Last Saturday, I won first place in a regional debate, which had given me the idea for this week’s post. What needs to be done in order to win? What happens if you fail? How do you handle a win in a rational manner?
First off, we need to consider that getting first place doesn’t come that easily. A great deal of preparation, time, and effort is required. Let’s take preparing for a debate as an example. You must begin by brainstorming several ideas, and putting them on paper. After this, you can start to create different ideas or pillars, which can be used to structure your speech. Research, of course, is also needed. Once you have completed your speech, you must practice reciting the words over and over again, so that you are familiar with the content. Even though you might think that your arguments are top notch, there’s always some luck involved. Furthermore, at a debate, something can either go your way, or vice versa. The judges might evaluate your arguments in a very subjective manner, or even have bias towards the other team. From this, we can clearly see that coming in first place certainly requires a great deal of effort, and some “luck” as well.
So what happens after you win? After a big win, you might choose to have a little celebration. Then, you just have to keep on going. In other words, there will always be obstacles in the way. Lets take Olympic athletes for example. After years or vigorous training, they might receive a gold medal, which is a huge achievement. Following this, they have to put everything aside, and start training for the next Olympics. The cycle never ends. Now, imagine if the athlete fails to even reach the podium. In this case, they must show a sense of resiliency, and start training even harder in preparation for the next Olympics. This will give them a chance to redeem themselves.
In conclusion, we can see that winning isn’t that simple. Getting first place requires plenty of preparation, effort, and time. No matter what the circumstances are, always aim to be the best, and reach for success.