To uncover your true potential you must first find your own limits and then you have to have the courage to blow past them.

There may be people that have more talent than you, but there’s no excuse for anyone to work harder than you do.

The more difficult the victory, the greater the happiness in winning.

Age is no barrier. It’s a limitation you put on your mind.

The man who has no imagination has no wings.

Only he who can see the invisible can do the impossible.

A trophy carries dust. Memories last forever.

The only way to prove that you’re a good sport is to lose.

It is not the size of a man but the size of his heart that matters.

One man practicing sportsmanship is far better than 50 preaching it.

You have to expect things of yourself before you can do them.

Champions keep playing until they get it right.

I always felt that my greatest asset was not my physical ability, it was my mental ability.

Always make a total effort, even when the odds are against you.

If it doesn’t challenge you, it won’t change you.

Victory is in having done your best. If you’ve done your best, you’ve won.

An athlete cannot run with money in his pockets. He must run with hope in his heart and dreams in his head.

There are only two options regarding commitment. You’re either IN or you’re OUT. There is no such thing as life in-between.

You were born to be a player. You were meant to be here. This moment is yours.

The key is not the will to win. Everybody has that. It is the will to prepare to win that is important.

I don’t plan on being disappointed. We plan on being really good, and obviously, we plan on winning.

A champion is afraid of losing. Everyone else is afraid of winning.

If you are afraid of failure you don’t deserve to be successful!

Today I will do what others won’t, so tomorrow I can accomplish what others can’t.

You might not be able to outthink, out market or outspend your competition, but you can outwork them.

You have to do something in your life that is honorable and not cowardly if you are to live in peace with yourself.

What do you do with a mistake: recognize it, admit it, learn from it, forget it.

I’ve failed over & over & over again in my life & that is why I succeed.

You can’t get much done in life if you only work on the days when you feel good.

I’ve got a theory that if you give 100% all of the time, somehow things will work out in the end.

It’s hard to beat a person who never gives up.” “Heroes get remembered, but legends never die.

Do not let what you can not do interfere with what you can do.

If you have everything under control, you’re not moving fast enough.

You can’t put a limit on anything. The more you dream, the farther you get.

Procrastination is one of the most common and deadliest of diseases and its toll on success and happiness is heavy.

Once you learn to quit, it becomes a habit.

Talent is God given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful.

Today, you have 100% of your life left.

I hated every minute of training, but I said, ‘Don’t quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.

What keeps me going is not winning, but the quest for reaching potential in myself as a coach and my kids as divers. It’s the pursuit of excellence.

Most people give up just when they’re about to achieve success. They quit on the one yard line. They give up at the last minute of the game one foot from a winning touchdown.

I think sports gave me the first place where this awkward girl could feel comfortable in my own skin. I think that’s true for a lot of women—sports gives you a part of your life where you can work at something and you look in the mirror and you like that person.

Gold medals aren’t really made of gold. They’re made of sweat, determination, and a hard-to-find alloy called guts.

The highest compliment that you can pay me is to say that I work hard every day, that I never dog it.

The hardest skill to acquire in this sport is the one where you compete all out, give it all you have, and you are still getting beat no matter what you do. When you have the killer instinct to fight through that, it is very special.

Adversity causes some men to break; others to break records.

Impossible is just a big word thrown around by small men who find it easier to live in the world they’ve been given than to explore the power they have to change it. Impossible is not a fact. It’s an opinion. Impossible is not a declaration. It’s a dare. Impossible is potential. Impossible is temporary. Impossible is nothing.

Some people say I have attitude – maybe I do…but I think you have to. You have to believe in yourself when no one else does – that makes you a winner right there.

Pain is temporary. It may last a minute, or an hour, or a day, or a year, but eventually it will subside and something else will take its place. If I quit, however, it lasts forever.

A champion needs a motivation above and beyond winning.

Winning is not a sometime thing; it’s an all time thing. You don’t win once in a while, you don’t do things right once in a while, you do them right all the time. Winning is habit. Unfortunately, so is losing.

If you think it’s hard to meet new people, try picking up the wrong golf ball.

Finding good players is easy. Getting them to play as a team is another story.

It’s not whether you get knocked down; it’s whether you get up.

When you’re riding, only the race in which you’re riding is important.

Never say never because limits, like fears, are often just an illusion.

In the end, the game comes down to one thing: man against man. May the best man win.

Do you know what my favorite part of the game is? The opportunity to play.

Pain is only temporary but victory is forever.

Winning isn’t everything, but wanting to win is.

