The Winning Mindset: What Sport Can Teach Us About Great Leadership

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Having a positive mindset means making positive thinking a habit, continually searching for the silver lining and making the best out of any situation you find yourself in. Failure is really not the end. Nobody likes to fail, but it really is one of the best ways to learn. There’s nothing like the practical experience of finding out something doesn’t work to teach you great life lessons. Fahrenwald, N. L., Bassett, S. D., Tschetter, L., Carson, P. P., White, L., & Winterboer, V. J. (2005). Teaching core nursing values. Journal of Professional Nursing, 21, 46-51.

Create more ways to integrate learning across the curriculum and consider ways to redesign the curriculum. Use themes to create more interdisciplinary units. Connect separate subject areas, such as by teaching American history and literature in tandem so that history topics and specific literature that touch on similar time periods or themes are taught at the same time. When redesigning or renewing the curriculum, examine whether curriculum materials or programs have a significant component built around developing curiosity, motivation, relevance, and interest. Make “asking questions” central to your teaching and to your learning environment and school culture. Write course descriptions around key questions. Use essential questions to focus units, or have students develop essential questions as the focus for learning. As you teach, encourage students to ask clarifying and elaborative questions. Make it clear to students that no question is too small or too silly. Build open time for students to ask questions on the topics they are studying. Use “wait time” when you are asking for questions. Teach students study strategies such as SQ3R[i] that encourage students to turn statements (such as text headings) into questions. The world of work has been around for a long time and there are many people who’ve got to where you want to be. Find inspiration from leaders at work and from friends and family members that are doing well. Look at leaders in your field and learn from them.You can undertake all the learning in the world, but if you don’t take action and put into practice what you’ve learned, you’ll never get anywhere. Yes, you might make the wrong decision and choose an action that doesn’t work, but at least you’ve moved forward. So, let’s dive into the world of a winning mindset and discover how to cultivate a champion’s mentality that will lead you to success. 1- Understanding the Winning Mindset A positive attitude toward disability facilitates disabled students’ education and helps them assimilate into postsecondary education (Rao, 2004).

Visualizing success can help you stay motivated and focused on your goals. Take some time each day to visualize yourself achieving your goals and living the life you want. This will help you stay focused and motivated, even when faced with challenges. – Embrace FailureNo pessimist ever discovered the secrets of the stars, or sailed to an uncharted land, or opened a new heaven to the human spirit.” Create the expectation that effort makes a difference in learning. Help students understand that when someone works hard, they are more likely to succeed. Give students more opportunities to put effort into areas that interest them and that they enjoy. An optimist understands that life can be a bumpy road, but at least it is leading somewhere. They learn from mistakes and failures, and are not afraid to fail again.”

Lyubomirsky, S., King, L., & Diener, E. (2005). The benefits of frequent positive affect: Does happiness lead to success? Psychological Bulletin, 131, 803-855.Throughout history, many successful individuals have attributed their achievements to their winning mindset. From athletes to entrepreneurs to artists, a winning mindset has been a common thread in their success stories. By understanding and developing a winning mindset, you too can reach your full potential and achieve your dreams. Jarrow, C. (2012). 21 ways to define a positive attitude. Time Management Ninja. Retrieved from https://timemanagementninja.com/2012/02/21-ways-to-define-a-positive-attitude/ Advancing further in any field requires that we consciously adapt and adopt that which increases our output optimally at all stages.