Did you know that you can build on winning advantages to make your next success possible?

Harvard Professor Rosabeth Moss Kanter studied perpetual winners with long-term losers and identified 10 important advantages that just might help make your next success possible. These are:

Good mood: Moods are contagious – positive moods produce the physical energy to persist after setbacks.

Attractive situation: Winners spend more time together feeling good about what they can accomplish, creating more chances for information sharing and mentoring.

Learning: Losers avoid feedback – winners see practice as a route to a positive outcome. Winning is often found in mastery of the details.

Freedom to focus: Losers often punish themselves mentally – winners have fewer distractions and keep focused.

Positive culture of mutual respect: Winners can maintain high aspirations and act generously toward others.

Solid support system: Winning enlarges the circle of backers, whereas losing erodes support.

Better press: It’s not just the buzz at the time of victory that separates winners from losers. It’s also the more favourable story about the past and future.

Invitations to the best parties: Winners gain access to networks and relationships that confer benefits.

Self-determination: Winners have more control over their own destiny.

Continuity: High turnover and changing strategies consume time and energy. Winners have the luxury of implementing long-term strategies and planning for orderly succession.

You can also incorporate the benefits of winning effectively into your life and business by creating a positive spirit, disciplined focus and mutual respect for long-term success.

Babette Bensoussan is a qualified counsellor and MBTI practitioner. She is currently the only Australian certified in the Energy Leadership Index, a tool to determine engagement, performance and success abilities.