The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a man’s determination.

The principle is competing against yourself. It’s about self-improvement, about being better than you were the day before.

There are certain basic qualities and characteristics you’ve got to have. Number one: you’ve got to have a will to win.

A champion is someone who does not settle for that day’s practice, that day’s competition, that day’s performance. They are always striving to be better. They don’t live in the past.

Show me a gracious loser and I’ll show you a failure.

Winning isn’t everything, but it beats anything that comes in second.

Just be patient. Let the game come to you. Don’t rush. Be quick, but don’t hurry.

Nothing is black-and-white, except for winning and losing, and maybe that’s why people gravitate to that so much.

You miss 100 percent of the shots you don’t take.

I tell the kids, somebody’s gotta win, somebody’s gotta lose. Just don’t fight about it. Just try to get better.

It’s just a job. Grass grows, birds fly, waves pound the sand. I beat people up.

Don’t measure yourself by what you have accomplished, but by what you should have accomplished with your ability.

Competitive sports are played mainly on a five-and-a-half inch court, the space between your ears.

Every kid around the world who plays soccer wants to be Pele. I have a great responsibility to show them not just how to be like a soccer player, but how to be like a man.

You can’t win unless you learn how to lose.

At a young age winning is not the most important thing… the important thing is to develop creative and skilled players with good confidence.

Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard.

Passion first and everything will fall into place.

I became a good pitcher when I stopped trying to make them miss the ball and started trying to make them hit it.

I don’t have to wait for nobody, I move when I wanna move.

Most talented players don’t always succeed. Some don’t even make the team. It’s more what’s inside.

Show me a guy who’s afraid to look bad, and I’ll show you a guy you can beat every time.

You can motivate by fear, and you can motivate by reward. But both those methods are only temporary. The only lasting thing is self motivation.

My motto was always to keep swinging. Whether I was in a slump or feeling badly or having trouble off the field, the only thing to do was keep swinging.”

If you train hard, you’ll not only be hard, you’ll be hard to beat.

If you can believe it, the mind can achieve it.

If you don’t have confidence, you’ll always find a way not to win.

Obstacles don’t have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don’t turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.

Without self-discipline, success is impossible, period.

Just keep going. Everybody gets better if they keep at it.

Push yourself again and again. Don’t give an inch until the final buzzer sounds.

The will to win is important, but the will to prepare is vital.

Never let your head hang down. Never give up and sit down and grieve. Find another way.

95. “You’re never a loser until you quit trying.

I’ve never lost a game. I just ran out of time.

Don’t give up. Don’t ever give up.

Winning solves everything.

Life is gonna throw you curve balls and it’s how you deal with them and your attitude and your work ethic.

For me, winning isn’t something that happens suddenly on the field when the whistle blows and the crowds roar. Winning is something that builds physically and mentally every day that you train and every night that you dream.”

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This mediation process works between groups as well as individuals. “We don't get harmony when everybody sings the same note. Only notes that are different can harmonize. The same is true with people.”-Steve Goodier

The Five Steps to Conflict Resolution for Managers

The definition of conflict resolution is to resolve an issue or problem between two or more people, but is there a correct way to handle conflict? What are the effects of poor conflict management? Disagreements in the workplace are inevitable, as employees have different personalities, goals, and opinions.

Conflict Resolution Defined

The more information you have about the cause of the problem, the more easily you can help to resolve it. As a manager or supervisor, you need to give both parties the chance to share their side of the story. It will give you a better understanding of the situation, as well as demonstrate your impartiality. As you listen to each disputant, say, “I see” or “uh huh” to acknowledge the information and encourage them to continue to open-up to you.

Step 1: Define the source of the conflict.

Often, it is not the situation but the point of view of the situation that causes anger to fester and ultimately leads to a shouting match or other visible and disruptive result. The source of the conflict might be a minor issue that occurred months before, but the level of stress has grown to the point where the two parties have begun attacking each other personally instead of addressing the real problem. In the calm of your office, you can get them to look beyond the triggering incident to see the real cause.

Step 2: Look beyond the incident.

After getting each party’s viewpoint, the next step is to get them to identify how the situation could be changed. Again, question the parties to solicit their ideas: “How can you make things better between you?” As mediator, you have to be an active listener, aware of every verbal nuance, as well as a good reader of body language. You want to get the disputants to stop fighting and start cooperating, and that means steering the discussion away from finger pointing and toward ways of resolving the conflict.

Step 3: Request solutions.

