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Tuesday, January 14, 2025
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Blog Post Highlights
- Why winning requires more than talent & skill—it demands resilience and perseverance.
- How to view each setback as a stepping stone toward success.
- Why true champions focus on the journey, not just the destination.
What separates those who win once from those who win repeatedly?
The answer lies not in talent alone, but in an unrelenting mindset and commitment to growth. Winning isn’t about the trophy—it’s about who you become along the way.
In this final post of the From Falling to Flying series, we’ll explore the long-term journey of success, inspired by Tim Grover’s Winning: The Unforgiving Race to Greatness. Grover’s experience working with elite athletes like Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant provides unparalleled insights into what it truly takes to succeed at the highest level.
Let’s tie together the tools and techniques from this series and discuss how resilience and perseverance lead to consistent success!
Why Winning Demands More Than Talent
Winners know they’re going to lose time, friends, money, courage, and strength—but they never lose belief in themselves, because they’re driven to win.
Tim Grover’s Winning introduces the concept of the Four Rings of Winning, a framework for understanding the progressive journey to success.Think of these rings as a bullseye target:
Winning Is a Journey, Not a Destination
- Outermost Ring: Talent
Talent is the foundation for success, but it’s only the starting point. Everyone has some degree of talent, but talent alone is never enough.
- Second Ring: Intelligence
Intelligence is the ability to develop and strategically use talent to achieve specific goals. Winners understand how to leverage their abilities effectively.
- Third Ring: Competitiveness
This ring represents the drive to push beyond limits. True winners aren’t satisfied with mediocrity and have an inherent desire to outperform others.
- Innermost Ring: Resilience
Resilience is the ability to persevere through challenges and setbacks. It’s the smallest ring but the most critical, separating champions from those who crumble under pressure.
Essential Point: The journey to winning isn’t always enjoyable, but perseverance and resilience will take you where you want to go.
Perseverance as a Skill: The More You Practice, the Easier It Becomes
Every setback is an opportunity to grow stronger. Resilience isn’t about avoiding failure—it’s about using it to fuel your growth. Perseverance, like any skill, becomes easier the more you practice it.
This is why the tools from the previous videos—awareness, resetting with success, rituals, and reframing—all contribute to creating a cycle of continuous improvement. Each step builds on the last, making it easier to bounce back stronger each time.
Exercise: Reflect on Your Journey
- Review your highlight video and identify three specific moments of strength or improvement.Write them down and reflect on how far you’ve come.
- Use these moments as reminders of your resilience and ability to overcome challenges.
- Share one moment of perseverance you’re proud of in the comments below—celebrating wins builds momentum for the future.
The journey to winning isn’t always enjoyable, but perseverance and resilience will take you where you want to go.
Why True Winners Never Settle for Past Accomplishments
Grover emphasizes that winning comes at a cost. It requires sacrifices in personal relationships, time, and energy. Winners must prioritize their goals, often leading to an unbalanced life. This reinforces the idea that winning isn’t for everyone—it demands a relentless commitment that many aren’t willing to make.
This series has provided books, exercises, and science-backed methods to help you overcome challenges and grow stronger.
The final question is: What’s stopping you from being the winner I know you are?
If you’ve been inspired by this series, consider creating your own highlight reel and tagging me wherever you post it. And if you need help making your reel, there’s a link below for that too.
The journey to winning isn’t always enjoyable—see black eye and busted lip here (picture in video)—but building resiliency and perseverance will lead you to where you want to go.
Winning is a journey, not a destination. It’s built one challenge at a time through resilience, perseverance, and an unrelenting mindset. As this series comes to an end, I hope you feel equipped with the tools to tackle whatever challenges come your way.
Remember, champions are made in the moments they refuse to give up.
Essential Point: Resilience isn’t built overnight, but every setback you overcome brings you closer to greatness. Your next comeback starts today.
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Hi, I Am Alyssa Schaefer
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Welcome to my equestrian journey! When I was a teenager I faced the ultimate question, "How bad do you want to ride horses?" After unexpectedly facing financial independence with my horse, I chose to pursue my passion for the love of riding, despite the overwhelming challenges. In 2020 after another setback, I launched the Equi-Course Bootcamp, blending my horse injury experience with online education. In 2022, my horse, Fuego, achieved 4th place in a CCI3*** event, cementing the ultimate comeback story! In 2025, we aspire to tackle Advanced. Join me as we navigate the highs and lows of equestrian sport together!
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