{"id":476,"date":"2022-08-21T20:24:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-21T20:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apexsamplework.com\/insightnews\/?p=476"},"modified":"2025-02-04T20:29:28","modified_gmt":"2025-02-04T20:29:28","slug":"5-approaches-to-winning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/apexsamplework.com\/insightnews\/2022\/08\/21\/5-approaches-to-winning\/","title":{"rendered":"5 approaches to winning"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Bet on Yourself<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>By CoWano Stanley<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When we usually hear about betting, we think of gambling casinos, horse racing, dog racing, the lottery, and the like. But what about when it comes to betting on yourself in life? This is the soul-searching question CoWano Stanley addresses in her book&nbsp;<em>Bet on Yourself: 5 Approaches to Winning.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In her opening introduction, Stanley states, \u201cWhen it comes of betting on yourself in life, I think about taking a chance on deciding, taking a risk and having faith to accomplish goals and dreams that your heart desires to do. This can be in areas of your career, business, health, finances, spiritually, or even mentally. But to do that, you must get rid of the fears, doubt, and excuses that keep you bound from moving forward. You can\u2019t take a chance on yourself, if you allow those things to stop you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Indeed, the vast majority of the time it is we ourselves standing in our own way, and betting on yourself to win in life has a mental and a spiritual component, listening to and trusting God in the process. Stanley outlines this in a five-step process\u20141) winning, 2) taking a leap of faith, 3) taking a risk, 4) the 3 P\u2019s (patience, persistence, and perseverance), and 5) staying focus. In addition, it is important to invest in one\u2019s mind and physical health. What are we feeding our mind and spirit on a daily basis? What are we doing to keep our bodies healthy?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Bet on Yourself<\/em>&nbsp;is an interactive book, where Stanley invites the reader to respond to questions she asks during each chapter. All five steps are crucial to win in life. I liked her observation that \u201cGod can\u2019t bless us with specific blessings (that are for you) because our way of thinking has not changed.\u201d Likewise, her chapter on \u201cThe 3 P\u2019s\u201d resonates powerfully. So many want instant gratification and microwave results, forgetting that great things take time and work, and results operate on God\u2019s time, not ours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Born in El Dorado, Arkansas, CoWano Stanley grew up in Minneapolis. She is the recipient of two undergraduate and two master\u2019s degrees. In 2018, she left the corporate world to become an entrepreneur. Her mission: \u201cto help inspire and encourage others that can accomplish any goal or dream they desire and to bet on yourself.\u201d&nbsp;<em>Bet on Yourself<\/em>&nbsp;is available through Amazon, Barnes &amp; Noble, and through her website,&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/cowanostanley.com\/\">cowanostanley.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thank you, CoWano, for living and exemplifying the hallmarks of a winner and the reminder of trusting God as we follow the process of becoming one.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bet on Yourself By CoWano Stanley When we usually hear about betting, we think of gambling casinos, horse racing, dog racing, the lottery, and the like. But what about when it comes to betting on yourself in life? This is the soul-searching question CoWano Stanley addresses in her book&nbsp;Bet on Yourself: 5 Approaches to Winning. 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