What Makes a Winner?

How is it that under the same set of circumstances some people break records, while others break themselves? The difference lies in our ATTITUDE.

Success does not depend on our position, but on our disposition, which is our attitude.

What Makes a Winner?

According to an ancient tale once, an old Indian chief was teaching his grandson, imparting wisdom about the constant battle being waged within us—between the two wolves inside each one of us. One is evil, and the other, good. The evil one is greedy, arrogant, selfish, crooked and egoistic. The good one is peaceful, calm, happy, gracious, generous, honest and compassionate. The grandson was confused and he asked, ‘Which wolf will win?’ The grandfather replied, ‘Son, you have a choice. Which one wins will depend on which one you feed the most.’

The worst kind of battles that ever take place are those within a person, those that are internal. To win these battles, we need to know who the real enemy is. Only once you strike the real enemy can you overcome your internal battles. When you want to run away from your problems, you take a vacation; but then if you don’t know how to get rid of them, you take them along with you on your vacation, carrying all that turmoil inside.

A positive attitude does not mean that a person is blind to facts, nor does it mean that he has to agree with or accept everything in this world. It only means that he is a solution-focused person. It is the ability to see and smell an opportunity in every problem. It is about persistence and determination, not discouragement and depression.

- An excerpt from my upcoming book 'You Can Achieve More' published by Bloomsbury India.

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