(By Mr. Malik Mirza) One of my friends gave me an interesting book by Donald Trump: ”How to think Like A Champion – An informal Education in Business and Life”. A particular chapter in this book made me write this post. As the title of the book says, the key learning from this book is the perception or the thoughts which a champion adopts. What are qualities of a champion?
Trump says that champions are born and champions are made. They want to achieve some thing special in life. Champions think big and champions focus on some particular work in order to get extra ordinary results. How can we do that?
An interesting quote from Graham Bell, the person who gave us gift of telephone’s invention is as follows:
Trump says that champions are born and champions are made. They want to achieve some thing special in life. Champions think big and champions focus on some particular work in order to get extra ordinary results. How can we do that?
An interesting quote from Graham Bell, the person who gave us gift of telephone’s invention is as follows:
“Concentrate all your thoughts upon the work at hand.
The sun’s rays do not burn until brought to a focus.”
We know that we can use rays of sun to burn a paper only if we use a magnifying glass. Rays of the sun can be used to generate heat and electricity, provide those rays are focused.
Here is the food for thought from Donald Trump. Let’s evaluate: Do we think like a champion?
“Champions want to be presidents, doctors, astronauts, scientists, and so on. They’re on the right track and have the right mindset. If you need to, bring yourself back to when youhad high achievement as a goal. Not everyone can be the world champion at something, but you can strive to be the best you can be. That’s the first step—and a daily responsibility.
Champions go the extra mile. We all know when we’ve done just enough and when we’ve really exerted ourselves. Make an effort to exert yourself—every day. Don’t fail because you never allowed yourself to get started! Don’t avoid success because you think the responsibility might be too much—just focus and get going!”
To conclude, five qualities of a champion are as follows:
1. Champions think big
2. Champions are focussed on a particular result they want
3. Champions set their goals and then adopt right mindset to achieve it.
4. Champions go extra mile
5. Champions take full responsibility
Don’t forget: Champions are like us – They are human beings!
Why talented people fail?
Trump says that talented people can fail too. Why?
According to Trump, winning comes from taking responsibility. Those who’re afraid to take responsibility of success will never be successful. Unless and until a person decides to become the best, he or she will remain runner-up!
To conclude this post, I would like to quote from the book – a thought for the day:
“Search yourself carefully to make sure you’re ready and capable. If you’re not, do something about it. It’s an important element of success.”
