Winning Scotland Foundation

Everyone can be a winner in life. That is the single-minded belief that led to the creation of Winning Scotland Foundation. We know that winning is a skill which can be learnt and we believe sport is the best training ground to teach this skill. So sport has become our arena.

The Foundation is an independent charity supported by some of Scotland’s most energetic and successful business, political and sporting leaders. And in collaboration with the Scottish Government, education and sporting bodies we have launched a series of successful initiatives.

Our aim is not to nurture a Scottish sporting elite (though that may well be a welcome by-product of our actions), our aim is to achieve something far greater: to have a nation that wants to succeed at everything.

  
  • Winners maintain momentum by keeping the same level of performance throughout an activity, avoiding complacency and by securing their actual achievements before moving on to their next goal.
  • Winners are being decisive by moving fast enough between making a decision and actualising it and by quickly prioritising their options against their "corners" to avoid them.
  • Winners patiently create opportunities by investing the time to lay the foundations for their success, even if it is boring, tedious or repetitive.
  • Winners maintain their quality of counter pressure by correctly identifying the nature of any one-on-one situation they are involved with and by countering pressure with will power.
  • Winners maintain self control by reminding themselves that under pressure there is more time than they feel, adhering to T-CUP rules when negative thinking occurs and by being a noble winner.
  • Winners avoid unnecessary corners by mapping these corners against their given activity and constantly debriefing (by asking "am I trapping myself in a corner?" and "is this a corner?").
  • Winners stick to proven tactics by resisting any temptation to change a proven method with something new, however creative it may be.
  • Winners stick to basics by memorising the fundamental building blocks of their field of activity to overcome any psychological barriers and by not experimenting during critical moments.
  • Winners seize opportunities by acting decisively during critical moments within the available timeframe.
  • Winners are managing their time by being continually aware of the available timeframe, prioritising their tasks and splitting large tasks into small chunks whilst committing to any deadlines.
  • Winners are aware of faulty tactics by never being afraid to say "Winners make mistakes but they never repeat them", not falling in love with their ideas and through constant debriefing.
  • Winners are being thorough by becoming practical perfectionists, striving for perfect results yet going for the best possible ones. They avoid short cuts by being strict and orderly in completing tasks.
 
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