You are listening for the most acceptable course of action. Point out the merits of various ideas, not only from each other’s perspective, but in terms of the benefits to the organization. For instance, you might suggest the need for greater cooperation and collaboration to effectively address team issues and departmental problems.

Step 4: Identify solutions both disputants can support.

The mediator needs to get the two parties to shake hands and accept one of the alternatives identified in Step 4. The goal is to reach a negotiated agreement. Some mediators go as far as to write up a contract in which actions and time frames are specified. However, it might be sufficient to meet with the individuals and have them answer these questions: “What action plans will you both put in place to prevent conflicts from arising in the future?” and “What will you do if problems arise in the future?

Step 5: Agreement.

“Conflict can and should be handled constructively; when it is, relationships benefit. Conflict avoidance is *not* the hallmark of a good relationship. On the contrary, it is a symptom of serious problems and of poor communication.”-Harriet B. Braiker

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Improving your social skills can benefit you in every area of life. Social skills are important because they can help you communicate more effectively and efficiently. As a result, you’re able to build, maintain and grow more meaningful relationships with colleagues, clients and new contacts alike. Here are 10 ways to develop your social skills:

How to improve social skills 

Find ways to further conversations with friends, family and close coworkers or practice your conversation skills by asking open-ended questions. Similarly, set a small goal for yourself to offer at least one project or business strategy at your next board meeting.

1. Engage with others

Start developing your social skills in small ways by engaging with people you interact with on a daily basis. For instance, if you are out shopping, you might reply with a question instead of a one-word answer when a checkout clerk asks how your day is going. Similarly, you can find ways to lengthen conversations with acquaintances or practice your conversation skills with long-distance relatives you speak to less often.

2. Start in small ways

Asking open-ended questions can be an effective way to get others talking. It can help by allowing you insight and understanding into your friends, family, colleagues and even your superiors. When you engage with an open-ended question, it can help them feel validated in their thoughts and emotions, and this can have a positive impact on how you build relationships.Oftentimes, coworkers may appreciate being asked open-ended questions, since it shows you are taking interest in their ideas. Try the following open-ended questions: “How do you feel about…?” “Can you tell me more about…?”

3. Ask open-ended questions

Another step toward developing your social skills is to observe your colleagues. Take notice of nonverbal communication, body language (such as smiling and nodding) and the vocabulary they use to get a conversation going. Consider what makes your coworkers’ social skills effective and engaging. You can refer to these observations and incorporate them into your own communication skills.

4. Observe your coworkers’ social skills

Practice maintaining eye contact during conversations. Consider setting a goal to make and hold eye contact for at least three to five seconds each time you engage with someone. You might practice with a close colleague with who you feel comfortable. Let them know you are trying to improve your ability to maintain eye contact. Practice holding eye contact during the beginning of the conversation, when listening to your coworker speaking and while thanking them and closing the conversation.

5. Practice maintaining eye contact

Equally as important as being able to share your own thoughts is being an active listener. In doing so, you allow others to feel comfortable sharing their ideas and input. Practice your listening skills by maintaining eye contact, using nonverbal communication like nodding when you agree and asking clarifying questions when hearing something you misunderstand.

6. Develop your listening skills

Building relationships with others can seem intimidating, but it helps to start with developing a relationship with one person at a time. First, find a teammate that works in a similar role as you and invite them to lunch or to have coffee. Having a role or job responsibilities in common can give you topics in common to talk about, but eventually, try asking questions to get to know them better as an individual. As you build more relationships, connect on a one-on-one level with people who work in different areas of the business. This can help you grow your professional network.

7. Invite a coworker to lunch or for coffee

Complimenting others on a job well done is a great way to demonstrate friendliness and appreciation of others. They can act as an opening to a larger conversation or ongoing conversation. Be sincere—a compliment that is disingenuous can work against you.

8. Offer genuine compliments freely

There are many classes, books, podcasts and tools available both on and offline to help you improve your social skills. Try searching for resources based on a specific topic such as body language, networking or active listening. From there, put your learnings into practice.

9. Find social skills resources

Staying up to date on current trends, events and news stories can give you topics to talk about with others. Consider subscribing to local news alerts or industry-specific newsletters to have content sent directly to you. As a best practice, avoid controversial topics like politics or religion to keep conversations professional and friendly.

10. Keep up with current events

Developing social skills is valuable in both your personal life and at work. In the workplace, social skills can prove impactful on your job performance.

