By Peter Jeff
The Leadership Mints Guy

Here’s an idea to enhance your self-confidence. Reading time: 3:43

The rookie baseball player wound himself into a tight ball of tension. He could hardly swing his bat.

His manager intervened: “If you want to become a great hitter you have to relax. Smile. Be happy like Jim over there.”

The rookie looked towards his teammate and winced. Angrily, he snapped: “Go on. Jim ain’t happy. He only thinks he is.”

Exactly!

Leaders know what they THINK, they are. Or as Abraham Lincoln noted: “A man can be as happy as he makes up his mind to be. “

That’s what leaders do. They make up their minds. They reframe their situation. Continue reading “What You Think You Are” →