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Turning Adversity Into A Winning Formula

3 MARKS OF A CHAMPIONThe Three Traits of Winners

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Three minutes left in the game, ball on the twenty yard line. With eighty yards to go, a struggling offense and a quarterback that is tired and banged up, how can a team snatch victory from the jaws of defeat?

Going head to head against three of the biggest competitors in the industry can be a frightening situation. Chances are slim, so why bother preparing for a gig when there is virtually no chance of winning?

You’re out numbered two to one. The enemy has surrounded your unit. You keep fighting throughout the night, despite exhaustion. There is no chance of winning, why not give up now?

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Never lose OPTIMISM in the heat of the battle.

The pivotal point of a contest willrequire an unbridled concentrationand flow of positive energy. The chance of a positive outcome diminishes greatly with every negative thought. The power and importance of a positive mindset should never be doubted, especially during the crucial moment of the contest.

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You will never cross the finish line if PERSEVERANCE is not front and

center in your actions.

Even under great adversity, the champion pushes forward. A battle worth winning is a battle worth fighting for. Expect distractions

and dissension along the journey, but don’t let these obstacles keep you from your final

outcome. Never give up, but know when to save your ammunition for another day.

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The ENDURANCE factor can never be overstated.

The ability to withstand setbacks and recover from fatigue or trauma provides an incredible advantage over the competition. In sports, the saying is to “leave it all on the field.” In war, the saying is to “leave it all on the battlefield.” To endure is to outlast and outsmart an enemywho may seem bigger or smarter.3

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Winners are made, not born. We’ve seen the champion overcome great obstacles in their life. Less than perfect surroundings, a troubled childhood, bad luck, no breaks; for some the list can be quite extensive.

Yet they’re still able to hone their skills and develop leadership traits that position them to win.

Turning adversity in your life into a winning formula… is the mark of a champion!

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Is it possible to turn the momentum of a contest, when the odds are so stacked against you?

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Leave it all on the “field of life,” win or lose.

1 Optimism

2 Perseverance3 Endurance

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Brink Thinking is centered around making the irrational rational. Many of the best inventions and ideas that have impacted society today seemed irrational until a Brink Thinker thought beyond the absurd. Imagination

helps provide meaning to experience and understanding to knowledge; it is a fundamental faculty through which people make sense of the world.

Society benefits when imagination and absurdity collide.

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