It is said that games of tennis, golf and so on are won or lost on an eleven inch playing field i.e. the distance between the players ears!
Now I am no sports person, although I always enjoy watching Wimbledon, but I have learned over the years that life and sport are similar in that everything depends upon our thought processes. If you think you can, you can, whereas if you think you cant its virtually a certainty that youre right!
So to succeed in any endeavor we need to take ourselves in hand, dont we, and begin to think positively if weve been in the habit of thinking negatively? I feel its true to say that most winners are made, not born. To a certain degree we each create our own path through life by the decisions we make and by the way in which we place our focus. Do we focus on success or, subconsciously at least, on failure? Do we envy others their successes, thinking Oh, its all right for them theyve had advantages Ive never had, nor am likely to have! or do we aspire to do/be better ourselves, regardless of our background or conditioning?
Its through aspiration and developing belief in our capabilities that we can achieve. Most people are not...