This week I talked about the Agony of Defeat and the Thrill
of Victory (and how to turn the former into the latter.)

I referred to the weekly sports show The Wide World of
Sports, which was a U.S. staple for over 30 years, and how
we cringed each week to watch a certain snow-skier tumble
down the mountain during a race.

Thanks to Don Wheeler from Great Possibilities Advertising
for his great feedback.  Even if you are not from the USA, I
hope you will appreciate this lesson:

Don informed me that…

“The skier that was the “agony of defeat” was not from
the United States. He did not see that image over and over
again as we did. In fact, it was more that 20 years later
when he was back to for a visit that he saw it for the very first
time. During that interview when he was shown the footage, he
was amazed.

He had put it completely out of his mind, and not relived
again until that point.

Wouldn’t it be great if we could take a 20 year break before
replaying the footage of a failure. What a blessing!”

Yes, Don. It would be great!

He had no recollection of the fall!

Ha Ha!  I love that athlete for rising so thoroughly above the fall
that he didn’t even remember it, let alone know that he was our
poster boy for AGONY!

Please know that you too have a future and a present that is NOT
DEFINED BY PAST FAILURE.  You are  certainly not limited by
any other person’s opinion.  Their memories don’t have to be your
memories, because you can choose your focus.

Whatever mountain you are conquering today, is yours for the taking!

Put one foot in front of the other, or take the ski lift for that matter,
and enjoy the adrenaline that comes with playing hard.

There is a whole lot more victory waiting for you – both inside and
outside of Your Wide World of Sports.

Whether your game is athletic, financial or personal – I believe you
are in it to win it – to enjoy the Thrill of Victory.

Now, go play!  I want to hear about it.

I’m in your corner,

P.S.
I have put more slots on my calendar for Life Changing Strategy
sessions.  If you want to spend 50 minutes with me focusing
your goals and uncovering your obstacles to success, than
please go for it!  These sessions are some of my favorite events
and I offer them for a discounted price from my coaching fees.
You can learn more about that here:
www.builttowincoaching.com/promo.html

This week I talked about the Agony of Defeat and the Thrill
of Victory (and how to turn the former into the latter.)

I referred to the weekly sports show The Wide World of
Sports, which was a U.S. staple for over 30 years, and how
we cringed each week to watch a certain snow-skier tumble
down the mountain during a race.

Thanks to Don Wheeler from Great Possibilities Advertising
for his great feedback.  Even if you are not from the USA, I
hope you will appreciate this lesson:

Don informed me that…

“The skier that was the “agony of defeat” was not from
the United States. He did not see that image over and over
again as we did. In fact, it was more that 20 years later
when he was back to for a visit that he saw it for the very first
time. During that interview when he was shown the footage, he
was amazed.

He had put it completely out of his mind, and not relived
again until that point.

Wouldn’t it be great if we could take a 20 year break before
replaying the footage of a failure. What a blessing!”

Yes, Don. It would be great!

He had no recollection of the fall!

Ha Ha!  I love that athlete for rising so thoroughly above the fall
that he didn’t even remember it, let alone know that he was our
poster boy for AGONY!

Please know that you too have a future and a present that is NOT
DEFINED BY PAST FAILURE.  You are  certainly not limited by
any other person’s opinion.  Their memories don’t have to be your
memories, because you can choose your focus.

Whatever mountain you are conquering today, is yours for the taking!

Put one foot in front of the other, or take the ski lift for that matter,
and enjoy the adrenaline that comes with playing hard.

There is a whole lot more victory waiting for you – both inside and
outside of Your Wide World of Sports.

Whether your game is athletic, financial or personal – I believe you
are in it to win it – to enjoy the Thrill of Victory.

Now, go play!  I want to hear about it.

