Sunday, September 27, 2009

Habit #4 Think Win-Win

Take a moment and think about a person who you feel is a true model of Win-Win.  What is it that you admire about this person?

24 comments:

  1. Mr. Shaw, my old 6th grade teacher. He was always trying to make everyone feel good & accepted. He always seemed to find a compromise… for everything.
    I really admire this trait, his positivity and the ENOURMOUS patience he has had with me.

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  2. Honestly, I don't know a person who is a model of Win-Win, though I would assume that he/she would not get mad at most things or say bad things because of an accident. What I'd admire about a person like this is how they'd react to things that I would get mad at.

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  3. Who I feel is a true model of Win-Win is my best friend. He is very good at not believing in Win-Lose or Lose-Lose. Since mostly everything people do is a competition he always thinks about it as Win-Win. For example, if he would be doing a race to see who is faster and he reaches the end first, he still believes that the other person but also him won. He thinks this because even though he got to the end first the other person got there too, while using their determination and giving their best at it.

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  4. A true model of Win-Win is my cousin whose name I won't mention.I remember since we were small we would play games in parties such as musical chairs and she would be greedy,aggresive,and She would win but not have as much as fun as the other kids.But reading Maritzas comment there is certain way Win-Win can be good at and certain ways it can't be a positive thing.

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  5. I agree with Maritza. Mr. Shaw was a person who always thought Win-Win. I remember being in his in sixth grade class. He never gave up on anybody. Even when all hope seemed lost, he always found a way to make things better.
    I remember when he assigned “leaders” at every table. The “leader” was usually at the top of the class. The leader had to make sure that everyone was on task and making sure that everyone got the problem they were doing. If someone needed help they would ask the leader. This really helped the people who were in trouble of flunking. Mr. Shaw was a real win-win kind of guy.

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  6. Someone I admire a lot about how they view the Win-Win situation is probably my best friend, Jonathan. I met him in soccer and we grew up together like brother and sister. I have always noticed that he never brags about winning or playing better that the other people. When everyone is making fun of someone else he stands up for them and that’s attracted much respect to him and the people he’s helped, which is very Win-Win. He has inspired me to stand up for what I think is right and to always think; How is this going to affect me? How is this going to affect this person?

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  7. A person that I believe is a true model of the habit, “Think Win-Win” I believe would be my cousin. He never thinks in losing, he is always thinking positive of his actions, he is a very determined person in everything. I once remembered when he was playing a soccer game against other kids, my cousins team won the game, everyone in the team was really happy and the opposite team was sad because they were disqualified. My cousin then went up to the other team and said “you guys play pretty good, it doesn’t matter that you lost, what matters is that you made all the way up to here, and that you gave it your best try.” My cousin knew that winning the game wasn’t everything important, he knew that everyone had won. My cousin is always thinking of the other person first and then of himself, and thinking that everybody won. His ability to think this way has lead him to many victories in his life, in everything that he does. He is the model of me for always thinking in a “Win-Win” way.

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  8. Evelyn,

    It sounds like your cousin is actually a model of Win-Lose. Take another look at that habit and see if you agree or disagree with me. Let me know.

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  9. One person I admire the most for thinking win-win in my friend Andrea. She didn’t get to be on the volleyball team but she was congratulating everyone who made it on the team. Our coach was so happy with her that she put her on standby, which means if someone dropped she could replace them.

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  10. I think that a model of Win-Win is my cousin. She always wins in any kind of sport. She shows determination and tries her best. One time when she lost she shook it off and told me that she knew she tried her best and that’s all that mattered. I agree with what she said. If you don’t win, in a way you did because you tried your hardest and did your best.

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  11. I am definitely not a model of win-win. I think of everything as a competition. I really do not know anyone who thinks win-win except maybe a person in my classroom who never brags for anything even his/her test scores. It makes me mad for a while when people are that humble.

