Can You Actually Win When You Fail
Subhashis Banerji
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When you Win by Losing
In sports and competitive endeavors- there are clear-cut winners and losers.
But What do you think about winning and losing when you look at each day in your life. Are you winning? Are you growing, learning, succeeding.
Everyone can win. Everyone can also lose. It’s through our experiences that we grow.
To become an expert, you have to have experience and to get experience you have to experiment – and no experience ever come with water-tight positive-only experiences – meaning you will fail and lose battles once in a while.
You will WIN
1. When you take risk of ridicule AND IN-SPITE OF THE OUTCOME
I. Expressing what you feel
II. Expressing your fears
III. Asking for what you want
IV. Suggesting ways for improvement
V. Taking responsibility
VI. Taking initiatives by sticking your neck-out
VII. Being scared yet taking action
VIII. Challenging the experts
IX. Losing an argument – letting another person win
X. Refusing to be part of the rumor/gossip group
XI. When you go along with your own beliefs and passions – irrespective of popular wisdom being against it
XII. When you be totally yourself – vis-à-vis living a life as per others
2. When you let your child go for his/her dreams – instead of imposing your own wishes on him/her
3. When you make mistake – and – accept it
4. When you make mistake – and – then keep trying and making mistakes – till you find the most correct solutions
5. When you fail – but then you get up again – and restart
6. When people laugh at you – you also laugh at yourself – but still follow your heart
7. When we lose our innocence through being cheated/getting hurt/back-stabbed – but gain wisdom
8. When we lose/let-go of our expectations from others of for their approval, their appreciation, their recognition
9. When we lose our own false self-image and we face and accept who we are with our weaknesses and strengths
10. When we fail – but learn – where in our life we need to make changes – to grow
11. You are willing to give things a shot, even when you think that in probability it won’t work out - Probability means that the supposed odds are not in your favor. But make no mistake — probable does not equal possible
12. When even facing hurdles - you Follow your dreams - never even think of surrendering
13. When you take on new challenges – and then going on and learning all about it
14. When you get the spirit of just doing it
15. When you kill your urge to speak and be heard – and – listen with respect
16. When you respect others
17. When you don't let anyone dis-respect you
18. When you respect, accept and love yourself
When is winning actually losing
In life and business – going for short-term gains through short-cuts/cutting corners often creates long-term losses – they happen when
1. In organizations - where politics takes preferences over progress
2. People backstab to get ahead of peers
3. People are more focused showing-off for looking good – rather than actually working on themselves to excel at whatever they do
4. Form policies those are aimed at win[theirs]-Lose[others]
5. Someone tries to cheat others of their rights – through lies, deceit
6. Takes advantage of other's trust to deprive others of what they were entitled for
7. Taking advantage of other's weaknesses and helpless-nesses
8. Using your power to get what you want
9. You don't have any problem sabotaging others for your own gain
10. Preferring profits over people's growth
11. Reaching the top of the ladder anyhow
12. Gaining edge by stepping on others
13. Engineering results
14. Saving money by forcing people take cut in their earning
15. Taking credit for other's efforts
16. Exploiting the system and people to your advantage
17. Short-changing your customers
18. Winning an argument
19. Playing favoritism
20. Encouraging idol-worshiping
All of above would seemingly get you profits/success/name/fame/power/satisfaction – but it is really very short-term – these are self-destructing in longer frame of life.
A punch in the gut comes from an enemy.
But A stab in the back comes from a friend – These are the ones we have to be the most scared of, who stab us in the back.
Stabbing others in the back to get what you want creates too much harm - later.
When you choose to focus on creating sustainable constructive outcomes - you soon learn that short term gains never outperform the long-term side effects of short-term actions.
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