Confession, I spent quite a bit of time sucked into a YouTube time suck watching and analyzing Jake Paul’s entry into boxing. There were the prefight weigh-ins, the trash talk sessions, and of course the fights and commentary. And now that he is (probably still) set to fight Mike Tyson, I gotta say I look at him and am envious of one thing in his life. The confidence.
To be able to challenge an undisputed heavyweight champion, seriously, takes guts. To think you might even have a chance at winning? That is confidence, even if it is foolishness. Achieving success, in some ways, requires the confidence of a fool.
Looking at this to take a larger lesson, I’m thinking what I can learn from this. How can enact a bit more foolish confidence to go after more new ventures? How can I channel that kind of overly optimistic belief in myself to also invest in ideas? Where are the fights I need to take on that scare me, but maybe I just might win?
What are you holding yourself back from? Where do you need a little foolishness to try something big?
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