“Winners and losers aren't born; they are the products of how they think.”
Lou Holtz
Notable Quotes
“The difference between winners and losers is that winners do things losers don't want to do.”
Phil McGraw
“A loser says that's the way it's always been done. A winner says there ought to be a better way.”
Sydney J. Harris
“You learn how to be a gracious winner and an outstanding loser.”
Joe Namath
“A winner is someone who recognizes his God-given talents, works his tail off to develop them into skills, and uses these skills to accomplish his goals.”
Larry Bird
According to Alison R, The 27 Powerful Differences Between Winners and Losers:
1. Winners Are Driven
2. Winners Take Responsibility
3. Winners Are Eager to Learn
4. Winners Are Positive Thinkers
5. Winners Are Humble
6. Winners Are Certain
7. Winners Set Goals
8. Winners Focus On Solutions
9. Winners Work Hard
10. Winners Take Action
11. Winners Listen
12. Winners Are Passionate
13. Winners Are Willing To Stand Alone
14. Winners Are Self-Motivators
15. Winners Constantly Expand Their Comfort Zone
16. Winners Have Strong Will Power
17. Winners Have High Self-Esteem
18. Winners Are Persistent
19. Winners Aren’t Afraid Of Failure
20. Winners Don’t Procrastinate
21. Winners Are Focused
22. Winners Try To Find A Better Way
23. Winners Are Alert
24. Winners Are Confident
25. Winners Manage Their Time
26. Winners Are Always Improving
27. Winners Learn From Their Mistakes
Key Points
What distinguishes a Winner from a Loser? By Anonymous
• The Winner is always part of the answer; The Loser is always part of the problem.
• The Winner always has a program; The Loser always has an excuse.
• The Winner says, “Let me do it for you”; The Loser says, “That is not my job.”
• The Winner sees an answer for every problem; The Loser sees a problem for every answer.
• The Winner says, “It may be difficult but it is possible”; The Loser says, “It may be possible but it is too difficult.”
• When a Winner makes a mistake, he says, “I was wrong”; When a Loser makes a mistake, he says, “It wasn’t my fault.”
• A Winner makes commitments; A Loser makes promises.
• Winners have dreams; Losers have schemes.
• Winners say, “I must do something”; Losers say, “Something must be done.”
• Winners are a part of the team; Losers are apart from the team.
• Winners see the gain; Losers see the pain.
• Winners see possibilities; Losers see problems.
• Winners believe in win-win; Losers believe for them to win someone has to lose.
• Winners see the potential; Losers see the past.
• Winners are like a thermostat; Losers are like thermometers.
• Winners choose what they say; Losers say what they choose.
• Winners use hard arguments but soft words; Losers use soft arguments but hard words.
• Winners stand firm on values but compromise on petty things; Losers stand firm on petty things but compromise on values.
• Winners follow the philosophy of empathy: “Don’t do to others what you would not want them to do to you”; Losers follow the philosophy, “Do it to others before they do it to you.”
• Winners make it happen; Losers let it happen.
• Winners plan and prepare to win. The key word is preparation.
The 15 Common Traits of Winners By Frank L. Luntz
In the study of hundreds of successful men and women, Luntz surmised these same 15 traits among all subjects he studied. How many of these traits do you see in yourself?
1. The ability to grasp the human dimension of every situation
2. The ability to know what questions to ask and when to ask them
3. The ability to see what doesn’t yet exist and bring it to life
4. The ability to see the challenge, and the solution, from every angle
5. The ability to distinguish the essential from the important
6. The ability and the drive to do more and do it better
7. The ability to communicate their vision passionately and persuasively
8. The ability to move forward when everyone around them is retrenching or slipping backward
9. The ability to connect with others spontaneously
10. A curiosity about the unknown
11. A passion for life’s adventures
12. A chemistry with the people they work with and the people they want to influence
13. The willingness to fail and the fortitude to get back up and try again
14. A belief in luck and good fortune
15. A love of life itself
Additional Reading
The Psychology of Winning by Denis Waitley
Win: The Key Principles to Take Your Business from Ordinary to Extraordinary by Frank Luntz
The Winning Attitude: Your Pathway to Personal Success by John C. Maxwell
Winners vs. Losers by David Lewis
Point of Reflection
“The Winner is always part of the answer. The Loser is always part of the problem. The Winner always has a program. The Loser always has an excuse. The Winner says, "Let me do it for you." The Loser says, "That's not my job." The Winner sees an answer for every problem. The Loser sees a problem for every answer. The Winner sees a green near every sand trap. The Loser sees two or three sand traps near every green. The Winner says, "It may be difficult but it's possible. The Loser says, "It might be possible but it's too difficult." Be a Winner.”
Vince Lombardi