Winners versus Losers

• The Winner is always part of the answer;
• The Loser is always part of the problem.
  

• The Winner always has a program;
• The Loser always has an excuse.

• The Winner says, "Let me do it for you";
• The Loser says, "That is not my job."

• The Winner sees an answer for every problem;
• The Loser sees a problem for every answer.

• The Winner says, "It may be difficult but it is possible";
• The Loser says, "It may be possible but it is too difficult."

• When a Winner makes a mistake, he says, "I was wrong";
• When a Loser makes a mistake, he says, "It wasn't my fault."

• A Winner makes commitments;
• A Loser makes promises.

• Winners have dreams;
• Losers have schemes.

• Winners say, "I must do something";
• Losers say, "Something must be done."

• Winners are a part of the team;
• Losers are apart from the team.

• Winners see the gain;
• Losers see the pain.

• Winners see possibilities;
• Losers see problems.

• Winners believe in win-win;
• Losers believe for them to win someone has to lose.

• Winners see the potential;
• Losers see the past.

• Winners are like a thermostat;
• Losers are like thermometers.

• Winners choose what they say;
• Losers say what they choose.

• Winners use hard arguments but soft words;
• Losers use soft arguments but hard words.

• Winners stand firm on values but compromise on petty things;
• Losers stand firm on petty things but compromise on values.

• Winners follow the philosophy of empathy: "Don't do to others what you would not want them to do to you";
• Losers follow the philosophy, "Do it to others before they do it to you."

• Winners make it happen;
• Losers let it happen.

• Winners plan and prepare to win.
• The key word is preparation.