Believe

6th December 2012

I can’t let this week go by without referring to the fantastic achievement of the England Rugby Team. What an unbelievable result, not only to beat the All Blacks, but to beat them with such conviction. So how did they do this, when for the past couple of performances they looked anything but world-beaters?

The answer as always, was that they won it before the game even started in their own minds. Everyone had written them off, so the pressure was no longer on them. The more they were ridiculed, the more they believed, and the more determined they were to show that they could do it. So by the time they reached Twickenham they were no longer thinking how impossible it is to beat this phenomenal side from New Zealand, but they were visualising very clearly how great it would be to win.

Very interestingly listening to one of the analysts afterwards, (Will Greenwood) he was saying that now they had done it once, they have broken the “spell”, and they know they can do it again. Like many things, until it has been done it seems impossible, the 4 minute mile being a great example, but you only need to prove to yourself once that you can do it, and it is then always possible. The trick is now to bring this level of intensity to every game, especially when they are seen as favourites, and once again this will be achieved or not in their own minds.

What you believe and visualise can be incredibly powerful in every aspect of life. Our limitations are invariably caused by what we think we can and cannot do in life. So if we believe we can grow our businesses, and that we will reach the targets we set for ourselves, we have every chance of doing so. When our backs are up against the wall we can choose if we sink or swim. Do we just give up and say “it’s impossible” or do we fight back and make things happen?

The English are renowned for achieving miracles from seemingly hopeless positions. The economy has done its best to knock us down, but now is the time to fight back and win.

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