Mindset Mondays with DTK – Ep #079 — Always do your best …It's true. I hated losing. Even when I was only competing with myself: falling short of a goal, missing a target date or revenue mark or milestone or weight. Even in those arenas – or especially in those arenas! – I hated losing. Yes, I used the past tense: "hated." It was a quote by Jackie Joyner Kersee that turned it around for me:"I don’t mind losing as long as I see improvement or I feel I’ve done as well as I possibly could."So long as I am moving forward, so long as I am making progress, so long as I am seeing improvement … then a "loss" is easier to navigate. The real currency for me is growth, not victory. A win without improvement or growth is tantamount to a Pyrrhic victory. In the end, I'll always take growth.Which currency is more valuable in your world?
Posted by David Taylor-Klaus on Monday, August 12, 2019
Mindset Mondays with DTK – Ep #079 — Always do your best …
It’s true. I hated losing. Even when I was only competing with myself: falling short of a goal, missing a target date or revenue mark or milestone or weight. Even in those arenas – or especially in those arenas! – I hated losing. Yes, I used the past tense: “hated.” It was a quote by Jackie Joyner Kersee that turned it around for me:
“I don’t mind losing as long as I see improvement or I feel I’ve done as well as I possibly could.”
So long as I am moving forward, so long as I am making progress, so long as I am seeing improvement … then a “loss” is easier to navigate. The real currency for me is growth, not victory. A win without improvement or growth is tantamount to a Pyrrhic victory. In the end, I’ll always take growth.
Which currency is more valuable in your world?
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