Way back in 1940, Albert E.N. Gray delivered an inspirational speech at the annual convention of the National Association of Life Underwriters (NALU). Gray was an official of the Prudential Insurance Company of America and a highly sought after speaker.
His speech, The Common Denominator of Success, was met with such overwhelming enthusiasm that it was turned into a pamphlet.
With the Super Bowl coming up this weekend, we’re thinking about winners and losers.
We talked with a two-time Super Bowl champ, Howard Griffith, on the show a while back. You can hear what it takes to be a winner straight from the source!
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[haiku url=”http://traffic.libsyn.com/biggsuccess/00778-020212.mp3″ title=”The BIGG Success Show #778″] Today, we want to talk about an interesting phenomenon – the most talented people often fail to be a success. Let alone a BIGG success!
We’ve all seen them.
They seem destined to succeed.
They look the part.
They have people who believe in them.
People who say they are the next BIGG thing.
But success never comes.
Why do they fail to be a success?
How can you increase your odds of being a BIGG success?
You have to have to will the win.
Almost everyone thinks they have it.
But let’s dive into this a little further.
Do you have a hunger for BIGG success that can’t be satiated?
It’s a force inside you.
It constantly drives you.
It presses you to boldly go to places you’ve never gone before.
It pushes you out on a ledge without a safety net.
Then you’re a winner!
Are you consumed by this desire to succeed in a BIGG way?
You think about it all day, every day – from the minute you wake up because you have to get going, to the time you can’t get to sleep because there’s still so much you want to accomplish.
Then you’re a winner!
Do you have to do it, do you just have to be a BIGG success?
You cannot accept not winning.
You cannot accept some modicum of success.
You need BIGG success!
You need to stand out in the crowd.
You need to get through the noise.
You need to win BIGG!
Nothing less is acceptable.
How do you know if you have this winner’s mindset? Ask yourself two questions.
How do you handle adversity?
When things don’t go your way, when you appear to be losing, what do you do?
Because you have a choice to make.
Option 1: Beat yourself up
Start a dialog inside your head, or even out loud, about what you don’t know, who you don’t know.
Tell yourself you’re not good enough, you don’t have what it takes to be a success.
Watch the conversation quickly spiral downward. Look at people you know who have succeeded. Get jealous. Tell yourself how easy they have it.
People like them; they don’t like you.
And then just give up. Stop trying. Quit. This is one way you could go. It’s the loser’s way.
Option 2: Double down
But you’re a winner! So when you run into an obstacle, you will double down. You will reach deep within yourself to find a reserve of strength you didn’t even know you had.
You will use this strength to get back up. You will huddle up with key people in your life. You will talk to your coach to see how to adapt.
Then you will run another play. You will keep pushing for the end zone. Play after play, you’ll seek to find your best self. You’ll give everything you have to compete for the BIGG win.
The 2nd question to ask to know if you have the winner’s mind is the second side of the coin.
How do you handle success?
When momentum swings your way, what do you do?
Again you have a choice to make.
Option 1: Playing not to lose
You can start playing to not lose. This isn’t a conscious decision; it’s a sub-conscious reaction.
You start playing it safe. You stop making the aggressive plays it took to get momentum on your side.
You let fear drive you.
“Oh-my-gosh, I’m doing it! I’m winning! Wow! I had hoped for this, but I wasn’t really expecting it.”
And guess what happens?
Before you know it, you’ve lost the momentum you worked so hard to gain. It’s even harder to get back. You end up losing the game.
Push even harder
But you’re a winner! When success comes your way, you will push even harder.
You have the eye of the tiger, that killer instinct.
You will keep playing aggressively because you know you will win. It’s only a matter a time before you win the game. That’s BIGG success!
If you were inspired by today’s show, please share it with your friends and followers.
Thanks so much! Until next time, here’s to your BIGG success!
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