Before we begin, let me ask: do you want to win? Really? Are you sure you're up for it? Winning is hard, elusive, and merciless. It demands sacrifices that most people are unwilling to make. It requires you to fail, again and again and again, and still keep going. It asks you to be different from others, to be uncivilized, hard, nasty, unpolished, dirty, rough, unforgiving, unapologetic, uninhibited, and everything else that most people fear.
Think about it. What does winning mean to you? Describe it in one word. Glorious? Euphoric? Success? Domination? Achievement? Power? Satisfaction? Triumph? Awesome? Amazing? Not bad answers, but they're not enough. If you're satisfied with being average, with fitting right in with the majority, with playing it safe, then stop reading. This book is not for you.
But if you want to be more than that, if you want to be a winner, then keep reading. Let me share with you some of the answers I've heard from the greats. Uncivilized. Hard. Nasty. Unpolished. Dirty. Rough. Unforgiving. Unapologetic. Uninhibited. Everything. Do these words scare you? Good. They should.
Winning is not for the faint of heart. It takes a mindset that most people don't have. It takes a willingness to do what others won't. It takes a hunger that cannot be satisfied with anything less than victory. It takes a drive that pushes you beyond your limits, beyond your fears, beyond your doubts.
Take Michael Jordan, for example. He widely considered one of the greatest basketball players of all time, was cut from his high school basketball team. He didn't give up. He worked harder. He practiced more. He became the best. Serena Williams, one of the greatest tennis players in history, lost in the first round of her first Grand Slam tournament. She didn't give up. She worked harder. She practiced more. She became the best.
Do you see a pattern here? Winning is not only about tactics and strategies. Winning is first about mindset, your Inner Game. It's about being relentless. It's about being willing to fail and keep going. It's about being different from others, and being okay with that. It's about sacrificing everything for the sake of victory.
So, do you want to win? Or do you want to be average, mediocre, forgettable? The choice is yours. But remember, winning is not a destination. It's a journey. And the journey is hard. But it's also rewarding. It's also fulfilling. It's also worth it. So, what do you choose? If you choose to win, I will show you how.