Bringing Out The Michael Jordan In Us.

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Confidence... Even at an early age I remember always being taught to have it. I was always told that if I believed that I could do something, and worked hard enough anything was possible. But now I'm told that this is not always true. I can't write a symphony, or throw a fastball 95 mph. But even though there are certain things that we cant do I think that we constantly cut ourselves short. It seems like everyone is unhappy and constantly put themselves down because we have it set in our mind that we are not as good as we could be.

But where does this mindset come from? I think its because we live in a world that constantly tells us that we aren't athletic enough, pretty enough, thin enough, and just plain not good enough. People are constantly cutting us down to pick themselves up because they want to feel good about themselves. I think that we all could live a better life if we just changed the way we thought about ourselves and stopped tearing ourselves apart.

In 1982, in the NCAA national championship game North Carolina was led by a 19-year old Michael Jordan. With North Carolina trailing Georgetown 62-61 with 17 seconds left and Michael Jordan shoots a 16-foot jump shot that won the game and earned North Carolina the championship. That first game-winning shot was a turning point, Jordan pointed out in later years. It gave him the confidence that he could come through in the clutch. For the rest of his career when he needed to be the clutch player he came through because he had done it before and was calm in the intense situations. Michael Jordan became famous for this buzzer-beater shots and it all started with confidence and believing that he was able to make the shots because he had done it before.
I think that if we focused on all of the things we have done right in our lives and not the disappointments then we would live better and happier lives. By transforming our sense of self and telling our self that we have done it before and can do it again. We then will realize our ability and it will come through when it counts.
Failures can be as memorable as successes, and failure is always a possibility. But what separates world-class performers from the rest of us is the ability to put negative experiences behind them.