When everything is going our way, it’s magical how much confidence we can feel.
Nothing succeeds like success.
We come to expect things to go our way.
It’s like a hot streak for an athlete – they somehow keep overperforming because they expect it.
Until, a slump.
Then doubt creeps back in, everything becomes less confident and sometimes trying too hard when it wasn’t necessary before makes things even worse.
Life is full of ups and downs.
You ride a hot streak out and enjoy it all the way.
When a rough patch occurs, adding self-doubt does not make things get better.
In hockey, when a player is on the schneid and can’t score a goal for extended periods of time, they bear down, grip the stick too tightly and continue to be frustrated.
When they finally get off their own backs, a cheap goal slips in the net and they are visibly relieved.
And on the way to the next hot streak.
Pressure does not cause success.
Bearing down never works. Letting go is the secret.
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