This week, I had the privilege of coaching a minor league baseball player. We’ll just call him James. James has the talent. He has the work ethic. He has earned every opportunity in front of him. But somewhere along the way, he stopped trusting himself. Every at-bat became an internal argument.

Every swing came with hesitation. Every strikeout sent him searching for another answer, another opinion, another adjustment, another reason why things weren’t working. Finally, I looked at him and asked one question. Said, “Hey, Jay, when was the last time you trusted your preparation instead of searching for another opinion?”[00:01:00] 

He didn’t answer right away because he knew. His problem wasn’t mechanics. It wasn’t talent. It wasn’t even confidence. He had stopped believing in the person standing in the batter’s box. And here’s what I’ve learned. That’s not just a baseball problem. That’s a life problem. Entrepreneurs do it.

Executives do it. Parents do it. Maybe you’re doing it. Every time you ignore your instincts because you’re waiting for someone else to validate your decision, you send yourself a message, “I don’t trust you.” Do that long enough, and eventually you’ll believe it. So here’s this week’s coaching nugget. Stop measuring yourself by whether every decision works out perfectly.

Start measuring yourself by whether you had the courage to make the best decision you could, and trust yourself to handle whatever comes next. Because confidence comes and goes, but self-trust, that’s built every time you keep a promise to yourself. So if you’re feeling yourself not trusting yourself or l- looking to validation from other people, then give me a call, and maybe we can work through it with a complimentary Hour of Power.

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If you don’t like it, let me know why. And just I’m so blessed to be here with you every week, and I’m– the feedback I’m getting is absolutely phenomenal, both good and constructive. So stay uncommon. Get after it. Serve your ass off. Absolutely love your guts.