{"id":2493,"date":"2018-11-30T17:43:24","date_gmt":"2018-11-30T17:43:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ssdev.co.za\/crossroads-old\/?p=2493"},"modified":"2018-12-03T08:06:58","modified_gmt":"2018-12-03T08:06:58","slug":"how-to-win-when-were-losing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ssdev.co.za\/crossroads-old\/how-to-win-when-were-losing\/","title":{"rendered":"#27 How To Win When We&#8217;re Losing"},"content":{"rendered":"<header><div class=\"contained\"><div><div><\/div><div class=\"content\"><h1>#27 How To Win When We&#8217;re Losing<\/h1><a href=\"#recoveryModal\" class=\"btn submit\" data-toggle=\"modal\">Reach out now, we can help<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/header><div id=\"crumbs\" class=\"contained\" data-is-podcasts=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ssdev.co.za\/crossroads-old\">Home<\/a>  \/  <\/div><h3 class='article-title'>#27 How To Win When We&#8217;re Losing<\/h3><div class='info'><span>30 November, 2018<\/span><span>Podcasts, News<\/span><\/div>\n<h4>How To Win When We&rsquo;re Losing<\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/537857250&amp;color=%23ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&amp;show_teaser=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><br>\n<strong>How to win when we&rsquo;re losing<\/strong>. Life is a<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zero-sum_game\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> zero-sum game<\/a> &ndash; the harsh reality is that there are winners and losers in every walk of life. And if we accept that there are always going to be those that are better than others, we should do our utmost to hone our life skills so we have the best possible chance of success.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>But even in losing there are lessons to be learnt from being graceful in defeat.&nbsp; In fact, everything in life depends on our attitude towards defeat and losing &ndash; how skillful are we?&nbsp; Have we accepted training or do we think we know everything?&nbsp; How much willingness do we have to<a href=\"https:\/\/www.psychologytoday.com\/intl\/blog\/fulfillment-any-age\/201703\/the-mindset-makes-it-hard-admit-youre-wrong\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> learn from our mistakes<\/a>?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Do we have the grit to struggle through adversity to be our best?&nbsp; Only by understanding that the solution lies <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.co.za\/search?ei=t3UBXJuKG8fDgAai8oHwBQ&amp;q=admitting+i+am+at+fault+relationship&amp;oq=admitting+i+am+at+fault+rel&amp;gs_l=psy-ab.3.0.33i22i29i30.15084.16147..18520...0.0..0.369.1084.2-3j1......0....1..gws-wiz.......0i71.cFH6kQEi4tk\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">within<\/a>, can we reach our true potential.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I hope you enjoy this podcast.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This podcast was recorded as a series of lectures given to people in 12 step&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/ssdev.co.za\/crossroads-old\/types-of-addiction\/drug-addiction\/\">addiction<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/ssdev.co.za\/crossroads-old\/the-program\/\">recovery<\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/ssdev.co.za\/crossroads-old\/contact\/\">treatment<\/a>. The purpose of these talks was to teach and motivate individuals to search for their own spiritual solution to their addiction.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Please feel free to contact me directly or go to our site for more information:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:dominic@crrc.co.za\">dominic@crrc.co.za<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ssdev.co.za\/crossroads-old\/\">www.crossroadsrecovery.co.za<\/a><\/p>\n<p>+27&nbsp;012&nbsp;345 1186&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pretoria\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Pretoria<\/a><\/p>\n<p>+27&nbsp;010&nbsp;597 7784&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Johannesburg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Johannesburg<\/a><\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>#27 How To Win When We&#8217;re LosingReach out now, we can helpHome \/ #27 How To Win When We&#8217;re Losing30 November, 2018Podcasts, News How To Win When We&rsquo;re Losing How to win when we&rsquo;re losing. 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