Introduction

The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential … these are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence.

Confucius

Do you want to be a winner? Yes, of course you do. Silly question really. Because, by definition, if you're not winning, you're losing. And no one wants to be a loser.

In sports, there's always a clear victor. Whether it's in a tennis tournament, a football match, a 100-metre race or something else in track and field, it's easy to spot the winner: it's the person or team that scored the most points, ran fastest, threw furthest, lifted more weight or whatever.

But how exactly do you win in life?

If you think about it, life is full of opportunities to win or lose on a daily ...

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