to keep building and developing our character by weeding out our faults. Adversity Builds
and/or Reveals Character Under adverse circumstances, some people break records and others break
down. A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor can you get the finest steel without putting it
through fire. Similarly, adversity reveals a person's character and introduces it to himself. There is a
saying that came from Russia: "A hammer shatters glass but forges steel." There is a lot of truth in it.
Are we made of glass or steel? It is the same hammer. Just like carbon determines the quality of steel,
character determines the quality of man. 6. Positive Believing What is the difference between positive
thinking and positive believing? What if you could actually listen to your thoughts? Are they positive or
negative? How are you programming your mind, for success or failure? How you think has a profound
effect on your performance. Having a positive attitude and being motivated is a choice we make every
morning. Living a positive life is not easy; but then neither is negative living. Given a choice, I would
go for positive living. Positive thinking is better than negative thinking and it will help us use our
abilities to the fullest.
Positive believing is a lot more than positive thinking. It is having a reason to believe that positive
thinking will work. Positive believing is an attitude of confidence that comes with preparation. Having