Each human being is born as something new, something that never existed
before. Each is born with the capacity to win at life. Each person has
a unique way of seeing, hearing, touching, tasting and thinking. Each
has his or her own unique potentials---capabilities and limitations. Each
can be a significant, thinking, aware, and creative being---a productive
person, a winner. The word “winner” and “loser” have many meanings. When
we refer to a person as a winner, we do not mean one who makes someone
else lose. To us, a winner is one who responds authentically by being
credible, trustworthy, responsive, and genuine, both as an individual
and as a member of a society. Winners do not dedicated their lives to
a concept of what they imagine they should be; rather, they are themselves
and as such do not use their energy putting on a performance, maintaining
pretence and manipulating others. They are aware that there is a difference
between being loving and acting loving, between being stupid and acting
stupid, between being knowledgeable and acting knowledgeable. Winners
do not need to hide behind a mask. Winners are not afraid to do their
own thinking and to use their own knowledge. They can separate facts from
opinions and don’t pretend to have all the answers. They listen to others
, evaluate what they say, but come to their own conclusions. Although winners
can admire and respect other people, they are not totally defined, demolished
, bound, or awed by them. Winners do not play "helpless", nor do they play
the blaming game. Instead, they assume responsibility for their own lives
. They don’t give others a false authority over them. Winners are their
own bosses and know it. A winner’s timing is right. Winners respond appropriately
to the situation. Their responses are related to the message sent and
preserve the significance, worth, well-being, and dignity of the people
involved. Winners know that for everything there is a season and for every
activity a time. Although winners can freely enjoy themselves, they can
also postpone enjoyment, can discipline themselves in the present to enhance
their enjoyment in the future. Winners are not afraid to go after what
he wants, but they do so in proper ways. Winners do not get their security
by controlling others. They do not set themselves up to lose. A winner
cares about the world and its peoples. A winner is not isolated from the
general problems of society, but is concerned, compassionate, and committed
to improving the quality of life. Even in the face of national and international
adversity, a winner’s self-image is not one of a powerless individual
. A winner works to make the world a better place.