Winners vs. Losers

Imagine taking a 2 year old and 5 year old to gymnastics. Enough said. However, I firmly believe you can learn life lessons anywhere so, as my kids worked on their form, I gazed over to the far end of the gym. I noticed the bigger kids having foot races. Two of them at a time raced from one end of the gym to the other. This interested me because I noticed a pattern and a clear distinction between how the winners raced and how the losers raced. Here’s what I noticed:

•  The winners kept their eyes on the finish line
• The losers kept their eyes on…the winners

 It’s true. Almost to a tee, every kid who lost consistently glanced over at the winner while he was running. Guess what? That’s life! The winners in life keep their eyes focused on their vision. The losers in life keep their eyes focused on everything else including the winners.

 Surely you’ve heard people say, “I should have won that” or, “I got robbed” or “I would have accomplished this but this and that got in my way.” Losers also keep their eyes on what the winners are doing and, rather than running their own race, they often criticize the kind of race the winners are running.

 For example, I recently had a guy e-mail me to criticize me for starting a new online course. I also happen to know he criticized a good friend of mine for starting a new home-study course. In other words, this person is keeping his eyes on the winners rather than doing anything to run his own race. I want to ask him, “What about your vision?” People like this will never win because their focus is in the wrong place.

 I challenge you for the next 30 days to internalize and practice the following motto:

 Excellence without Excuse

 Keep your focus on your vision and run your own race. You’ll find yourself making consistent leaps towards manifesting your vision. Winners keep their eyes on their vision. Losers keep their eyes on the winners?

 Where are you looking?



6 Responses to “Winners vs. Losers”

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2. Rob Christeson says:

   September 5, 2009 at 4:14 pm

   Craig,

   This message is spot-on. I look forward to reading your posts on a regular basis.

   To the finish line!

   Rob
3. Craig Valentine says:

   September 7, 2009 at 8:00 am

   Thanks Rob! I’m looking forward to your blog posts too.
4. Laetittia F Pannell says:

   September 8, 2009 at 3:43 am

   attention: hi Craig!
   happy holiday!

   i love the site! its eye catching! i will be coming back once i figure out what i can post.

   i do like the way its set up! heres is the link to my bloger’s but they pail compared to yours i still have a lot to do and learn.
   http://blog.laetittiafpannell.net
   http://godswispers.blogspot.com – which is connected to my bible site underconstruction.

   keep up the good work i look forward to coming back n reading what you have.

   your friend
   Laetittia
   laetittia@laetittiafpannell.net
5. robin statham says:

   September 9, 2009 at 8:30 am

   Craig,
   To come home and see your blog on my email page is just the most fantastic thing. If i could resist it, i would wait and read it in the morning instead of listening to the news!! It is so motivating.
   Cant thank you enough
   Robin
6. Craig Valentine says:

   September 10, 2009 at 6:04 am

   Thank you Robin. I appreciate the encouragement!