Rock Thomas argues limiting beliefs are the main barrier to your potential. He played squash in one pink shoe and a bare foot rather than forfeit, and points to Tom Brady's 25-point comeback as proof that commitment and creativity beat the odds when you refuse doubt.
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Say yes and figure it out later. You can achieve anything as long as you're committed and creative. And that's the ultimate confidence. I was part of a squash team, it's a little racquetball thing, and I showed up that day with my bag and I forgot my running shoes. And I was like, oh God, And I was part of a team and the points counted. So I'm like, what am I gonna do? What am I gonna do? And my brain went, well, when you're committed and creative, you can always make it work. So I ran to the lost and found and I go, oh guys, you got any shoes, something I need to have? My game starts in 5 minutes. And they're like, uh. And they pull out a pink shoe. And I'm like, pink shoe? That's not gonna work. And they're like, that's all we got. And I go, let me look at it. So I look at it and I, it's like, I take my sock off, I jam my foot in and it barely fits, but I'm like, okay, one foot, at least I could work on that. So I come into the squash court with a pink shoe and a bare foot. And the guy goes, what are you doing? I go, dude, we got a match. I am playing. I forgot my shoes. Game on. He goes, you can't play like that. I go, dude, don't tell me what I can't do. Game on. And I knew in that moment I would win. Because he revealed to me his limiting belief. I didn't have a limiting belief because I believe that when you're committed and creative, you can achieve anything. And then I kicked his ass. And so my, my invitation to people is surround yourself with people that see your greatness, that are going to remind you that anything's possible. If you're committed and creative, and you're never alone. You're never alone. And don't believe half the words you tell yourself. Be around other people that are going to help you install a better narrative inside your brain that says, yes, it's possible. Yes, we can win. Tom Brady was down, what, 25 points in the 3rd quarter? There was a 97.5% chance that he couldn't win, and he walked up and down And on Talk to the Bench, he goes, don't let doubt in your mind. Don't let it creep in. And most people will. And I say, you've got to stand guard at the door of your mind and don't let doubt creep in. And don't surround yourself with people that will encourage you to let doubt creep in. Stand bold, stand guard at the door of your mind, and anything's possible.