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  12. I know my cousin thinks win-win a lot. Couple of weeks ago when she spent two weeks at my house we went shopping. She only had $20 left from the money her dad gave her and she still had to share with her little sister. She bought a few things and so did I. But then I bought this very expensive shirt that she also wanted. The whole day she looked a little blue. I asked her if she was sad that she couldn’t get the shirt. Her answered surprised me. She said no she was upset because she was jealous that I got the shirt and she wanted to be happy that I could get the shirt. After that she always has a win-win attitude. She doesn’t brags about all her talents and always compliments about someone else’s talent. Also she loves to work as a team.

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  13. I think Sergio Martinez is a good example of thinking Win-Win. Sergio is a talented soccer player and he knows it and he doesn’t brag about it. Sergio always wants to keep the game fair and even, and by that I mean he doesn’t like it when all the good players are on one team and the less experienced players are on another. He thinks win-win because if we lose a game he says a compliment to give everybody a smile.

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  14. Who I feel is a true model or win-win is my best friend. She does not believe in win-lose or lose-lose. Since mostly all people like to compete, she thinks about it as win-win. For example, if she would if she was playing soccer, and the coach wanted to see who can score the most goals and play as foward for the game, and if she scored the most goals, she would still believe that not only she was the winner, but her rest of her team for trying, and doing their best. She thinks this because since she tried her best, and was determined, that her teammates did the same.

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  15. I believe that my cousin Gwendylon, is a good example of think win-win. In Every situation she looks for the bright side, or if somebody is going through hardships she will motivate that person to keep going. When she wins she does not brag, she is happy, but does not brag. She also tells the person that lost to her, something encouraging. I truly admire this about her.

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  16. I think that my cousin is a model of win-win. Everytime she has a game in her high school, when she wins, she feels so proud of herself. When she loses she isn't sad or feeling down the whole day, she says that she tried her best and that she would do better on her next game. I think of myself as a win-win person too.

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  17. I think a true role model of a win-win is my cousin Gaby, she doesn't brag about anything to other people and she doesn't believe that someone is better than everybody else just because that person can do something the other person can't. For example one time her friend had failed math and my cousin had failed reading so she offered to tutor her friend in math and her friend would tutor her in readng that way they would both be able to pass next semester.

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  18. I would have to agree with Maritza. Mr. Shaw truly is a win-win model. He always had a positive attitude and in return he was treated with respect. I believe that most people look up to Mr. Shaw and respect him. He always tried to help us academically and personally. I remember him always saying “Can’t we all just get along?” We could go to Mr. Shaw for anything, and he would be there to help us. He treated us all equally and fairly. Mr. Shaw is someone that I admire.

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  19. My best friend is a good model of win -win. If he sees anything he does is win-lose or a lose-lose he turns it into a win-win I don't know how he does it but he turns it into a win-win. An he never gives up trying to make things into a win-win.

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  20. I can’t think of someone who is a model for thinking win-win, but I think that person wouldn’t accept anything less than their absolute best. I would also think that the person wouldn’t brag like to either.

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  21. A person I know that I think that thinks win-win is my grandma because she believes no one should loose. She tells me to be considerate of others and not only think about myself. But think of the other people too.

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  22. Who I feel is a true model of Win-Win is my sister she never thinks in a negative way towards people. She always wants everything to be fair and even. She never argues when she should win at something. She’s always happy no matter who wins. She always looks on the bright side and never says something like, “I should’ve won, and he/she should’ve lost. ” Or anything negative like that. That’s why I believe my sister is a true model of Win-Win.

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  23. A model of Win-Win to me is my cousin. She always takes things in a friendly way and not in a competitive way. Once, she and I both drew a picture and her piece came out really nice and mine wasn't so nice. She complimented on my piece and I responded "thank you, it good I guess, but it’s not as good as yours" She responded back” It doesn't matter who drew the best picture, the quality doesn’t matter but the effort".

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  24. I think that my cousin is a good example of win-win though somethimes she doesn't win all the times shes posetive attitude about it somethimes this is hard for me because I really want and like to win but that can't happen all the time so I really admire her because of it.

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