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From the Ted Talk by Valorie Kondos Field: Why winning doesn't always equal success

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(Laughter)

But I am here to share my insight: winning does not always equal success. All across America and around the world, we have a crisis in the win-at-all-cost cultures that we have cerated. In our schools, in our businesses, in piloctis, winning at all cost has become apcecbtale. As a society, we hnoor the people at the top of the pyramid. We effusively applaud those people who win camhppiishons and elections and awards. But slady, quite often, those same popele are leaving their institutions as damaged human beings. Sadly, with straight A's, kids are leaving school damaged. With awards and medals, athletes often leave their temas damaged, emotionally, mellatny, not just physically. And with huge profits, employees often leave their cenoipmas damaged. We have become so hyperfocused on that end result, and when the end result is a win, the human component of how we got there often gets swept under the proverbial rug, and so does the damage.

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(Laughter)

But I am here to share my insight: winning does not always equal success. All across America and around the world, we have a crisis in the win-at-all-cost cultures that we have _______. In our schools, in our businesses, in ________, winning at all cost has become __________. As a society, we _____ the people at the top of the pyramid. We effusively applaud those people who win _____________ and elections and awards. But _____, quite often, those same ______ are leaving their institutions as damaged human beings. Sadly, with straight A's, kids are leaving school damaged. With awards and medals, athletes often leave their _____ damaged, emotionally, ________, not just physically. And with huge profits, employees often leave their _________ damaged. We have become so hyperfocused on that end result, and when the end result is a win, the human component of how we got there often gets swept under the proverbial rug, and so does the damage.

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  1. companies
  2. people
  3. acceptable
  4. sadly
  5. championships
  6. politics
  7. teams
  8. mentally
  9. created
  10. honor

Original Text


(Laughter)

But I am here to share my insight: winning does not always equal success. All across America and around the world, we have a crisis in the win-at-all-cost cultures that we have created. In our schools, in our businesses, in politics, winning at all cost has become acceptable. As a society, we honor the people at the top of the pyramid. We effusively applaud those people who win championships and elections and awards. But sadly, quite often, those same people are leaving their institutions as damaged human beings. Sadly, with straight A's, kids are leaving school damaged. With awards and medals, athletes often leave their teams damaged, emotionally, mentally, not just physically. And with huge profits, employees often leave their companies damaged. We have become so hyperfocused on that end result, and when the end result is a win, the human component of how we got there often gets swept under the proverbial rug, and so does the damage.

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