Shakespeare had this covered, as he had covered so many other things:
Henry IV, Act 3, scene 1:
Glendower: "I can call spirits from the vasty deep"
Hotspur: "Why, so can I and so can any man! But will they come when you do call them?"
Exactly.
Everyone who goes to the Olympics wants to win a medal. Say there are two competitors who say, “My goal is to win a medal.”
Competitor A focuses on the goal, writes about the goal, talks about the goal, blogs about the goal, and dreams about the goal every night.
Competitor B focuses on ways to get to the goal. He makes a plan for what he’s going to do every day to get closer to the goal. He optimizes his daily training; he eats the optimal foods; he works on his mindset in concrete ways with visualization and competent coaching.
Which competitor actually has a chance of medaling?
Very nice reference!
Unfortunately, I managed to get through High School and College without reading or studying Shakespeare. He sure knew men, didn’t he?