Lecture 7
The Real Winners
There are many different kinds of people around us but I am going to talk about the two special types of people living among us. The first ones are those who dislike work and so have the tendency to avoid all hard work. They can only perform if they are coerced, controlled, directed, punished and given threats.
Then there are the second type, the ones who love to automatically put in and show their peak performance at all times. They love to work harder and find new paths and challenging directions. They are the thrill-seekers and the high-achievers who go ahead to become real champions, heroes and the real winners.
All of us have these choices in front of us in our life. We could take the route we want and follow it. So you have the choice to self- motivate yourself to be the real winner but you could also be the one who needs to be pushed and reminded to perform your daily tasks. Then you will be the loser and we are not going to talk about the losers.
Let us talk about the real winners. If you choose to be the real winner then all the champions of the world expect you to put in a lot of hard work consistently. Hard work always pays excellent dividends. By working hard you have the choice to reach your goals easily and certainly.
Let us tarry a little and visualize who we can rightfully call a winner in these trying and competitive times. There are as many interpretations of the word winner as there are thoughts and ideas. If you begin to firmly believe that you are a winner then you will always be a real winner.
The real winners:
Find time and work harder at all times. There are no excuses, no procrastination and no delays but just an urge to move ahead positively and persistently.
Have pride in their organization or the institution they work in and love their work thoroughly. They find total fulfilment in their work and are able to establish complete faith and hope in their enterprise or institution.
Develop a variety of courage to go to the problems straight away without any delay.
Make many firm commitments and continuously affirm them. “I CAN DO IT” becomes “I WILL DO IT” and then finally the feeling of “I DID IT” completes their tasks.
Know the difference between the times to fight and the times to give away. No one can keep pressing at one speed always. You will have to slow down at the busy intersections, bends and crowded places. You can speed