What keeps me awake at night, worry or excitement?
Is it winning? Is it Success? Is it overcoming obstacles.
One thing I don’t do. I don’t waste time worrying about what might go wrong. Instead, I focus on what success will feel like when it goes right.
That said, “full speed ahead” doesn’t mean blindly. I always tried to anticipate where the torpedoes might come from—just in case. Be smart. Know there could be setbacks, but don’t let them dominate your thinking.
Early on, I learned something strange but true: if you tell yourself a lie often enough, you start to believe it.
When I began wrestling, I told myself I would be a state champion. There no question that it was a lie—I was brand new and had no idea what I was doing. Or what it was going to take? But I kept saying it. At first, I could barely get the words out. Eventually, I didn’t even flinch. Repeating it turned that lie into belief. And belief into expectation. Expectation into realization. Then it happened.
That’s what keeps me awake. Not fear—but the fire of knowing what will be.
