I find that when we have confidence in ourselves, we tend to try harder and take more risks since the fear of failure is diminished, which then translates into higher incidence of success. It starts to feed upon itself and people know they will be successful, simply because they have that confidence.

The opposite is also true. People who question themselves, doubt their decisions or abilities, they tend to only see the negative and won’t take chances. And they become truly unhappy people in many aspects of their lives.

We all have moments of both – the trick here I guess is to find ways to maximize the opportunities to create positive self image, and associated confidence. They don’t have to be monumental successes – sometimes little wins are all it takes to get the ball rolling.

Again, thanks for the post, John. It’s something to keep in the forefront of our minds in all aspects to day-to-day living.

Originally Posted By Alex
This post kicked ass. All I want to do right now is eat steak, play poker and watch comedy.

I think I may have had the intention of also making people want to train harder.

On the other hand, I am writing this comment from the poker table via iPhone, so I may have missed the mark.

Ah well, thanks for the compliment, Alex.