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Around 2,000 people get lost in the woods every year. We all believe we’re not going to be one of those unfortunate souls…but none of us can ever be 100 percent sure.Here are some survival strategies you need to know to avoid getting into this precarious situation in the first place. But before getting into the nitty-gritty, take a look at the dos and don’ts every hiker or backpacker should memorize.

Getting Lost In The Woods

Do's:<ul><li>Tell someone at home where you’re going beforehand.</li><li>After you realize you’re lost, follow the STOP protocol and prioritize your needs.</li><li>Travel downhill and follow streams towards possible human habitations.</li><li>Stay in open areas and use all signalling devices at your disposal.</li><li>Consider buying a satellite phone if venturing frequently into service-free areas</li></ul>Don’ts:<ul><li>Panic – establish an escape or action plan and follow it strategically</li><li>Deplete your energy running around without a coherent plan.</li><li>Ignore symptoms of serious conditions like hypothermia and heat exhaustion.</li></ul>

Do's And Don'ts

Surviving when you do get lost involves a little preparation. Always, always make sure you have the backpacking 10 essentials with you when you go out hiking or backpacking:<ul><li>Water purifier</li><li>Extra food and bottled water</li><li>Firestarter (matches/lighter)</li><li>First Aid Kit</li><li>Emergency shelter (e.g. a tarp or bivvy)</li><li>Extra Insulation (emergency blanket or extra clothes)</li><li>Flashlight/Headlamp</li><li>Navigation tools (e.g. compass, personal location beacon, maps)</li><li>Sun Protection</li><li>Repair kit & Tools (duct tape and multi-tool are a great combo)</li></ul>

Always Bring The 10 Essentials

Once you realize you’re lost, the first things you need to do are stop, relax, and think about your situation carefully. Excessive anxiety will only cloud your judgment and drain your energy. The STOP method helps you remember what to do after you realize you’re lost. These letters stand for: “stay calm,” “think,” “observe,” and “plan.”A few questions you should address are: How did I get here? How long will my food and water last me? Where’s the closest river or stream? Where should I set up shelter? What’s the weather like? How long till it gets dark? How’s my health?

What To Do IF You Get Lost In The Woods

Once your mind is calm, observe your surroundings and try to get an idea where you’re located. Try and mentally retrace your steps. If it is safe to do so, then climb to the highest elevation possible to better assess your location. If such a venture will take significant time or energy, or you don’t feel confident in undertaking it, then DO NOT attempt it. Simply STAY PUT.

Pinpoint Your Location

Survival experts recommend that people who are lost in mountains or forests travel downhill. In most wildlife areas, it should take you no more than 20 hours of walking downhill to reach a town or city, or at least a road or established trail.Since most cities in the past were built near bodies of water, it’s likely you’ll come across other humans once you reach the stream’s source by heading in a downhill direction towards a valley. Not only are you more likely to come across civilization by walking downhill, it’s also easier on your body and will save you energy.

Travel Downhill

Keep your eyes (and ears) peeled for any and all traces of humans. Whether it’s some trash left behind by a non-practitioner of LNT, a trail or pathway, camping sites, or the sounds of people talking.If you can’t determine your location or navigate your way back to civilization, then you are best to STAY PUT and await rescue. While waiting for help to arrive, you should be aware of the biggest risks that you are likely to face and how to effectively handle them.

Stay Put If In Doubt

You can only survive three days without water. This timeframe, however, could be even shorter if you’re hiking in humid environments. On most trips, you’ll likely have brought H2O with you, but packing a water purifier such as the lifestraw could help save your life by allowing you to drink safely from wild water sources. Alternatively, if you have brought a stove or are adept at making fires, then boiling H2O from a stream will also make it safe to drink.

Dehydration

The onset of hypothermia is usually gradual, so you have to watch yourself carefully before the debilitating symptoms take hold of you.Hypothermia produces symptoms such as extreme shivering, weakened pulse, delirium, and poor balance. It’s far easier for you to contract hypothermia at night, especially if you’re in an area that’s damp.If you feel your temperature dropping, remove any wet clothes you have on because these only increase your risk of developing hypothermia. Use your emergency blanket and light a fire nearby to provide external heat. You can also drink warm water.

What To Do If You Get The Shivers

Cramps are an early warning sign that you’re dehydrated. As these symptoms appear, try to find a shaded area and drink purified water.Once you start to experience symptoms like nausea, clammy hands, or a fast pulse, you must lie down in the shade, sip a drink slowly, and sprinkle cool water all over your face and body.Finally, to avoid sunburn and eye damage, a container of high-grade sunscreen and a pair of sunglasses are musts if you’re hiking in high temps or areas where you’ll be exposed to the sun.

