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The other day I sent out an email about the surprising lesson I learned from watching Trump play gol
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The other day I sent out an email about the surprising lesson I learned from watching Trump play golf. It ruffled some feathers despite the fact that it wasn't about politics. But about 95% of the responses were super positive. When Trump hit his golf ball into the trees he pretty much said "I love these trees. These are great trees. This is a great place to be." When I hit a ball into the trees I cuss myself out and talk to myself in a very bad way. I played tennis in college and won a national championship. I've played sports at a very high level. And I know for a fact that my biggest weakness was my self talk. The way I talked to me was not good. It was actually horrible. And it was the worst part of my game by FAR. Off the court I was overwhelmingly optimistic and positive. On the court I was essentially a psychopath with a massive temper. (I've since done a bunch of therapy around it and worked through a bunch of stuff, don't worry.) I always hated tennis because of how much pressure I felt to win. I had the physical talent to play at the highest level professionally, but emotionally and mentally I was beyond weak. If I ever talked to someone else like I talked to myself on the court I wouldn't have any friends haha. But when it comes to business and money and things that aren't sports - my self-talk is really good. And it makes a HUGE difference. (I'm working on my sports self-talk too.) Back to the Trump thing... Some people claimed that Trump's self-talk was pure delusion. And yes, some of it is delusional. But sometimes you need to be delusional to perform at your best. Who do you think is gonna be more likely to succeed? The guy who hits a ball into the trees then slams down his club and cusses himself out? The girl who launches a business that doesn't succeed immediately so she proceeds to beat herself up and call herself worthless? Or the person who makes the most out of their situation? The person who maintains their sense of self-belief in the face of any challenge? 99 times out of 100 it's the second person who wins the long game. How you talk to you matters more than just about anything. You're the only person that has to hear all of your thoughts. You may as well think good thoughts. I personally like me. I like the thoughts I have almost all of the time. (I still get triggered when I'm playing sports - which is part of the reason I continue to compete.) I know some people will say that's arrogant or whatever but I don't care. I have to hang out with 100% of the time. I may as well be a fan of myself and nice to myself. But it takes training and habit development to talk to yourself in a way that's helpful. I'm not saying you need to become delusional and over-the-top positive. There's an inherent fear in being so afraid of negativity that you don't even acknowledge it. The big thing is self-belief. Do you have it? Do you only have it when things are going well? Or can you maintain it in the face of failure and fear? I'm a big believer in belief. Which is part of the reason why I'm launching Reality Engineering 3.0. Part of what I'm gonna cover is how to rewire your beliefs to ensure your self-belief doesn't waiver - even when things get tough. Or if it does waiver - it's not for long. I'm gonna launch it later this week so stay tuned for that. Talk soon,
Ian "I believe in belief" Stanley P.S. Here's that email from the other day in case you missed it... I watched Trump play golf with Bryson Dechambeau on YouTube and took away a surprising lesson. It was shockingly one of the most inspiring things I've ever seen. And don't worry, this has nothing do with politics or anything like that. I talked about it on stage when I was doing stand up recently. It's not my funniest clip, but it might be one of the most useful I've recorded. I'm not gonna elaborate. I'm just gonna have you watch the clip. Then I'll elaborate more tomorrow. I just posted it on YouTube. It's a 1 minute clip. [ Click here to be inspired by Trump (even if you despise him)]( This legit isn't supposed to be controversial or anger-inducing. If you love Trump, you'll love it. If you hate him, you can put the hate aside to see something interesting. That's all for now. Talk soon,
Ian "this is the best tree, I love this tree" Stanley P.S. You'll understand that sign off after you watch the video. Sent to: {EMAIL} [Unsubscribe]( Almost Passive Income, 404 S 8th St. #201, Boise, Idaho 83702, United States
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