So what separates the winners from the losers? It's having the winner's edge. It's the little difference that makes all the difference in the world and separates people from the rest of the pact. The winners take the potential they were born with and live up to that potential. The winners make things happen, while losers simply let things happen. The winner's edge lies in your attitude. The sharpness of that edge will all depend on whether your attitude is positive or negative.

So what do the winners have that the rest of the field lack? First, the winners feel that they deserve to win in advance. They feel they have potential that is worth the investment. When they take that first step, they spend time in getting the necessary education and training in that area. Although they start off clumsy and awkward, winners don't let that stop them because they have instilled the belief that they deserve to win.

The winners have laser-sharp focus on their goals, while losers don't even set goals in the first place. They also expect the best, and are optimistic and have faith in the future. The power of expectation is so great, that whatever you expect in your mind, it will materialize. If you expect nothing but failure, you get failure. If you expect success, you get success. Optimism is an important ingredient in the winner. They expect the best and plan for the worst.

Winners also know they need to visualize in order to materialize. Imagination plus internalization equals realization. The mind is the most incredible motion picture ever invented. What you visualize inside your mind will be materialized on the outside. Olympic athletes often visualize their perfect race or competition even before it starts. The successful salesman visualizes his presentation even before it happens. The Oscar winner visualizes his or her acceptance speech even before performing in the movie.

Winners practice to perfection. Practice doesn't make perfect. Rather, it's only perfect practice that makes perfect. Rehearsal and training are important. You remember what you learned. You don't try to do it, but you recall how to do it after endless training and preparation. Winners recall what they've done, and pre-call what they haven't done yet. Imagination brings things from the past to the present. The mind can't tell the difference from what you vividly imagine and what is reality. Everything you internalize over time becomes reality.

Finally, the winners persevere through rejection. Rejection to them means target correction, or learning experience. Failure is a detour, not a dead end. Unless they persevere, all the training in the world won't help them unless they hang in there when the going gets tough. Successful people are comfortable with failure. Failure helps them understand that you win some and lose some.

Do you have the winner's edge? It's a competitive world out there, so check yourself against what the winner's have, and soon you will separate yourself from the rest of the pact.