“To believe your own thought, to believe that what is true for you in your private heart is true for all men, — that is genius.” Ralph Waldo Emerson
You’re at the movies. They’re showing a baseball game and it’s the final inning. The score is tied. The bases are loaded and there are two outs, 3 fouls and 2 strikes on the board. The pitcher is winding up and the batter is in place, ready to hit. What’s the next film shot? The camera pans in to the eyes of the pitcher and then the batter. What are we looking for? Certainty. The person who wins will be the one who is not only confident, but knows deep in his gut that he’s going to be the one who wins. He has the resolve, the intent and the knowing that he will take the challenge and come out on top, no matter what the final outcome. In order to be successful, you need to act from this place of certainty.
We’re seeing the same thing while watching the Olympics. What do they pan on? The face. What are we looking for? Confidence and certainty. How do does the Olympian get there? What does this athlete do just before the music starts or before pushing off for the jump?
People who succeed do so with certainty. They make mistakes, but they move on. Whatever you do – whether walking out the door, making an investment or doing the equivalent of your own ski jump – do it with certainty.
