There are two ways to look at winning.
Sometimes we try very hard to teach the younger generation or the team we are leading how to win by making victory the singular goal. In this case, the purpose for winning is simply to be the winner. As a matter of fact, some of our children believe that the only way that they can get affirmation from their parents is to rise to the top and stay there. But this method of motivating young hearts and minds creates a shallow and empty experience, even for the winners. Maybe you have experienced it and certainly you have seen it. Eventually, the vanity of winning only for the sake of winning strips people of the most valuable things in life. Many wind up not only losing their "love of the game," but also losing their respect for the ones leading and driving them so hard.
But there is a better way. It's when winning becomes a tool to achieve even greater purpose. Instead of serving victory, learn to let victory serve you.
What if you teach the team that winning is about something much bigger than ego? What if you teach children to use their passions and abilities as a platform to make the world a better place? And then, what if you explain that the world starts in the faces of the people all around them? Suddenly, the journey toward being the best takes on meaning. And suddenly, the champions do not have to fight as hard to find a reason to stay on top, because the reason is always, always, always bigger than a simple win.
Big purpose always drives the greatest victories in life!
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