2. The Champion Within Article

Problems are a Normal Part of Change by Denis Waitley
(Excerpted from the 2004 Jim Rohn Weekend Event CD/DVD Package)

When asked, "How do you develop mental toughness in life?", my
response might sound negative at first when I answer, "Always be
prepared for a surprise. The surprise might be a negative surprise.
Something is going to happen in your day, whether you are late because
you got stuck behind a train or your car had a flat tire -- something
is going to happen... And the key is your ability not to take mole
hills and look at them as mountains."

Problems are a normal part of change. Things are changing so rapidly
that there are going to be problems you face. So you must look at
failure as an event, not as a person. I'm not a failure. Maybe I've
had a failure or a temporary inconvenience. I've had a stumbling
block, and the idea is to turn the stumbling block into a stepping
stone, and step on it instead of stumble over it. So look at failure
as the fertilizer of success.

Fertilizer stinks, it smells. You see that guy putting it on his lawn
and you say, "Wow, that guy fertilized his lawn." You fertilize your
mistakes. You don't wallow in them, lay in them, roll in them; you
pick yourself up off your mistakes and learn from them. You try not to
repeat that same thing again. But you look at it as a temporary
inconvenience, as a detour -- a detour in life -- not as a failure."

Denis Waitley


"The confidence you need is belief in your potential. If you see
world class potential in yourself, you'll put in the effort. If you
don't see the potential, you won't put in the effort and you'll wait
for the performance, and the performance always follows the belief in
self." -- Denis Waitley


4. The Winner's Edge Coaching Tips

Welcome to week eight of our Ten Action Steps to Optimism. Internalize
these tips to create the optimism within and as you do, let it radiate
outward, illuminating not only your life but also those the lives of
those around you! This week's tip is:

Visualize, think and speak well of your health. Use positive self-talk
on a daily basis. Don't dwell on your own small ailments such as
colds, headaches, cuts, bruises, muscle pulls, sprains and minor
abrasions. If you pay too much attention to these occurrences they
will reward you by becoming your best friends, coming often to pay
their respects.

What the mind harbors, the body manifests. This is especially
important when you are raising children. Focus on the well family, and
dwell on health as the usual environment around your house. I have
seen more psychosomatic illnesses in homes where the parents dote on
and smother the children with undue concern for their health and
safety than in any other type of household. I believe in safety
precautions and sound medical practice. I also believe that "your
worst" or "your best" concerns will likely come to pass.

So this week keep your mind tuned to healthful thoughts and reap the
benefits of good health -- both mentally and physically!

DW

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