The Ten Characteristics of Winners

A long time reader of Monday Morning’s computer crashed. He kept “The Ten Characteristics of Winners” that I published a few years ago on the system for daily access. He emailed me requesting that I reprint it. So, in response to his request, and as a reminder to all of us, here it is:

1. Winners Direct Their Activities Toward Predetermined Objectives. All their efforts are organized as being steps toward the vision they have for themselves. They have prioritized and planned their activities in such a way as to move them one step closer to their ultimate objective.

2. Winners Correct Course Quickly. These people realize that plans are really theories based on available information and experience about getting from point A to point B. Therefore, they are alert to the warning signs of change and make the adjustments needed to weather a storm, creatively handle problems or develop new ways to meet challenges.

3. Winners Collect Information. They constantly seek out new ideas, new ways of doing things and new trends and developments in their industry.

4. Winners Connect New Information With What They’ve Been Doing. Winners sift through the information they gather, determine how it might improve their performance and then find ways to connect it with what has been working for them.

5. Winners Affect Other People Positively. Winners are comfortable with who they are and take time to listen to people and build them up, inspire them and motivate them.

6. Winners Respect The Rules. Because they know that their reputation, credibility and future relationship with buyers, peers and centers of influence depends on their integrity, winners will walk away from a deal before they use dishonest or unethical tactics in their pursuit of business.

7. Winners Reject Mediocrity. They realize that excellence is a road that must be traveled every day and commit themselves to it in every area of their lives.

8. Winners Project A Winning Image. First impressions are important! Consistent winners know that prospects, centers of influence and the general public make up their minds about credibility and whether or not to do business with them in first the ten to fifteen seconds before words are spoken.

9. Winners Deflect Negative Thinking. They don’t waste time with “if only I’d done this” thinking when things don’t work out as planned. Instead they focus on “this is what I’ll do next time.” Deflecting negative thinking also means they refuse to let the negative attitudes of others drag them down, in fact most winners don’t spend much time socializing with whiners!

10. Winners Expect To Win! While winners are realistic enough to know they may not win every time, they go into every business situation expecting to win. It is an interesting psychological fact that outcomes are largely determined by what we expect to happen.

Have a great and profitable week!
Robert Hidde
bob@confidentliving.com
http://roberthidde.com