Stop Playing Not To Lose

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It is okay to lose. That is how we learn. That is how we get better at what we do. So it is okay to lose. It is okay to fail. It is okay to make mistakes.

When you lose, take it as an opportunity to get better, to know more about yourself. Take it as an opportunity to reach out to other people who are better than you at what you are doing. And when you lose, take it as an opportunity to question your ego.

‘If you are playing not to lose, you are already losing.’

Yes, your ego. You can’t win by respecting your ego. You can’t win if you don’t pocket your ego. Guess what? If you don’t pocket your ego, your ego will pocket you.

But it is not okay to focus on what is easy. Look, if you focus on what is easy, you will get what is easy. And what is easy doesn’t make you better. It makes you worse.

Do not be scared.

Everything is possible.

But to get there, the world of possibilities, you must stop playing not to lose. It won’t help you. If you are playing not to lose, you are already losing.

‘No one wins when fear is in charge.’

Because you are not giving your best. You are not becoming your best. And you are not connecting with the best. And above all, you are not being true to yourself.

To move forward in your life, you must stop playing not to lose. And you must start taking calculated risks. Do not allow fear to cripple you. Do not allow fear to control you. If you do, you will never achieve your dreams. Because no one wins when fear is in charge.

Do Not Focus On Your Mistakes

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You are not perfect. And nobody expects you to be perfect. Because of that, mistakes are going to happen.

When they happen, do not worry yourself about them. The only thing you can do is to focus on how you are going to get yourself back up.

And if you catch yourself worrying about them, tell yourself, ‘It is okay to make mistakes.’

Because we learn when we make mistakes. If you are not making enough mistakes, guess what, your innovative boss will soon fire you.

It means you are not taking enough risks. It means you are playing it too safe. It means you just want to be comfortable. And it means you do not want to be successful.

If you are scared of making a mistake, then you are scared of growth.

If you are scared of making a mistake, it means you are under the control of your ego.

If you do not want to make a mistake, then it means you do not want to get to the next level. Guess what? You can run, but you cannot hide. You can avoid it for now, but you cannot avoid it forever.

If you want to be successful at what you do, if you want your boss to promote you, you must learn to live with mistakes. You must learn to accept mistakes. And you must say to yourself, ‘It is okay to mess up.’ Because we are human beings.