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On May on June 28, 1971, Elon Musk was born. Elon Musk is South African born. He is a American entrepreneur and businessman. He make a multimillionaire when he sold his start up company in his 20's. His start up company was called Zip2. He is the founder of Xcom and Space X. In 2012 space X launch a rocket that would send the first commercial vehicle to the space station. At age 17 he attended Queen's university. He then left in 1992 to study business and study physics at the University of Phildelphia He then graduated with an undergraduate degree in economics and stayed for a second bachelor’s degree in physics. Elon Musk then headed to Stanford University in California to pursue a PhD in energy physics. His move was during the time of the internet boom and he dropped out of Stanford after just two days so he can become part of this boom, launching his first company, Zip2 Corporation. An online city guide, Zip2 was soon providing content for the new websites of both The New York Times and the Chicago Tribune. In 1999, a division of Compaq Computer Corporation bought Zip2 for $307 million in cash and $34 million in stock options. His contributions have been monumental in developing the electric car and also developing a wireless payment app.

The 10 qualities of a Total Winner

Quality 1: Positive Self-Expectancy "Life is a self fulfilling prophecy. True winners go into every event expecting to win."

This quality is having positive self expectancy. Positive self expectancy is like having reinforcement but it is coming from yourself. Its about having a good mindset. Its about believing in yourself that you will do great. You need to expect yourself to do great. You need to constantly think that you will do great. Everything you face a challenging situation you need to think that you will overcome it. If you think Its important that you have a good mindset for every day life. If you don't expect yourself to do good then you will most likely fail. I will try to apply this blocking by expecting that I will get through hard challenges. Brian Tracy said, "“You can't expect everyone to have the same dedication as you.”

Quality 2: Positive Self-Motivation "True winners dig deep and find motivation inside themselves to get through that tough task or to learn a new skill."

This quality is about having self motivation. Self motivation means giving yourself confidence. Self motivation what fuels you to do great things. Doing great things requires that you motivate yourself. With self motivation you can fail to do great things. Learning a new skill requires motivation. Doing a tough task requires that you have motivation. Motivate yourself to do these things. You can motivate yourself by telling yourself to stay focus. You can also tell yourself that you can do it. Don't discourage yourself by telling yourself you can't do it. I will try to apply this rule by telling myself to stay focus. Stephen Richards “The only time you fail is when you fall down and stay down.”

Quality 3: Positive Self-Image True winners are confident and view themselves as competent, valuable human beings

This quality is about having a good self image. Self image is basically what you view yourself. The way you look at yourself is important. Bad self image means you don't believe in yourself. You tend to believe you are not a good person. You might think you are not that valuable. Its important to have a positive self image. You need to view yourself as something good or great. You need to see yourself as a valuable human being. You need to see yourself and see that you can do good things. I will try to apply this quality by looking at myself and say I can do good. Suzanne Collins said “I think....you still have no idea. The effect you can have.”

Quality 4: Positive Self-Direction

You gotta have direction if you are going to go anywhere. True winners know where they are going. Their sense of direction comes from the self and not from outside influences like parents or friends.

This quality is saying that you need to have self direction. You need to know where you are going. Its important to have direction whenever you go anywhere. By self direction I mean know what you are doing.

Quality 5: Positive Self-Control Total winners can sacrifice immediate pleasure for a gain in the future. Delayed gratification is of immense value in reaching your goals.

This quality is about having self control. Self control means not taking the immediate thing that will satisfy your desire. It means controlling yourself from taking the immediate pleasure. Its important to have self control. It shows that you have a strong character. It shows that you can be patient. It will you help have control over you desires the more you use self control. Self control will help you gain something better than the immediate pleasure that is around you. Self control can help you feel better about yourself knowing that you didnt give into your desire. When you finally gain the thing you wanted after having self control it will feel more special to me. I will try to apply this quality by not giving into my desire. William Blake said, "Those who restrain desire do so because theirs is weak enough to be restrained.”

Quality 6: Positive Self-Discipline

You have to discipline yourself or else someone else will discipline you into doing what they want you to do. Total winners have the power to discipline and take control of their lives.

This quote is about self discipline. It means that you train yourself. It means that you whipped yourself into what you want to become. It means no one influences you except yourself. To have self discipline you need to punish yourself. You have to train yourself for your own purpose. You train and work yourself hard to obtain what you want. Its important to have self discipline because it means you are in control. If you don't have self discipline then others will start disciplining you. If others began disciplining you, you will start losing control over your life. I will try to apply this quality by disciplining myself. Henry Ward Beecher said, "Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody else expects of you. Never excuse yourself. Never pity yourself. Be a hard master to yourself-and be lenient to everybody else.”

Quality 7: Positive Self-Esteem Your mood and outlook on life affect the way you see the world and how you interact in it. Total winners are positive, powerful people who make people feel good and provide a good vibe to those around him/her.

This quality is about having self esteem. This means having a good mood and outlook on life. Positive self esteem means you have a positive attitude. It means being positive all the time. It sometimes means you see yourself as worthy. You don't have positive self esteem if you don't have a positive attitude. Also you don't have positive self esteem if you don't see yourself as worthy. Positive self esteem is important you to succeed in life. Self esteem affects the way you interact with the world. Positive self esteem will help you get through the world. I will try to apply this quality by having a positive mood. Ayn Rand said, "The man who does not value himself, cannot value anything or anyone.”

Quality 8: Positive Self-Dimension Total winners like in the present. They know that now is all there is. They don’t get caught up in the past or worry about the future. They simply handle the business that they can handle which is the stuff going on today, now.

This quality is about having a good self dimension. It basically means having priority. It means being focused on whats important. You dont waste time on focusing on unimportant things. Whats important is the present. You need to be focusing on whats going on right now in your life. Don't waste time or stress yourself about the past or the future. Focusing on the present is more important. If you focus on the present then you can change the future. If you can focus on the present then you can fix the past. Focusing on the present can bring great changes to you. Focusing on the past or future won't do that for you. I will try to apply this quality by focusing on the present. Mehmet Murat ildan said“The job of reflection is to add a dimension of fable to the reality!”

Quality 9: Positive Self-Awareness Total winners are aware of their power. They understand that they can be anything with enough effort and determination.

This quality is about having self awareness. Self awareness means being aware of yourself. It means knowing what you are doing. It means knowing your own character. Self aware is important for developing who you are. If you understand what you are doing then it allows you to reflect. Reflection helps you realize if you have any flaws. Being self aware can help you fix your flaws. Self aware helps you realize how you are acting and helps you make changes. Being self aware can help bring positivity to your character. Ralph Ellison “When I discover who I am, I’ll be free.”

Quality 10: Positive Action Total winners take positive action in their business and with their friends and family. They are uplifting and motivating individuals who inspire the best from themselves and other

This quality is about taking action. It means that you need to take action in order to get things done. You can take action when you are in a business. This means being productive. It means getting work done. It means doing the tasks at hand. You can also take action when with family. This can mean doing things for them. It can mean making your family proud. It can mean doing things that can help your family. I will to to apply this quality by taking action whenever it is needed. Mahatma Gandhi said, "The future depends on what you do today.”