What does tough confidence really means in real life.
Lessons on how to bull rush your fear.
June 6, 2022 Monday.
Dear Koji,
Last week, you played high school basketball. I saw you scared to take the shots.
I understand, it’s your first time playing high school basketball. And it’s a new team.
But as the summer progress, you have to build your confidence. When I asked you why are you so scared taking the shot, you asked me, “what if I missed?”
I told you again this saying “you miss 100% the shots you don’t take” . I’m giving you a heads up, because later, I will discuss this in detail. Be excited.
Anyway, lets talk about confidence. To build confidence, follow the Nike ad that say “Just do it”.
It’s scientifically proven that the only way to build confidence is to take that shots. Do it.
So you try, you fail, you build experience and then you try again. That simple.
That’s the helicopter view of how to build confidence.
When I told you this, you asked “that’s easy for you to say”. So I offered you a plan: To practice more. Also visualize it in your mind, and do it.
Visualization helps a lot, so this will be my next lesson too. There are few pieces to the puzzle that I will discuss in detail, but always remember: Try, then fail, build experience. Then repeat the cycle again (try, fail, learn from the experience).
Love,
Mommy and Daddy
