Winning is only half the equation. Loss is as good, pain is as good as the victory.

[GeoffWilliams]

Both victory and loss are impostors. Decide to be as happy with a loss: nothing will show you more clearly what to work on. What you want to achieve, than losing and the mental pain (physical usually goes away faster) of losing. The mind can hurt for years after a loss.

It's the strength of will. Will you enjoy your losses or not? Will you access and notice the mind pain or not? Loss will show you your consistency levels, and your weaknesses if you are honest at seeing them. It's the honest people who improve in this game, not the liars.

[gzhpcu]

I find the enjoyment factor is important as well. I do play to win, of course, but I want to play well. Being in the zone is a great feeling...

[hockeyscout]

Geoff -- FAKE IT UNTIL YOU MAKE IT.

[GeoffWilliams]

Bake it til you fake it. I'm going out there to bake them in the oven of my blazing beautiful blasto balls. That's BBBB for texters.