Be a winner before you win

“Champions do not become champions after they win the event, but in the hours, weeks and months and years they spend preparing for it.  The victorious performance itself is merely the demonstration of their champion character.” – T.A. Armstrong

Are you working to become a champion right now?

Invest in you

Close your eyes.  Do you feel that space?

That’s your hardware running the software you put into it.  

Invest in that.  

Never begrudge the money spent on your own education.  You are your wealth.

People value their own efforts

We value things according to the effort we put into it.  

Do you value things that you got for free?

Do you value things you worked hard for?

Go faster? Or take a turn?

If you are going in the wrong direction, you don’t want to work to go faster, do you?

Are you in control of your life?

We feel positive to the degree we feel in control of our own life.

Are you in control?

Life Management

Since life is time, then time management is life management.

Seems important to me. 

You?

Control the controllables

“You have power over your mind, not outside events.  Realize this and you will find strength.”  – Marcus Aurelius

It’s not circumstances, but how you respond that makes the difference.

How are you responding to what happened recently?

The Audience Effect

Eyeballs optimize.  

Imagine people were watching you all day.  Wouldn’t you behave and do your best?

You’re on stage today.  Show them what you can do!

Waiting on you.

When you change, your life will change.  Unless you change, nothing will change for you.

Good or bad, you are causing it.

What do you want?  Be the cause.

Luck, Chance and Hard Work

When I work hard I increase the chance of good things happening.  When I work smart I get lucky sometimes.  When I take advantage of luck, I get more chances.  When I get the chances, I work hard and smart, and sometimes it really works out…