Think About It

I heard a lot of advice when I was growing up but one of the most consistent bits of wisdom was to figure out how be a good loser. Interestingly, another gem was to be a gracious winner. Isn’t that interesting? Could it be that winning and losing isn’t as important as doing it with dignity? While the value of these two philosophies has been debated through the years, I believe they are both solid principles. When it comes to winning, we should be pleased with our victories and maybe even proud of our accomplishments, but when we tout our own superiority or belittle someone else’s limitations we not only set ourselves up for a fall, we also have a negative impact on others. It is great to feel like a winner, but rarely does anyone gain anything by making someone else feel like a loser. I like Colin Powell’s quote, “Control enthusiasm in the face of victories, large or small.”. Putting others down doesn’t make us any better, but it can make them bitter. Very few good things ha