We are not finished with our discussion on processing criticism. I’ll come back to it later this week.
But first, the timing is too perfect not to remind you of something I’ve shared before. Tommy Fleetwood’s story brought it to the surface for me.
Everyone experiences losing. It hurts. Sometimes, it feels crushing. It doesn’t have to be on the biggest stage or in the biggest moments. We all know the sting of a loss that really, really hurts.
But losing never defines you. It’s what you do after defeat that defines you. I call it The Decisive Moment After Defeat.
Will the pain of losing poison your mind or fuel your heart?
Will disappointment drain your spirit or energize your effort?
Your future success is not determined by any defeat. It’s always determined by how you respond to a defeat.
Loss is inevitable. For everyone. But no matter how painful the loss, life keeps going. Something always comes next. Your next attitude and effort. Your next opportunities and challenges. Your next decisions and actions.
Your response to losing changes everything that happens next. The end of one moment, even in a loss, will become the launching pad for an amazing story of resilience or a cautionary tale of surrender.
Only you can choose how to respond in the decisive moment after defeat.
Event + Response = Outcome. Do the work.
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