Winning doesn't teach you how to win, it tells you what you're doing to overcome losing is working . Getting sober for me wasn't about winning, it wasn't about buying a house, a car or even getting things like a relationship with my family back. Those have been a part of the promises recovery brings . I got sick and tired of losing and in the process I learned winning doesn't motivate me, my absolute hatred for losing does . I don't think it's wrong to be motivated by winning, everyone is different but for me I learn what I need to change when I lose. Life's greatest lessons have come from losing and by paying close attention to the process, losing has always given me the blue print to become a person who wins more often and stays sober through the hardest moments . I got sick of losing sobriety, jobs, friends, relationships, freedom, my moral compass and everything in between. I got so sick of it once I made a decision to never accept losing as my worth I committed to never going back...