"You’ve got to get to the stage in life where going for it is more important than winning or losing. " – Arthur Ashe, Tennis Player

Absolutely. It is more about "becoming" and "being" than it is about "having", "getting" or "arriving". We'll all arrive - no doubt about that! You can count on birth, death and change. "Always seek to excel yourself. Put yourself in competition with yourself each day." ~ Charles M. Sheldon ~ Love from Thea :)

Whatever stage in life the GOING or STARTING for it is more important than winning or loosing. You have START THAT’S IMPORTANT then comes the winning or losing. At first comes the dream or the idea, then the DECISION to GO FO IT. A journey to a 1000 km is STARTED by the FIRST SINGLE STEP. Before you set out on this Journey You would have to : •Establish your destination •Work out the length of the journey •Decide which road to take •Calculate the arrival time and date For Success your goals have to be planned “No one plans to fail, they only fail to plan.” Going or it offers you these benefits: •Greater Financial Rewards •Independence •Recognition •Admiration •Power •Love All the above should be your goals or aims. The desire to achieve your goals or aims is an absolute must. Do everything to the best of your ability, Concentrate on the success of WNNING to receive success and the benefits above. If you think of losing you are beaten before you start and miss out on the benefits of life. “A faint heart never won a fair lady.” SMILE be HAPPY and GET GOING. “Motto: DO IT NOW. Reversed is WON.” http://englishwww.en101.com weben101@yahoo.com "Ferrari" Flash Presentation: http://www.movie.ws/1abiz/show

I'd like to expand on something Bryan said. He states: Whatever stage in life the GOING or STARTING for it is more important than winning or loosing. You have START THAT’S IMPORTANT then comes the winning or losing. At first comes the dream or the idea, then the DECISION to GO FO IT. A journey to a 1000 km is STARTED by the FIRST SINGLE STEP. This is all a part of the old anxiom of "The process is more important than the product" and also "the end justifies the means." We must all begin with the end in mind, to be sure. But, when we allow the final product to be the only thing that matters (winning or losing), we lose all of the learning and growth that results from the PROCESS of getting there. As a high school band director, I see this issue happen BOTH WAYS all the time. The school district I work at right now is all about the end product that the public sees. They have to be the biggest and the best, and on the way there any kids that can't "cut it" are left by the wayside. In the band program I will be in next fall, the individual contribution of EVERY LAST band member is paramount, regardless of their aptitude. Every student is provided what they need to grow and develop. Which of these two band programs do you think is winning first place awards in their respective fall marching band competitions? The correct answer: They both are. The first band just won their eighth consecutive title this past fall, the second band their fifth. The first is a 110 member band from a 10-12 high school of 3000+ students. The second band is a 95 member group from a 9-12 high school of 900+ students. So, which one is really successful - the band that has the 30+ year tradition of being "the best" that serves 4% of the student population, or the band that has been building success over the past seven years that serves 11% of the student population? I know where I'd rather be.