tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5409744240505648339.post7734371947985007852..comments2019-01-26T17:45:00.532+01:00Comments on Clarity Space: WINNING HURTSChris Pearsehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04258977070048180982noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5409744240505648339.post-23267444563971629432009-04-20T07:39:00.000+01:002009-04-20T07:39:00.000+01:00I would agree with your sentiment that in general ...I would agree with your sentiment that in general there is too little value put on the 'process of attainment', and too much on the outcome - do you remember the old saying 'it's not the winning but the partaking that counts'.<br /><br />Although is it not true that the mind-set needed to win at an Olympic or similar level is one of total single-mindedness?<br /><br />Therefore a feeling of let-down or even depression is probably inevitable following success at this level, and will continue until either something is able to replace it (a new challenge) or there is an acceptance of a new reality (I won, it was fantastic, and now back to a 'normal' life). <br /><br />It is just a matter of how much time it takes.Russnoreply@blogger.com