Short excerpt from a YouTube video (Mark Evans DM, Jan 13, 2024) introducing the concept of “borrowing belief”: using confidence modeled by others to overcome self-doubt and pursue opportunities. The speaker frames the idea with personal anecdotes about hiring people smarter than him and the motivational role of Mastermind meetings and peer encouragement.
This is another cool concept that I have. It's called borrowing belief. That's why Sean, I think, invited me, because you guys see me and he's like, if this Evans can do it, anybody can. I'm like a poster child for dumbness. I'm really not that smart, bro. That's my skill. I know I'm not smart, so I don't try to act like I'm smart. Like, yo, I'm a dumbass. Who can we hire to help us, though? And that's what you got to do. There's too many people that are way smarter than me making way less than I make. And it drives me nuts because they're literally in their head so hard, like, everything has to be perfect. But you could borrow belief. I could meet a guy who's like, I'm worth a billion dollars. I'm like, if he could do it, I definitely can. And in a silly way, that's why Mastermind meetings like this work, because you're going to meet people throughout the day and throughout night and all that, and you're hanging out with them. You're like, seriously? And then your wife's like, that clown can do it. You definitely can, honey. You got this. So it's true.
