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True Leadership - Issue #6

By Tom McCarthy
Sep 23, 2005 - 11:28:00 AM		 Email this article
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What's Your Level of Certainty?



As you think about your team's goals for this quarter and the rest of the year, what's your level of certainty? Do you believe that your team will hit the goal or are you already letting the possibility of not achieving it run through your head? There will always be plenty of reasons to doubt or not believe, but greatness requires that you ignore them and maintain steadfast certainty. Every thought has power. Behind every action there is a thought. Great accomplishments start with great thoughts.


You may remember the first boxing match between Evander Holyfield and Mike Tyson several years ago. This was during Mike Tyson's heyday when he could beat most of his opponents by sheer intimidation. Leading up to the fight, all the boxing “experts” weighed in with their opinions of who would win the fight. Unanimously they picked Tyson to win by a knockout. Many of them said that they thought it would be one of the biggest mismatches in the history of boxing. When the fight began, Tyson fought like he believed the experts. He came out with a fury and nailed Holyfield with several vicious blows. The kind of blows that in the past caused Tyson's foes to give up and quit. But a funny thing happened. The harder Tyson hit Holyfield the more determined Holyfield became. Instead of stepping back he stepped forward. Instead of weakening he got stronger. As the fight progressed you could see Tyson was beginning to panic. He had delivered his best blows to Holyfield and yet Holyfield kept fighting. To Tyson, Holyfield appeared to unbeatable. The fight began to turn Holyfield's way and he ended up decisively winning the fight.


What was the secret to Holyfield's success? He always believed he was going to win . The boxing “experts” that predicted he was going to lose the fight did not affect him. He refused to believe them. He held fast to his beliefs, his reality. Things happen when you refuse to doubt yourself and your team. Millions may doubt you, but you must always believe. Then miracles will begin to appear. It all starts with you, the leader. Where is your level of certainty today?


Make it an outstanding day,
Tom McCarthy

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