Do You Root For Winners?

I'm sure you've noticed this, but there are many people who tend to tear down winners. Bill Gates started in his garage and became wealthy, but people tend to tear him down. The New York Yankees have a winning tradition, but people love to hate them. Donald Trump is rich beyond belief, but people want to make fun of his hair. What is it with people that just want to make winners seem like losers? Envy and jealousy?

When we were all young, we were taught to admire those that made something of themselves. We were taught in games that we needed to be winners. We enjoy movies where the guy gets the girl and the good guy beats the bad guy. We even cheer on underdogs because we want them to be winners, too.

I think we need to get back to cheering for winners. We all want to be winners and we should congratulate winners without begrudging them their victory.

We also need to make sure that our winners are truly the best of the best. We send our best to the Olympics. We try to teach our children to be the best they can be. So why do we have wild card teams in baseball and football? Why do we let losers have a second chance when we already have clear winners? Are we penalizing winners for their success? Does it sound like I'm bitter about the Red Sox beating the Yankees?

With taxes, why do the rich pay a higher percentage of taxes for their income than I do? Shouldn't we all pay something like 10%? Wouldn't that truly be fair? Why do we punish winners with our tax code instead of making taxes a flat percentage of what we earn? Why are we being told that the more money we make, the bigger slice of it government wants?

In politics we have a clear majority in the House, Senate, and Executive Branch. Why are we letting losers slow things down and keep the winners from accomplishing what the public voted them in to do? In this case, maybe the winners need to act like winners and remind the losers that they lost.

I'm not sure what it will take, but I know that I'm doing my best to raise my children to dream of and aim for excellence. My girls know they have an opportunity in life to be the best. There isn't anything holding them back. I want my children to be winners and look to winners for advice and ideas.

Try making friends with people who are better off than you. Try making friends who don't have the same problems in your weakest areas. Put yourself around people who you admire for reaching their goals in life. Surround yourself with positive, uplifting people who make you feel great about yourself. Dump the losers and surround yourself with winners. You may be surprised at how they pull you up when you may have lived a life where you let losers pull you down.