The Winning Mindset: What Sport Can Teach Us About Great Leadership

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You’ve probably heard the common phrases and encouragements used when discussing someone’s cancer diagnosis. Above all, it’s about increasing your control over your own attitude in the face of whatever comes your way. You cannot control your mood, and you cannot always control the thoughts that pop into your head, but you can choose how you handle them. See yourself as helping students build “pathways to adult success”. How can your subject, your grade level, your school contribute to making these pathways smoother? How can you provide students with a concrete understanding of their future options? Can you take field trips to different places of business? Colleges and universities? Bring in speakers?” (Seif, 2013) The most efficient people are productive not because they make numerous to-do lists. In fact, it is because they know how to focus on a given task without any distractions whatsoever. All of these findings show that having a positive attitude towards those with a disability is not only the right thing to work toward, but it also has a significant positive influence on both those with disability and those around them.

This idea that being positive will help cancer patients to fight the disease is a common one, although the literature is a bit iffy on whether this phenomenon is real (Coyne & Tennen, 2010; O’Baugh, Wilkes, Luke, & George, 2003). Unsurprisingly, it’s also important for nurses and other health professionals to cultivate a positive attitude towards their patients with a disability—something that nurses sometimes struggle with (Tervo & Palmer, 2004). Positive Attitude in Nursing and Health Care If games and activities aren’t really your “thing,” there are lots of other ways to cultivate a positive attitude.

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Advancing further in any field requires that we consciously adapt and adopt that which increases our output optimally at all stages. Campbell, J., Gilmore, L., & Cuskelly, M. (2009). Changing student teachers’ attitudes towards disability and inclusion. Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 28, 369-379. Similar to the gratitude journal, a positive journal is an effective way to use journaling to improve your mindset. Make sure your goals are realistic and actionable and set time limits on when you will achieve them. You can’t tell if you’ve achieved success unless you know what that means for you. 11) Reward yourself

Instead of getting consumed with jealousy and cynicism, it helps to instead be inspired and motivated by those who compete against us. Not only will failure then humble and ground us, but it will also teach us to work harder the next time.The positive self-talk/coping thoughts worksheet is a great way to turn your focus from the negative to the positive and come up with positive statements you can use to cope in future stressful or difficult situations.

This game comes from the Disney movie Pollyanna, in which the main character actively cultivates positive thinking. Developing the right thoughts is not about being constantly happy or cheerful, and it’s not about ignoring anything negative or unpleasant in your life. It’s about incorporating both the positive and negative into your perspective and choosing to still be generally optimistic. Having clear and achievable goals is essential for developing a winning mindset. Start by identifying your long-term goals, then break them down into smaller, more manageable goals. This will give you a clear roadmap to follow, and each small accomplishment will motivate you to keep pushing forward. – Adopt a Positive Attitude Hannah, S. T., Woolfolk, R. L., & Lord, R. G. (2009). Leader self-structure: A framework for positive leadership. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 30, 269-290. Healthy competition is good, necessary even. It pushes us beyond our comfort zone to be more innovative and creative. If it were not the case, we can easily run the risk of becoming too complacent with our performance.

This worksheet is focused on the therapeutic technique of behavioral activation—encouraging the patient to get more active, engage in positive activities, and gain the rewards inherent in these activities. Think positive—but not too much—and think negative when you need to; sometimes we need to grieve, think about the negative consequences, and use negative emotions to motivate and engage us. In fact, having a positive attitude is so important for nursing, expert Jean Watson describes nursing as the “Caring Science” (2009). Indeed, positivity and caring are ingrained in the field; just take a look at the five core nursing values: Winning does not require strength or intellect only; the ability to adapt to change is what ensures victory in the end.Such a mental training is known as an “Agile Mindset”. By adopting these strategies, you can cultivate a winning mindset that will help you achieve success in all areas of your life. 3- Putting a Winning Mindset into Action

The most influential people of our time have always trained their mind by consciously observing and learning from other successful people. The reason why people want to learn the habits of highly successful people is because we know that they work. Another key component of a winning mindset is surrounding yourself with people who actively support your growth and encourage you to pursue your dreams. Practicing gratitude can help you maintain a positive mindset and stay motivated. Take time each day to reflect on the things you’re grateful for, no matter how small. This will help you stay focused on the positives in your life, even when faced with challenges. – Surround Yourself with Positive InfluencesRao, S. (2004). Faculty attitudes and students with disabilities in higher education: A literature review. College Student Journal, 38, 191-198. Focus is the ability to concentrate on your goals and maintain your momentum toward achieving them. It involves setting clear goals and breaking them down into smaller, manageable tasks that you can work towards every day. – Perseverance