How Strong is YOUR Belief?

I try to continually encourage each of you to believe in yourself and in your abilities. Because if you believe that you can do something, you often miraculously find the ability to do it... even if you've never done it before. And if you fall down in your attempt, if you believe that the slip up was nothing more than a delay instead of a denial, then you'll get back up and keep going after your goal. With the right mindset, you can change that initial lack of belief into an overwhelming passion for success.

Last night I watched Game 4 of the NBA Finals between the Fakers (err..Lakers) and the Celtics. The Lakers were up by 24 points…in the 1st quarter!!! I’m sure the Celtic players were feeling helpless and like the game was going to be a blowout and what made it even worse was that it was on national television for all of the world to see.

But the Celtics coach Doc Rivers (a former Spurs player wouldn’t you know) refused to allow his team to accept what “looked like” certain defeat. He knew that they were as good as the other team. He didn't have to explain the basics of basketball. He knew his only job was to keep their heads in the game and keep them focused on chipping away at the lead. For those of you that didn’t watch the game, the Celtics ended up winning 97-91.

The big lesson here is that you can have a lot of things going wrong and yet still get your outcome... that is if you don't give up on it. You have to have unshakable belief in your ability to do whatever it is that you are doing to succeed. You must believe that failure is NOT an option.

Success and happiness always starts between your own two ears. Don't wait. Begin right now and throw that smile on, and keep thinking all day, I can. I can. I can.

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