Triumphant:adjective; having won a battle or contest; victorious
If you want to be Triumphant in your business, your family, your sporting events, etc, start applying the Three T's of Triumph:
Trust: People need to trust you. Relationships are built off of trust. Business Deals are built off of trust. Championship teams are built off of trust. You can have all the talent in the world, but when it comes down to it, Trust can be the deciding factor in you landing the promotion over your co-worker. Your success will possibly hinge on your relationships. It may not be that you have to have a stronger faith, or work harder, or even work smarter. You probably have all those attributes. What could be hampering your success is that people frankly don't trust you. Treat people with respect, become trustworthy (which has to be earned), and you will be Triumphant.
Talent: This is obvious, but often overlooked. Make sure you train like crazy to improve your talent, but at the same time, make sure you own your talent. Set a goal that you are only going to invest your talent into areas where you rank either #1 or #2. If you are in 3rd or 4th position, stop devoting your time to those areas. In other words, keep it simple. Steve Jobs, is the co-founder, chairman, and CEO of Apple Inc. When asked about Apple's success, he said, "I am proud of what we have done at Apple, and also proud of what we have not done." So don't fall into American Idol Syndrome and do something you were not created to do. Zone in on your specific talent and take it to new heights!
Tenacity: Tenacity is defined as "not easily dispelled or discouraged; persisting in existence or in a course of action." You must begin now to train yourself for persistence instead of quitting. You are going to have challenges where you feel that if God does not come through, than you are through. This is when you must take everything deep inside of your gut, all your soul, all your heart and live out the line from the famous Rocky movie that reads, "The body says stop, but the spirit cries NEVER!"
