As a country, we do not know how to lose. We are a nation of participation trophy recipients where everyone receives praise, not for their efforts or growth, but because they showed up to get the trophy after paying their fee, which cost more than the award. No one learns how to lose, as evidenced by the poor performances of those people who believe they are patriots yet do not understand how to act as one.
In 2016, James Harrison posted on Instagram, “I came home to find out that my boys received two trophies for nothing, participation trophies! While I am very proud of my boys for everything they do and will encourage them till the day I die, these trophies will be given back until they EARN a real trophy.” I could not agree more.
Reward growth, reward effort, but do not give the same symbols of champions to those who participate and lose.
When you lose, take the opportunity to improve yourself based on the lessons you learned from your failure. You do not deserve a participation trophy because you lost. What you do with the lessons you learned will be your trophy.
Success is learning from failures. No champion has won every game and every competition. Success is not about your ego; it is about getting better. Be obsessed with improvement.
Just Be Better
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