Hard work doesn’t always equal immediate success. Sometimes hard work is met with a loss—but loss never needs to equal final defeat.

Loss should be a launching pad for educating ourselves on how to become greater.

Coach John Wooden explains it well: “Losing is only temporary and not all encompassing.

You must simply study it, learn from it, and try hard not to lose the same way again.

Then you must have the self-control to forget about it.” Whether you’re facing a loss in business, at home, or the loss of a dream,

know that doesn’t need to signal the end. Your hard work wasn’t in vain;

you can use all you’ve gone through to prepare for a better future. I’m Mac Hammond; this is the Winner’s Minute.