I know. It hurt even typing it. I'm a die-hard Steelers fan, so I hated seeing Tom Brady and the New England Patriots tie the Pittsburgh Steelers with their sixth Super Bowl title. For the last two years, I was rooting hard for their Super Bowl opponent. Actually, for the last five years, I rooted hard for their opponent. There was only one time in the last five years the Patriots didn't make the Super Bowl, and that was in 2015 when Peyton Manning and Denver Broncos defeated them in the AFC Championship game.
However, being a Steelers fan isn't the only reason I wanted them to lose. It's because they are always winning! Same for the Golden State Warriors, and LeBron James (Although, he may not make it this year); they keep winning and have become mainstays in the Championship games. Can't we get a new team (or come on, Steelers! Get it together!) to win the championship?
Here's what hurts the most. We really shouldn't be cheering for these teams to lose. We should be cheering for other teams to win. If we were in the NFL or NBA, we would see a different perspective. We would find that all teams are looking at the Patriots and the Warriors, and are working to figure out how to become them. How do we step up our game to be at the level of the Patriots?
Then look from the Patriots perspective. They enjoy winning. Who doesn't? They never want it to end, and they know everyone is after them. So they are working to become even better the next year, so they can remain at the top.
In business, we are always striving to be at the top. We can hate the fact others are and we're not, or they are always at the top and we feel like we are never going to get a chance. However, what are we doing to raise our game? Get recognized? Rams coach Sean McVay constantly spoke with Patriots coach Bill Belichick, and in two years of being a head coach, made it to the Super Bowl. Coach Belichick was more than willing to chat with Coach McVay. Not only because he's a great coach and mentor; many of his assistant coaches went on to become head coaches, but also because one of the main functions of growth is mentoring others.
It's easy to be a hater. It's hard to face the music and realize they are at the top and we're not, because we don't have the talent, the skills, resources, or abilities. . . . yet. But guess what? We can make excuses or make our destiny, but we can't do both. We can acquire what's needed to be at the top. Instead of looking at them and hating them, study them. Learn what they are doing. Ask if they can become your mentor. Most leaders at the top are at the top, because they have learned to serve others well. Put them on our vision board or with your goals to set them as your aim. So you're not hating them, your motivated by them. Shoot, you want to have haters like them! Why not? That means you've made it. HATERS is an acronym for:
Having
Anger
Towards
Everyone
Reaching
Success
So you want to have as many of those as possible. The New England Patriots have nearly a whole country of football fans that hate them. But they have been to the Super Bowl 10 times and have now won six of them. So do you think they care who hates them? Of course not. The level of haters is a result of your level of success. Don't hate, congratulate, appreciate, and be motivated, so you yourself can one day be at the top!