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Guest post by: Jim Stovall

Article Overview: We've all been taught that there are two kinds of people in the world-there are the winners, and there are the losers. But, like any other belief that we all hold dear, it's not quite that simple. The reality is that everyone potentially is a winner. They are simply competing in the wrong game. The skill level and passion needed to become a champion will not transfer from game to game. When the sports history of the 20th Century was written, there was much debate among sports writers as to who was the century's greatest athlete. Virtually all agreed that if he was not the best, Michael Jordan was certainly among the top two or three athletes of the last 100 years.

Find the Right Game

We've all been taught that there are two kinds of people in the world-there are the winners, and there are the losers. But, like any other belief that we all hold dear, it's not quite that simple. The reality is that everyone potentially is a winner. They are simply competing in the wrong game.

The skill level and passion needed to become a champion will not transfer from game to game. When the sports history of the 20th Century was written, there was much debate among sports writers as to who was the century's greatest athlete. Virtually all agreed that if he was not the best, Michael Jordan was certainly among the top two or three athletes of the last 100 years.

But even the great Michael Jordan who rewrote the record books in basketball was nothing more than a mediocre minor league baseball player.

If you're not currently a champion in your life, it may be because you're in the wrong game. Your talents, skills, ability, and passion are perfectly suited for you to become a winner. If you're not winning, instead of trying harder, you may want to get in another competition.

There comes a time when we all have to be brutally honest about our own strengths and weaknesses. As a blind person I realize that there are many things I simply do not have the capacity to accomplish in the traditional manner. However, any "disability" can become an advantage in that it limits the games you will not win at, so the games where you can become a champion become obvious.

Find the thing you enjoy, and you will find yourself putting in the effort and the intensity necessary to become a champion. As long as you're playing someone else's game according to their rules, you will be frustrated. But once you take that bold step out of the darkness into the sunshine and begin to pursue your own passion, you will find yourself with the gold medal of life hanging around your neck as you stand on that top step.

Victory is sweet, and it belongs to each of us. In the final analysis the reward comes as much from doing the right thing as it does from performing well.

Today's the day!

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