When You Do Anything In Life, Make Sure You Are Playing To Win
I learned a valuable lesson this holiday season, and it was all done by watching college football.
It was a simple lesson that I’ve heard many times but until I saw it in action, I did not fully understand the power of it.
Play To Win
If you want to succeed at anything in life, make sure you approach it with an attitude that you a playing to win.
Expect the unexpected
Many of you may have missed it but the best college football bowl game may have been the least popular one. Boise State was not expected to be able to play with Oklahoma in the Fiesta Bowl this year. Not only did they play with them, they looked like a team that expected to win the game.
Even in the face of adversity as they were down by seven with 0:51 left in the game, they were playing like they came there to win no matter what it took. They ran some of the most impressive (and risky) plays but the most impressive move by the Boise State team didn’t happen during a play, it was a decision that was most likely made a few weeks ago.
If You Don’t Make It Necessary Now, You’ll Hate Yourself Later
Why is it we describe the things we want to do in life as important instead of necessary?
The definition of important is “marked by or indicative of significant worth or consequence” while the definition of necessary is “of an inevitable nature” or “absolutely needed”.
Instantly you can see the difference between the two words.
Look at the things that you do on a regular basis. A normal day will most likely involve you eating, going to work, and sleeping. Why is it that we do these things?
Because they are necessary.
If you decide that it isn’t necessary to go to work, then you won’t go. But the consequence of that decision is probably going to be losing your job.
So lets face it, what we do on a daily basis are things that are necessary.
How do you describe your dreams?
Things that you want to do are typically considered important but not necessary. That’s why they never get done. Until something makes the jump from important to necessary, you will never get to it. There are simply too many other necessary things in life to get to those that are just important.