Especially if you’ve been consistently winning. It will humble you quickly. 

It’s a great learning experience. No matter how good you’ve been lately, you can always get better. You will never be perfect at what you do. 

It’s the process of continuous improvement. Don’t settle for being good. Push yourself to become the best version of yourself.

Losing helps with that. Whether that be someone rejecting your offer or an idea being shot down, focus on what you could have done better. 

Losing will help you reflect on yourself. Don’t get too confident and relax. You will start to lose consistently. Focus on what got you to the point you’re at now. 

Hard work doesn’t end once you’ve become good, it’s just begun. Be hard on yourself. Write down the ways you think you can improve each week. Be aware of your faults and shortcomings. 

You will keep getting better if you take losing in stride. Don’t dwell on the loses. Figure out what you can do better, learn from it, and apply your lessons. If it was something that was preventable, don’t let it happen again. 

You need a gut check every now and then.