Winner Winner Chicken Dinner

Evan Haines
Nov 22
3 min read

It could be argued that one of the meanings of life is to experience life. By doing this, we can hopefully enjoy and go with the flow of life.

However, we can also be ambitious and achieve meaning and fulfilment through setting and achieving goals. These achievements can be small short-term goals or large lifelong goals.

We should realise what these goals are and actively pursue them, or risk never achieving them. We must not forget that effort and energy are required in these pursuits. We must give it our all if we are to reach our potential.

Winning 2nd vs. Losing 1st:

Imagine you’re an athlete and you only give your training 80%-90% effort, and on game day or race day, you place 2nd. Well, that result will haunt you forever; you’ll always wonder what would have happened if you gave it your all, at 100%. In this case, you just lost 1st place to come 2nd. You lost gold for silver instead.

But if you give it your all, 100%, within reason, and you place 2nd, then you didn’t lose anything. 1st place was never an option, and in doing so, you will have no regrets because you gave it everything. In which case, you won 2nd, beating 3rd place to achieve it.

Yes, the physical result is the same in both scenarios, but mentally & spiritually it is completely different.

Law of attraction:

People often overthink the law of attraction. Simply put, the law of attraction is that we attract into our lives what is most commonly in our mind.

Examples:

If you want the promotion at work, you’re more likely to get it if you focus on it, keep it in your mind, and set things in motion that will align you with the promotion.

Or if you want to make new friends or find a partner, you’re more likely to be open to it if you’re focused on it.

You should be aligned with your desired outcome, and then focus on the actions that lead to it.

Achievement is only attained by the right actions and by working towards your goals.

The right actions should be seen in your life each day, or at least each week.

Focus on what you want – write up an action plan. This could be a step-by-step plan or flow chart. Some people may find it useful to add deadlines.

A well-thought-out plan can be helpful to fully actualise your vision.

Critics:

“It is not the critic who counts. Nor the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena...” – Theodore Roosevelt.

My interpretation - There is nothing more important than action, to actually do the ‘thing’. There is nothing wrong with meditation, thought, and planning, but the key is action, and to step into the arena. To put yourself out there and do what must be done to achieve the desired outcome, without obsessing over the outcome.

There will be a lot of critics, naysayers, and opinions about you, your actions, and how good or bad you’re doing. But ultimately, in any given arena (e.g. sport, art, writing, study, career, business, etc), the majority of people are spectators/consumers and only a few are the players/creators.

Always keep that in mind.

The British Special Forces say it well: “Who Dares Wins.”

Or the full quote: “The man who perpetually hesitates accomplishes nothing; it is the man who dares who wins.”

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