Victorious vs. Victimized

One of the things I’ve marveled at while working with entrepreneurs and leaders around the world — especially those in under-resourced, under-served, or under-privileged areas — is the attitude they possess. A crisis might have happened, but it is clear to me that many chose a different way to react to it than the mainstream.

The attitude they take is always one of victory, not victimization.

When a crisis happens, we can ask Why is this happening to me? or we can ask What can I do about what just happened?

Their attitude toward the situation is always I could do something with this rather than look at me, look what happened to me, look what people or this situation did to me.

I’m not saying you’re wrong to feel victimized by a situation — I am encouraging you to shift that mindset. None of us expect a crisis to hit, but when it does, the question becomes What can we do with what happened?

The answer is: You can sit there and feel sorry or victimized, or sit there and feel victorious because you now have an opportunity to do something different.

Think about the attitude you possess in the situations you experience — good or bad.

How do you decide which attitude you will adopt. It’s never what happens to you, it’s about how you see and react to what happens.

BEFORE YOU GO

We see our blogs as opportunities for dialogue. Please share your thoughts as comments.

1. What have you done in the past to keep your attitude positive and victorious?

2. What can you do to deviate from feeling victimized or sorry for what happened?

3. What else have you done to remain resilient in your attitude?

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