Dominion Acquisitions realises the benefits of a winning mentality

June 20, 2012 - PRLog -- In a recent meeting with the owner of Dominion Acquisitions we discussed how to maintain a winning attitude/mentality in times of adversity. The combination of the current economic environment and other factors means it’s easy to find oneself in a state of overwhelm, where effectiveness drops, stress increases and a vicious circle of reduced performance kicks in. But how do you ensure you stay on the winning way?

During my discussion with Dominion Acquisitions managing director she shared with me three common themes which facilitate a winning mentality:

Learn to keep calm under pressure
Being grateful for whatever life throws at you, be it good or bad, is a great way to keep positive and in control. Likewise, seeing the funny side of things is not only good for you, it can relax others and help them perform better.
In numerous difficult meetings or stressful situations the managing Director advises that you break the tension, make light of things at times. See your colleagues as people and friends rather than just peers bringing you difficult information all the time, which allows everyone to focus on the task in hand rather than worrying about what had happened.

The Managing Director at Dominion Acquisitions partakes in Meditation, t'ai chi and yoga which she stresses are fantastic ways to develop an inner calmness, which can then be switched on when you most need it. Whatever hobby aids escapism and in turn relaxes you, then get involved.

Then finally of course it's good to put yourself in pressure situations and test that you can maintain your sense of gratefulness and tranquillity in 'battle conditions'.
Dominion Acquisitions explained how they built inner confidence

We get the results in life that we think we'll get. Hence confidence is a crucial aspect in my opinion. The top performers have an inner confidence which allows them to make the moves which others would step back from.

The managing director at Dominion Acquisitions shared with me an example she had heard a string quartet give a most stunning performance of a Haydn quartet. As it was part of a course, they gave a short workshop the next day and explained how they'd decided to make crucial changes to how they'd play the piece with just 10 minutes of rehearsal left. She added that this was a piece they'd performed dozens of times. They had the courage to try something different and it came across as completely alive and drew the audience in as a consequence.

The good news is that confidence can be built up by starting simple, acknowledging achievements and, step by step, stretching to go for bigger goals. The fundamental approach to adopt is to focus on the bright spots of what's actually working, rather than the problems. When you do this consistently over time, it's satisfying to catch yourself doing something that you never imagined you'd be able to do.

Develop your discipline
The 'A' players in life are dedicated to excellence in whatever they do, and have the discipline to put in the practice and training to get there and maintain their lead.

The Managing Director explained how she scrutinised previous meetings and campaigns she had lead, describing the frame by frame reviews of events looking for ways to improve.

It is important to surround yourself with other successful people, learn from their achievements and decisions, work with coaches and put in a huge amount of effort.


I personally find that sport, whether cycling, going to the gym or long walks, is an excellent way to build the discipline muscle. The benefits of exercise can be felt relatively quickly, within days and weeks, so it’s easy to set up the virtuous loop that builds the motivation to keep at it. Once you’ve got it in one area of your life, it’s easier to transfer to another, and another.

So for a winning mentality to help steer you through whatever challenges come your way Dominion Acquisitions advises that you learn to keep calm under pressure, build your inner confidence and develop your discipline. They work together as a system, so as you work on one, it’ll help the others too.
And for master level performance, don't just wait for the challenges to appear, go out and create ones by yourself!