I’m in your corner,

P.S.
I have put more slots on my calendar for Life Changing Strategy
sessions.  If you want to spend 50 minutes with me focusing
your goals and uncovering your obstacles to success, than
please go for it!  These sessions are some of my favorite events
and I offer them for a discounted price from my coaching fees.
You can learn more about that here:
www.builttowincoaching.com/promo.html

Turning the Agony of Defeat into the Thrill of Voctory

Are you old enough to remember the opening footage to the
Wide World of Sports on ABC?

I don’t even remember what
they showed as the announcer crooned “The thrill of victory…”

But I sure do remember the snow skiier’s wipeout to the words
“…and the agony of defeat!”

How about you?  Do you have your own moments of agony?
Of course!  All winners do.

Let’s see how to overcome disappointment, to turn failure into

success.

You probably know what it’s like to put months and years of
effort into a shot at something -and then fail.

The disappointment can be crushing.

The closer the victory, the greater the agony.

The more public the disappointment, the greater the shame.

How do you turn it around?

Since the defeat was both mental and tactical, the solution
is too. Here are four steps that I guarantee can take you to
the other side.

1.” Zoom Out”

First of all, step back!

Look at your life with a generous “wide angle” lens.
Create a timeline of your whole life – past, present and
future decades.  List important events to come and see
that this event you just endured is only a tiny blip on
the Time Line of your success story.

“This too shall pass”  and you can use it to make
yourself stronger.

Perspective is quite a healer of disappointment

2. “Zoom In”

Now take that camera with a close up lens,  and “zoom in”
to your most inward, invisible core.  See the person that
you are, completely separate from all the external things
that define you.

Remember, that YOU ARE WHO YOU ARE WHEN NO
ONE IS LOOKING.

See the qualities about you that are bigger than your
game.  You have infinite Power and Love dwelling inside
of you.  You are a million times bigger on the inside than
you are on the outside.

When you nurture the winner inside of yourself, than you
will prevail against the adversaries on the outside.

3. Get Going

Successful people know that the true success comes from
FAILING as quickly as possible, learning from the loss, and
quickly executing with the new wisdom.

The faster you get up and move forward, the faster your
shame becomes part of your glory.  Somebody else
needs to see you prevail so they can do it too.  Your
success is never just about you.

As you run your race, enjoy each step.  There is only power
in the present. Enjoy your breath, the sounds, the sights, the
fragrances of life.  Enjoy the people you share it all with.

4. Get Coaching

More than ever, you must invest in yourself.
In times when bad news abounds,
you can NOT reach your peak alone. Look at those who have
created the greatest victories around you. I guarantee they’ve
had at least one coach.

Whether your sport is athletic, financial or personal, you
need a peak performance coach of your own.

Align yourself with someone who will pull you higher,
bring out your best and hold you accountable to your
own dreams. Find someone with whom you can be completely
honest and vulnerable.

It matters not the caliber of disappointment. You  WILL move
from The Agony of Defeat to The Thrill of Victory by quickly
and continually executing these four steps.

P.S. – Many of the Built To Win Friends have asked me when I
would release Royalty Within Meditation on a CD instead of
just mp3.
Well, that day is now.

If you want the life changing truths about who you REALLY
ARE in Christ, and you want to renew your mind without
struggle, than get this CD and listen to it whenever you are
in your car, or waking up in the morning!

Buy two so you can give one as a gift, and you will save.
(Plus you get an instant mp3 download link as well
when you order the CD.)

You can order it here:
www.BuiltToWinCoaching.com/products

P.P.S.
I have put more slots on my calendar for Life Changing Strategy
sessions.  If you want to spend 50 minutes with me focusing
your goals and uncovering your obstacles to success, than
please go for it!  These sessions are some of my favorite events
and I offer them for a discounted price from my coaching fees.
You can learn more about that here:
www.builttowincoaching.com/promo.html

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Gina Parris is an internationally sought-after
peak performance speaker, coach, and author.
She is the founder of Built To Win Coaching,
Where she equips athletes and entrepreneurs
to skyrocket their authentic success
through mindset mastery and strategic action.

