Winning in 2026

Happy New Year everyone.

Let’s all decide to win more in 2026. I myself have always struggled with winning and to be honest, I have yet to really win in life. I have yet to accomplish what I want in life or become the person I want to. This is for many different reasons but they all stem from the same root cause. I never realized how important winning is to the overall success in life. It sounds really silly to say this but it actually speaks volume of how we’ve been enculturated.

The importance of winning is neither taught nor stressed to us. Politicians don't because if we are all winning, then it threatens their relevance and their hold on to power. Our schools and the media also don't because many in these institutions view winning as a zero-sum game. If there are winners, then there are losers. It’s a macro view of the rich get rich at the expense of the poor. And there can be no losers. Everyone is a winner and everyone gets a trophy. But that's not the way the universe works. That’s not reality.

The reality is the universe rewards winners. It rewards those who take risks, who step out of their comfort zone, and who take massive action. It rewards boldness, courage, and perseverance. On the flip side, the universe will allow those who lose to continue to. It’s completely indifferent. And for those like myself, we can be so used to not winning that it becomes the norm. It becomes the reality we resign ourselves to unless we make a decision to change.

The first step is changing our mindset to believing we can change. We can accomplish whatever it is we want. Of course there are exceptions. I’m 5’6” and will never dunk a basketball but for the most part, we can win in life. Many people don’t though because their environment has stifled belief. And because their goal seems too grand and too far away. They don’t see daylight so they don't take the necessary action. But if we break the goal down into smaller digestible tasks, then we can start seeing daylight. A person who wants to lose one hundred pounds does so one pound at a time. A team that needs to reach the end zone starting on their own one-yard line, does so play by play; yard by yard.

We slowly move the ball down the field. We win the day.