In Elite Minds, Stan Beecham shares a number of quotations that indicate “how winners think differently.” Here are ten:

“If you plan on being anything less than you are capable of being, you will probably be unhappy all the days of your life.” Abraham Maslow

“There are three kinds of men. The ones that learn by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence themselves.” Will Rogers

“To find yourself, think for yourself.” Socrates

“What is to give light must endure burning.” Viktor Frankl

“The chief danger in life is that you may take too many precautions.” Alfred Adler

“The main ingredient of a player’s stardom is the rest of the team.” John Wooden

“You have enemies? Good! That means you have stood for something.” Winston Churchill

“The only thing worse than being blind is having sight but no vision.” Helen Keller

“Winning isn’t getting ahead of others. It’s getting ahead of yourself.” Roger Staubach

“Everybody should do at least two things each day he hates to do, just for practice.” William James

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Elite Minds: How Winners Think Differently to Create a Competitive Edge and Maximize Success was published by McGraw-Hill Education (September 2016).

Stan Beecham is a sport psychologist and director and founding member of the Leadership Resource Center in Atlanta, Georgia. Since 1998, he has been helping organizations maximize performance and realize the full potential of their human resources. Senior executives utilize his expertise to guide them through the process of selecting and developing high performance teams.

To check out my review of Elite Minds and two-part interview of Stan, please click here.