Thew eyes of defeat

The eyes have it. You’ve lost the fight. You just gave your opponent the signal to come in for the kill. You know the feeling. You can see the writing on the wall. All hope is gone. Faith, desire, passion and courage have all stepped aside and made way for the victorious defeat.

You know the look, I’m not a huge sports enthusiast. For whatever reason last Saturday night I decided to watch boxing. No forethought, on a spur of impulse I switched on the HBO sports network, the big hype of the heavy weight fight between Chris Arreola and the Russian Vitali Klitshko.

First they aired the previous weekends fight featuring the returning retired veteran Floyd Mayweather, against Juan Manuel Marquez.

It was nearing the end of the 5^th round when the camera caught a shot of Marquez’s face. At that very moment I said to myself that Marquez had given up. The stats were poor for Marquez, his performance was sub, sub-par. His look was not as victorious as previous fights. In fact the look was sadness and deep self empathy. He himself knew he had lost the fight.

The wave of defeat continued through the weekend as NFL teams battled out for their reign and rule of the field and the game. The San Francisco 49ers fought a solid fight yet they lost in the end, The Oakland Raiders again were stomped by the Denver Broncos. You could see it in Coach Cables face the admiration in his teams efforts, along with the pain of such a a brutal defeat 23-3 Denver.

The third CA team the San Diego Chargers had a great game with awesome plays and a victorious 23-13 win. Not to be the sports commentator or evening news sports anchor. I bring this all up due to the attention as well as the deep emotion associated with defeat. I as well had a pretty victorious weekend that took on some of the most intense battles I have had to deal with.

The ladder of success

I felt like Marquez after an intense beating, bruised up and battered like the Raiders after the met up with Denver on their own Oakland turf. You see I have been busy with a new web project and this one is different than anything I had ever developed before. I have new team mates actually I am working with a team for the first time on a project like this.

My business partner is extremely intellectual, his mind works in a totally different manner than anything I have ever dealt with in my life. This creates some interesting nuances between us. He is such a high level critical thinker It can be difficult to follow his communication only because he can talk in such detail and description. Our meetings can go for great lengths of time and at the end of our conversations I can sometimes be exhausted.

I only bring this up to show you a solid case and point. Most people including myself would be deterred from a situation like the described ones above, conflict, discomfort, pain, weakness, defeat, ridicule from fans…

In business the results are just the same. What about in your life? Do these same results arise? Have you ever felt defeated and just wanted to give up. Did you give up or push through? I bet you solved your dilemma and arrived at a victorious end to a successful yet challenging journey.

Here’s to encouragement, growth and discovery of new found weaknesses. I am sure these teams, fighters and all of us out there who may not be extraordinary athletes, but are extraordinary individuals at what ever we do in life. I encourage you to fight through the obstacles, move around them yet resolve them. Don’t let your conquerors become your captor. You may have lost the battle but you have not lost the war. Just reinvent and join in with those of us who have been faced with those eyes of defeat and discouragement. Together we can create positive change in this world. All those in favor say “I – Eye”

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