The Bears are Winners!

Well, the Super Bowl is 4 hours old and the results are in. And the Chicago Bears are ...

Winners!

"Yo, Barry, what are ya? ... Nuts?"

Yes, I saw the same game you did. And sure, I know, the Colts had the higher score.

Congratulations to the Colts. They played a great game and looked like true champions.

But I still can't bring myself to say that the Bears are "Losers."

Seriously - have you done anything as great as playing your best, all out, month after month to get to the point where you would achieve the level of being broadcast on one of the most watched TV shows ever?

No one who gets to that level of "play" at anything is a "loser," even if they didn't win the last important game.

Our culture favors the winner. We think you have to be #1, because "nobody remembers #2."

Or, as the song goes: For me, it's all or nothing. Is it all or nothing for you?"

Forget what other people think. Design the life you want, and then make it happen. Not everyone can be #1, and here's a secret: You don't have to be #1 to be crazy happy!

#1 people are great. But the person who is #1 now, will be replaced by a different #1 next time.

And they rotate year after year.

Instead, focus on consistency. Work toward being at the top of your game every day, every week and every month ... whether you're #1 or #3 or whatever.

You can't control being the best of the best every time. You can control DOING your best.

Don't focus on your position. That takes all the fun out of it and leads to stress.

Instead, focus on serving other people and giving them your best. And enjoy the process. Then not only will you enjoy life, but you'll find yourself rising to the top of the heap ... naturally.