Turning the Agony of Defeat into the Thrill of Victory

Turning the Agony of Defeat into the Thrill of Voctory

Are you old enough to remember the opening footage to the
Wide World of Sports on ABC?

I don’t even remember what
they showed as the announcer crooned “The thrill of victory…”

But I sure do remember the snow skiier’s wipeout to the words
“…and the agony of defeat!”

How about you?  Do you have your own moments of agony?
Of course!  All winners do.

Let’s see how to overcome disappointment, to turn failure into

success.

You probably know what it’s like to put months and years of
effort into a shot at something -and then fail.

The disappointment can be crushing.

The closer the victory, the greater the agony.

The more public the disappointment, the greater the shame.

How do you turn it around?

Since the defeat was both mental and tactical, the solution
is too. Here are four steps that I guarantee can take you to
the other side.

1.” Zoom Out”

First of all, step back!

Look at your life with a generous “wide angle” lens.
Create a timeline of your whole life – past, present and
future decades.  List important events to come and see
that this event you just endured is only a tiny blip on
the Time Line of your success story.

“This too shall pass”  and you can use it to make
yourself stronger.

Perspective is quite a healer of disappointment

2. “Zoom In”

Now take that camera with a close up lens,  and “zoom in”
to your most inward, invisible core.  See the person that
you are, completely separate from all the external things
that define you.

Remember, that YOU ARE WHO YOU ARE WHEN NO
ONE IS LOOKING.

See the qualities about you that are bigger than your
game.  You have infinite Power and Love dwelling inside
of you.  You are a million times bigger on the inside than
you are on the outside.

When you nurture the winner inside of yourself, than you
will prevail against the adversaries on the outside.

3. Get Going

Successful people know that the true success comes from
FAILING as quickly as possible, learning from the loss, and
quickly executing with the new wisdom.

The faster you get up and move forward, the faster your
shame becomes part of your glory.  Somebody else
needs to see you prevail so they can do it too.  Your
success is never just about you.

As you run your race, enjoy each step.  There is only power
in the present. Enjoy your breath, the sounds, the sights, the
fragrances of life.  Enjoy the people you share it all with.

4. Get Coaching

More than ever, you must invest in yourself.
In times when bad news abounds,
you can NOT reach your peak alone. Look at those who have
created the greatest victories around you. I guarantee they’ve
had at least one coach.

Whether your sport is athletic, financial or personal, you
need a peak performance coach of your own.

Align yourself with someone who will pull you higher,
bring out your best and hold you accountable to your
own dreams. Find someone with whom you can be completely
honest and vulnerable.

It matters not the caliber of disappointment. You  WILL move
from The Agony of Defeat to The Thrill of Victory by quickly
and continually executing these four steps.

P.S. – Many of the Built To Win Friends have asked me when I
would release Royalty Within Meditation on a CD instead of
just mp3.
Well, that day is now.

If you want the life changing truths about who you REALLY
ARE in Christ, and you want to renew your mind without
struggle, than get this CD and listen to it whenever you are
in your car, or waking up in the morning!

Buy two so you can give one as a gift, and you will save.
(Plus you get an instant mp3 download link as well
when you order the CD.)

You can order it here:
www.BuiltToWinCoaching.com/products

P.P.S.
I have put more slots on my calendar for Life Changing Strategy
sessions.  If you want to spend 50 minutes with me focusing
your goals and uncovering your obstacles to success, than
please go for it!  These sessions are some of my favorite events
and I offer them for a discounted price from my coaching fees.
You can learn more about that here:
www.builttowincoaching.com/promo.html

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Gina Parris is an internationally sought-after
peak performance speaker, coach, and author.
She is the founder of Built To Win Coaching,
Where she equips athletes and entrepreneurs
to skyrocket their authentic success
through mindset mastery and strategic action.

Turning the Agony of Defeat into the Thrill of Victory