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Excerpt from the beginning of I Was Born to Win: How to Think it, Say it, Beleive it, & Live it!
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Winning Vs. Losing
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I was born to win!
(Your name here)
Winning is for losers. If you have ever been called a loser or felt like a loser, you’re a prime
candidate for winning! To confirm such a statement, I ask you to let your mind ponder.
Imagine, for a moment, that you win at everything you try. You consistently come in first
place, complete everything you start, obtain exactly what you desire, and always get your
way. You are simply the cat’s meow.
Now, imagine you always lose at everything. You always finish last - if you finish at all. You
never achieve anything. If it was raining money you would get hit in the head by a bill
collector. Nothing ever goes your way.
If you were given the choice between always winning and always losing, I think it’s fair to
say that you would pick the always win route. After all, typically, winning is pleasurable and
losing is painful. However, if we were always winning, it could not be pleasurable. Why?
Winning is only valuable because of losing. Ironically, losing is necessary in order to win.
It’s the pain from losing that makes the pleasure from winning so desirable. Just like hot and
cold, how could we ever know the value of being warm if we have never been cold? If
you’ve never lost, you will not qualify as a good candidate for appreciating the joy of
winning. Have you ever lost at anything? I certainly have and once I realized this, I knew I
was very qualified to enjoy winning and so are you...
...Regardless of where you are in your journey through life, you will discover more of your
inner winner, not when you complete this book, but as you read it. Not because of the book
- because of you. The information in this book is simply a tool. Like any other tool, it will
produce according to how the craftsman (you, the reader) uses and applies it.
Here are just a few things you can expect in this book. You will be challenged and
motivated by seeing different views of yourself and your desires. You will learn about
different personality types and why you do the things you do. You will identify and build
upon your unique strengths. We will discuss what it means to have a specific purpose in life
and ways to identify or confirm yours. You will learn the positive sides to both fear and pain.
You will discover why only three percent of the population has a goals system and if it’s
worth it. You will learn a powerful and effective system for replacing bad habits with good
ones. You will feel more empowered and hopeful.
I, personally, have been a student of what you’re about to read. It has made a profound
difference in my life. I’ve always been pretty good at avoiding most troubles in life,
except…temptation! As a matter of fact, the only thing I’ve ever been addicted to is…more.
Perhaps you know someone like this. All joking aside, it was only a few years ago when I
struggled with many destructive addictions (I cover them in more detail later). I didn’t like
myself or who I had become. I didn’t like where I had been or where I was headed. Today, I
am completely free from all of those addictions and poisons! More importantly, I am free
from the poor self-image I had of myself. As you might expect, I am more excited about life
than I’ve ever been. Or, as we say back home, I’m happier than a thrown back catfish!
While all of the following are very helpful and needed, I have never received treatment from
Alcoholics Anonymous (A.A.), a counselor, therapist, preacher, psychologist, or psychiatrist.
I have never been prescribed nor taken any type of medication to assist or treat any of my
struggles. The treatment plan that worked for me is outlined in this book. Maybe you’ve
never struggled with a specific addiction. Maybe there are just a few areas of your life that
you would like to improve upon. Maybe you’re just looking for ideas. This is not a “one size
fits all” plan. It has the flexibility to offer insight on areas that are specific to your life. You
will certainly be familiar with some of the information. Chances are great you will enjoy a lot
of it and might even disagree with some of it. But if you’re positively changed by any of it,
then both of us will be able to say and validate with a little more assurance, I was born to
win!
This book consists of six different parts. In the first part, I will share different perceptions of
winning. We will then establish an applicable definition for winning and how it fits into your
life. In parts two through five, I will cover the specific steps of how to win. Here are those
four steps in a first person, present tense, positive affirmation. It is my goal that you will say
them to yourself often.
? I grow from the inside
? I give on the outside
? I gain from my pain
? I gauge my growing, giving, and gaining
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© Copyright 2007 James A. Smith
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