This post is by Brandon Yanofsky of brandonyanofsky.com.
Even if you’re tired of hearing about Charlie Sheen, keep reading. This article isn’t about Charlie; it’s about you.
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Winning!
I think it’s so inspiring that no matter how bad things are looking for Charlie, he captures his optimism in this one-word mantra.
Don’t get me wrong: I think he’s delusional beyond belief. His addiction with drugs and women is completely wrong, and he certainly needs help. But the rest of us, who don’t face these addictions, can use his mantra to better our own lives and increase our happiness.
Let’s face it: things don’t come easily. Nothing is handed to us. Whenever we have a goal or destination in mind, obstacles will always get in the way.
I know exactly what I want and remind myself every day what I want in life. And every day, I must overcome some new challenge. Some are easy, some are hard. But one thought helps me get through:
Winning!
When presented with obstacles, you are either winning or losing. Either you are defeating the obstacles, or they are defeating you.
And it is you who decides which it is.
Psychologists have long discussed how our thoughts affect our success. When we think positively, we succeed more often. When we think negatively, we fail more often. Think about it. People who accomplish great things in life don’t become positive after accomplishing something; they accomplished it because they were positive.
So choose: are you winning, or are you losing? You are either one or the other, not a little of both.
The losers are the ones who tell themselves they are losing. The winners are the ones who tell themselves (can you guess it):
Winning!
Which are you?
If you’d like to read more by Brandon Yanofsky, you can check out his blogs on Salon Marketing, and his personal blog about living a less stressful life.
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Well.. I’m a winner and proud of it 🙂
Nice Fajr! Keep winning!
I choose to be a winner! I am taking responsibility for my own life.
Bernice
Choosing the important stuff
Very few people take responsibility Bernice. Most will blame things on other people.
I am still deciding whether Charlie Sheen is a train wreck or the most brilliant marketing genius of all time.
Of late, he name has been uttered by more people than probably watch all his movies and TV show combined.
Regardless, I like your ideas on winning.
Completely agree with you on that one Glad. Maybe he is pulling a fast one on all of us.
A piece of euridtoin unlike any other!
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Very good and inspiring post. I loved your line – ” People who accomplish great things in life don’t become positive after accomplishing something; they accomplished it because they were positive.”
Thank you so much for your inspiring thoughts.
Thanks Amoxil!
I love reading about the lives of successful people and I see this over and over again. There are some who slip through and are negative and somehow make a lot of money and are considered successful, but they are the exception.
Let us also remember, he also tells us “Can’t is the cancer of happen”. If you tell yourself “I can’t”, what you want won’t happen, you will get nothing. I have listened to almost all of his rants, a few times over, and throughout all of them, he peppers stuff like this in.
The reason I think this is, was the fact that he wanted to keep his “Bitchin’ rockstar lifestyle” and to him, they were taking that away by taking his money and his creative outlet. He very much wanted to keep his “Bitchin’ rockstar lifestyle”, so instead of finding a dark hole and hiding or OD’ing like so many others have, he stayed positive, he kept “Winning!”.
It is this that has inspired me from going along with what wasn’t working in my life, living with my own “stage 4 cancer of happen” to reaching up and climbing with everything I have towards what I want out of life, no matter how much trial and tribulation I will face in my pursuit of that, and GRAB IT! WINNING!
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