Sometimes You Win – Sometimes You Learn

Losing Isn’t Fun, But...

You are born into the school of life with lessons to learn. If you do not learn them the first time, you may face the same lesson repeatedly in many different forms. How often you win is not important. What matters is what you learn from losing. The opportunity to learn lasts as long as you live. You may not always win, but you always have an opportunity to learn. Guidelines to a lifetime of learning include:

1) “Learning too often decreases as winning increases” – You risk becoming smug and self-satisfied if you win too often. 2) Learning is possible only when your thinking changes – Your patterns of thought determine whether you win. As the writer and philosopher J. Krishnamurti explained, “To know is to be ignorant. Not to know is the beginning of wisdom.” 3) Maintain a positive mental attitude – Remain constructive, and nothing can get you down. “The worst thing that could happen to you today could lead to the best thing that happens tomorrow.” 4) Embrace creativity in every situation – Jettison old habits and ways of thinking. The restrictions holding you back are often nothing more than “imaginary boundaries...