Heat Exhaustion

Food is important for giving you the energy you need to create and maintain your shelter, or to hike out to safety. Take stock of the food you’ve brought with you and work out how to stretch out your supply for as long as possible.Reserve your energy only for necessary tasks. With more energy in reserve, you’ll naturally require less food to survive.Whenever hunger cravings overwhelm your mind, just slow down, relax, and remember that humans can survive three weeks without food. After a few hours, your mind should become significantly less stressed.

Hunger

Now that you know the greatest risks to your safety, it’s time to learn how to keep yourself going while waiting on help while out in the wild.You need a cool head now more than ever. If you’ve never practised meditation before, now is as good a time as any to begin. Sit down and notice your in-breath and out-breath for 15 to 30 minutes. It takes about 30 mins or so for adrenaline to be broken down in your body. Allowing yourself this time to calm down will allow you to think much more clearly again.

Surviving While Awaiting Rescue: Stay Calm

If you have made the decision to wait out and be rescued then the first priority is locating a reliable water source nearby without wandering too far off.If you can’t find a stream or lake, consider hanging out a tarp to collect rainwater. While quite intensive, you can also use a piece of clothing to collect morning dew off plants and trees and wring the H2O out into a suitable container.

Find Some Water

In order to effectively ward off hypothermia, you need to create a reliable source of fire and find a good shelter. Besides a cave (uninhabited, of course), the best shelter for a cold night in the woods is a tent. If you don’t have a tent and can’t find a safe cave, then try to set up camp near fallen trees or by rock outcroppings.Anyone who doesn’t have an emergency tent with them can build a makeshift tent out of other materials like a tarp or a poncho. You’ll need to tie a rope or place a branch between two nearby trees before draping your tarp over.

Make A Shelter

Don’t walk around aimlessly for hours on end. Always think through your strategy before wasting your energy. You really need to watch how much energy you exert if you don’t have a huge food supply.When you need a break, then sit back, drink some water, eat something, get in your sleeping bag, and rest. Some hikers find it’s better to take catnaps throughout the day instead of sleeping all through the night. This is especially the case if you have trouble falling asleep in the woods after dusk.

Don't Burn Yourself Out

Make sure you are ready to signal potential rescuers. This could take many forms, such as blowing a whistle, flashing a mirror (or shiny metallic object) or even spelling “help” on the ground in an open area.If lost in the mountains, you should use the appropriate signals to alert mountain rescue planes or helicopter teams.

Signalling To The Rescuers

The most important thing before going on a hike is to let friends and family know where you’re going and for how long. Leave them a map of your planned route and any other pertinent information about your trip, i.e. direction of travel, parking location. This way, if you don’t return within the timeframe you’ve provided, then your loved ones can alert the authorities. Don’t get caught up in the mythos of the “rugged explorer.” Letting others know your whereabouts is a sign of maturity and it’s critical for your safety.

How To NOT Get Lost In The Woods: Tell Your Loved Ones Where You Are Headed

This is a great tip if you’re a beginner. It’s an even better idea to stay close to your home on your first hiking adventure. While it might not be as exciting as heading deep into the wilds, this is a great way to learn basic navigation skills in a safe environment.

Travel In Open Areas Or Popular Tourist Destinations

If you’re not too experienced with hiking or backpacking, there’s no shame in scheduling a tour with a guide, which is also a great way to learn the ropes before venturing out on your lonesome.While this tip is optional for easier hiking treks, it’s a requirement for all other times. There are plenty of websites where you can book guided hiking tours around the world, so there’s no excuse for going it alone in areas out of your comfort zone.

Travel With A Guide

You should know how to read scales on a map. The most common map is 1:25,000, which means one centimeter on the map translates to 250 meters on the ground. You should also be able to identify features on the map and understand contouring, both of which can help you navigate terrain safely.Figure out how to use a real compass. Invest in a high-quality compass you feel comfortable with and learn how to use it before your hike.

Learn Basic Navigation With A Map And Compass

Please remember to tell all your relations about your trip and carry your essential travel gear with you on the trail. These two preventative tips, along with the strategies listed above, could well prove critical in “surviving to tell the tale.”

The Bottom Line

Would you know what to do if you get lost in the woods, mountains, or wilderness? Make sure to plan for the best, yet prepare for the worst with our practical survival guide.

You would think it inconceivable in our modern age that it could be possible to get lost in the woods, however, it still happens to around 2000 people annually. Find out how to not to become part of that statistic with our guide.

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