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| | In life, there is no substitute for being a winner. And if you are not a winner, then you must be a loser. ]] | | In life, there is no substitute for being a winner. And if you are not a winner, then you must be a loser. ]] |
| − | A formal definition of a "loser" is a "person, team, nation, etc., that loses".<ref>[https://www.dictionary.com/browse/loser Loser], Dictionary.com</ref> An informal definition of a loser is "someone or something that is marked by consistently or thoroughly bad quality, performance, etc.".<ref>[https://www.dictionary.com/browse/loser Loser], Dictionary.com</ref> An even less formal definition of a loser is "a misfit, especially someone who has never or seldom been successful at a job, personal relationship, etcetera."<ref>[https://www.dictionary.com/browse/loser Loser], Dictionary.com</ref> And someone who is even of worse character than a loser is a [[Essay: Why some sore losers endlessly obsess about their losses and those they lose to|sore loser]]. | + | A formal definition of a "loser" is a "person, team, nation, etc., that loses".<ref>[https://www.dictionary.com/browse/loser Loser], Dictionary.com</ref> An informal definition of a loser is "someone or something that is marked by consistently or thoroughly bad quality, performance, etc.".<ref>[https://www.dictionary.com/browse/loser Loser], Dictionary.com</ref> An even less formal definition of a loser is "a misfit, especially someone who has never or seldom been successful at a job, personal relationship, etcetera."<ref>[https://www.dictionary.com/browse/loser Loser], Dictionary.com</ref> And someone who is even of worse character than a loser is a [[Essay: Why sore losers endlessly obsess about their losses and those they lose to|sore loser]]. |
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| | As a society, we quantify [[intelligence]] (IQ), yearly income, height, weight (Pounds, [[kilogram]]s), blood pressure, [[body mass index]] (BMI), miles/kilometers per hour that a car travels, number of steps walked per day, golf strokes (par), taxable income and all sorts of other measurements. | | As a society, we quantify [[intelligence]] (IQ), yearly income, height, weight (Pounds, [[kilogram]]s), blood pressure, [[body mass index]] (BMI), miles/kilometers per hour that a car travels, number of steps walked per day, golf strokes (par), taxable income and all sorts of other measurements. |
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| | '''12.''' Losers are not [[proactive]]. Losers see all problems in their life as being caused by other people or circumstances beyond their control. They never take personal accountability. They have a victim mentality. They are resistant to change in their life and never take the initiative to make constructive changes that will better their futures. See: [[Change management]] | | '''12.''' Losers are not [[proactive]]. Losers see all problems in their life as being caused by other people or circumstances beyond their control. They never take personal accountability. They have a victim mentality. They are resistant to change in their life and never take the initiative to make constructive changes that will better their futures. See: [[Change management]] |
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| − | '''13.''' Losers are grumblers, thin-skinned, unforgiving axe grinders, sulkers, [[Essay: Why some sore losers endlessly obsesses about their losses and those they lose to|sore losers]] and lack [[gratitude|gratefulness]]. See also: [[Forgiveness]] | + | '''13.''' Losers are grumblers, thin-skinned, unforgiving axe grinders, sulkers, [[Essay: Why sore losers endlessly obsesses about their losses and those they lose to|sore losers]] and lack [[gratitude|gratefulness]]. See also: [[Forgiveness]] |
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| | '''14.''' Losers are bad at relationships. Losers are vain, arrogant, feel entitled, always believe they are right and lack [[empathy]]. Losers try to lift themselves up by denigrating others. Losers don't believe in win-win relationships/transactions. They don't believe in [[Teamwork skills|teamwork]] or synergy (Creative cooperation. Working with another/others to create something greater than you could do alone).<ref>[https://www.franklincovey.com/the-7-habits/habit-6/ Habit 6: Synergize]</ref> Losers are not concerned with helping others. See: [[Friendship]] and [[Interpersonal skills]] and [[Collaboration]] and [[Agreeableness]] and [[Narcissism]] and [[Narcissistic personality disorder]] and [[Gossip]] | | '''14.''' Losers are bad at relationships. Losers are vain, arrogant, feel entitled, always believe they are right and lack [[empathy]]. Losers try to lift themselves up by denigrating others. Losers don't believe in win-win relationships/transactions. They don't believe in [[Teamwork skills|teamwork]] or synergy (Creative cooperation. Working with another/others to create something greater than you could do alone).<ref>[https://www.franklincovey.com/the-7-habits/habit-6/ Habit 6: Synergize]</ref> Losers are not concerned with helping others. See: [[Friendship]] and [[Interpersonal skills]] and [[Collaboration]] and [[Agreeableness]] and [[Narcissism]] and [[Narcissistic personality disorder]] and [[Gossip]] |
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| | *[[Essay: The power of upgrading your social network and reading excellent works|The power of upgrading your social network and reading excellent works]] | | *[[Essay: The power of upgrading your social network and reading excellent works|The power of upgrading your social network and reading excellent works]] |
| | *[[Essay: Toxic gamma males. Keep them out of your life and organizations|Toxic gamma males. Keep them out of your life and organizations]] | | *[[Essay: Toxic gamma males. Keep them out of your life and organizations|Toxic gamma males. Keep them out of your life and organizations]] |
| − | *[[Essay: Why some sore losers endlessly obsesses about their losses and those they lose to|Why some sore losers endlessly obsesses about their losses and those they lose to]] | + | *[[Essay: Why sore losers endlessly obsesses about their losses and those they lose to|Why sore losers endlessly obsesses about their losses and those they lose to]] |
| | *[[Essay: Dirty cowards who throw punches and runaway are not real men|Dirty cowards who throw punches and runaway are not real men]] | | *[[Essay: Dirty cowards who throw punches and runaway are not real men|Dirty cowards who throw punches and runaway are not real men]] |
| | *[[Essay: Why do so many people complain about narcissists?|Why do so many people complain about narcissists?]] | | *[[Essay: Why do so many people complain about narcissists?|Why do so many people complain about narcissists?]] |