I was recently at a race in Pocono, Pennsylvania where a Roush Fenway team won the event. I stood in victory lane watching the driver, crew chief, team members and sponsors celebrate their win with screams, sprays of champagne, photos, hugs and smiles. I realized that a win (or loss) at a sporting event is probably the most revered and public display of winning and losing. However, each day we all win and lose, even if in the slightest of ways.
If you apply for a job and the company gives you an offer…you’ve won. If you order your favorite steak at a restaurant but they’ve run out…you’ve lost. Granted it's not on national TV, but it's still winning and losing. What’s alarming to me is we are not teaching kids to win and lose because nowadays the mentality in schools is “everybody wins”. There are no more blue, red and white ribbons at field day, instead, everyone gets a blue ribbon. Is this the best practice considering every day we all engage in activities that even in the simplest of ways, we win or lose at?
Not everyone participates in sport but everyone should look to sport for examples of how to be a humble winner and respectful loser. Everyday is a game and we all win or lose multiple times a day. The question is, how do you learn from the win or loss and how do you move forward to tackle the next competition?
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