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And when they lose, it's spectacular "They like...
And when they lose, it's spectacular
"They like losing?" I asked
"That's not what I'm sayingShow me a happy loser, and I'll show you a loser," said rich dad"It's a Texan's attitude toward risk, reward and failure I'm talking aboutIt's how they handle lifeNot like most of the people around here, living like roaches when it comes to moneyRoaches terrified that someone will shine a light on themWhimpering when the grocery clerk short changes them a quarter
Rich dad went on to explain
"What I like best is the Texas attitudeThey're proud when they win, and they brag when they loseTexans have a saying, "If you're going to go broke, go bigYou don't want to admit you coco chanel handbags went broke over a duplexMost people around here are so afraid of losing, they don't have a duplex to go broke with
He constantly told Mike and me that the greatest reason for lack of financial success was because most people played it too safe "People are so afraid of losing that they lose" were his words
Fran Tarkenton, a one-time great NFL quarterback, says it still another way: "Winning means being unafraid to lose
In my own life, I've noticed that winning usually follows losingBefore I finally learned to ride a bike, I first fell down many timesI've never met a golfer who has never lost a golf ballI've never met people who have fallen in love who have never had pink louis vuitton bag their heart brokenAnd I've never met someone rich who has never lost money
So for most people, the reason they don't win financially is because the pain of losing money is far greater than the joy of being rich Another saying in Texas is, "Everyone wants to go to Heaven, but no one wants to die Most people dream of being rich, but are terrified of losing money So they never get to Heaven
Rich dad used to tell Mike and me stories about his trips to Texas"If you really want to learn the attitude of how to handle risk, losing and failure, go to San Antonio and visit the AlamoThe Alamo is a great story of brave people who chose to fight, knowing there was no hope of replica rolex ladies watch success against overwhelming oddsThey chose to die instead of surrenderingIt's an inspiring story worthy of study; nonetheless, it's still a tragic military defeatThey got their butts kickedA failure if you will So how do Texans handle failure? They still shout, 'Remember the Alamo!'"
Mike and I heard this story a lotHe always told us this story when f he was about to go into a big deal and he was nervousAfter he had done all his due diligence and now it was put up or shut up, he told us this story Every time he was afraid of making a mistake, or losing money, he told us this storyIt gave him strength, for it reminded him that he could always turn a financial loss coco chanel hobo bag into a financial winRich dad I knew that failure would only make him stronger and smarterIt's not that! he wanted to lose; he just knew who he was and how he would take a lossHe would take a loss and make it a winThat's what made him a winner and others losersIt gave him the courage to cross the line when others backed out"That's why I like Texans so muchThey took a great failure and turned it into a tourist destination that makes them millions
But probably his words that mean the most to me today are these: "Texans don't bury their failuresThey get inspired by themThey take i their failures and turn them into rallying criesFailure inspires Texans to ' become balenciaga bag replica winners