12 Short Tips to be a Winner

John McGory



Be enthusiastic

So you want to be a winner in life?  We all do.  

Winning to us isn’t about having the most money, the biggest house or the flashiest bling.  It is about being the best you can be, enjoying life and being a true friend to others.  It is pretty simple.

So be a friend and send this out to people you care about who can use your help.  Here are 12 Tips on Being a Winner brought to you by Orbit Ohio.  They work for life in general or a specific project, relationship or task. 

12 Tips on Being a Winner

1.       Believe in yourself-your ideas- your goals.  Don’t let others/yourself tell you that you can’t

2.       Be enthusiastic about your life and the lives you touch-share it with them-smile

3.       Create positive momentum-things get better or worse-you choose

4.       Don’t create unrealistic expectations for you or others-they only create fear or anger

5.       Build a strong team where all are important

6.       Work hard-if things go wrong-work harder-continue to learn

7.       Prepare a game plan-continue to revise it as the game changes

8.       Focus on improving yourself-don’t ignore your weaknesses-make them strengths

9.       Use the healing power of physical, mental and spiritual rest and exercise

10.     Don’t get too high or too low-act like you’ve been there

 

11.      Be grateful to-the living, dead and spiritual-who help you along the way.  Give of your yourself to repay them

12.   Keep your head in the game-a few losing plays, days, people in your life or feelings-won’t decide the outcome unless you let them.  Every winner loses along the way

Put these tips into play in your life and you will begin to think like a winner.   Just the act of trying will begin to change your life and the lives of those around you.

Orbit Ohio is a membership-based company for winners.  We are launching September 1, 2013 and our goal is to create one location to find winning, fun things to do in Ohio for our members.  We have 27 categories of great things to do in Ohio.  Be a winner and join Orbit Ohio at www.orbitohio.com  It is FREE to join!       

Who are you? Bored, boring or both? 12 ways to know if you need help

By John McGory

 
Being fun, spontaneous and exciting is what people want to be.  Unfortunately, we are more likely to be bored, boring or both.  Which one of these statements apply to you?



We are drifting apart

“I am always setting up things to do for my friends. It is hard to come up with good ideas.”



“I have a problem finding things to do in Columbus with my other half. We keep doing the same things over and over.  I am afraid we are drifting apart.”

"I really want to impress her.  Where is a convenient website that will tell me where to find romantic things to do?"

“My boss wants me to 'wow' some clients.  I don't have a clue.”

“I have too many demands during the day to find the time to research websites and newspapers for things to do. Where can I get the time?”

“It’s the same old bar scenes and bands I’ve seen a thousand times. I am so done with it! It is time for a new challenge.“

“I am the one who always has to answer the question, ‘So what do you want to do?’ When I make a suggestion everyone complains.”

“Relatives come to town and there is nothing fun for them to do. It makes for a long three days, especially during the holidays.”

“Too much stress in my life and I’d love to find places to take the dogs and get away.  Someplace close by but far away from the daily grind.”

“Both TVs are always on. I need to figure out a way to turn them off once in awhile and get out of the house.”

Is it my fault?

“It is my turn to plan “Girls Night Out.” I’d die to find someone to pamper us for a few hours.”

“Meaningful relationships are built on doing things together. Is it my fault we can’t find things to do that make a difference?”

Finding entertaining things to do goes much deeper than filling time on a Friday evening. It is what defines us as individuals, couples, families and friends. 

If you relate to any of the scenarios above (and if you are honest, you do), then you know how hard it is to fulfill people’s expectations.  Every time you go out with someone there is a level of entertainment expectation. 

You pick the (fill in the blank) movie, restaurant, band, bar, park or activity. Do your guests enjoy themselves, grin and bear it, roll their eyes or simply call you a bore?

The pressure to come up with new and creative things to do is not just a social challenge but one that impacts relationships.

Ian Robertson, PhD, said in the January 2013 edition of Psychology Today that personalized experiences mean a lot more because they have a purpose.  It is like giving a gift to others.

“We pay attention to-and hence remember-things, people and events that are linked to our own personal goals and interests. And this is why we likely remember much more of-and hence be more stimulated and refreshed by-a journey with a purpose,” said Robertson.

 
Orbit Ohio's goals?  Journeys with a purpose.   Entertainment with an edge.  Rekindle the fire. The unique and unusal.  No more of the same old, same old.  Convenient and easy to use.  Your spot to find truly out-of-sight experiences in Ohio.  Orbit Ohio will soon start prelaunch.   Join us as we create a new concept in entertainment.