“Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength.” -Arnold Schwarzenegger

We’re taught to always win. Winning is everything. Never give up until you succeed. You can do anything you set your mind to. All valid points but we should’ve been focusing more on the road to winning. The amount of work you have to put in. It’s never easy. There are no short cuts. That’s what makes winning so enjoyable. It isn’t the fame and money that comes with winning. It’s the amount of times you failed and the amount of hours you put it in a daily basis that makes winning incredible. The road to winning is what makes it great.

No one likes to fail. No one wants to disappoint their family members. No one wants to look stupid. No one wants to be made fun of or laughed at. If you don’t try you’ll never fail and if winning is the byproduct of failing you’ll never win. You have to know going into any venture you will fail. Not everything is always going to work out exactly as you’ve planned. It doesn’t work that way and it never will. You can plan and plan all you want but until you take that first step you’re not any closer to winning. If you know failing is part of the process before hand you ready yourself for the road ahead. Failure is on that road along with time and suffering. It’s going to take a long time and it won’t be easy. That’s what makes winning great.