Steve Prefontaine once remarked, “Something inside of me just said ‘Hey, wait a minute, I want to beat him,’ and I just took off.” This quote of his captures an important lesson for those of us in a competitive business: to win, we have to want to win. When we desire to win and recognize…
Zig Zigler said the following: “You were born to win, but to be a winner, you must plan to win, prepare to win, and expect to win.” How true. It’s not enough to have the attributes that point you in the direction of success. It’s not even enough to have the talents and skills that…
Creating a winning culture sets the groundwork for success, but what exactly is a winning culture? Culture includes the beliefs, ideas, values, rules, and codes of conduct in an organization or a society. It shapes how people within the culture think, feel, and act. A culture that celebrates virtue, for example, will inspire the people…