Open Your Eyes with McKay Christensen S2E50 - You Got This
Today, McKay explores the power of an “I Got This” belief in your life. McKay then recounts the inspiring story of Amy Bockerstette, a golfer with Down syndrome who defied the odds and became the first person with the condition to play in the Arizona high school state championship and go on to golf on the PGA tour as a sponsor guest. Amy uses an “I Got This” approach to her life.
Throughout the episode, McKay uses examples of how you can develop your own “I Got This” approach to work, overcoming habits and life. Essential to this mindset is the power of surrounding yourself with people who empower your core belief, treating opportunities as a privilege, and the empowering strength of taking action. In essence, today’s episode highlights the power of mindset, work and action in empowering yourself and your team. He emphasizes the importance of taking action, even when it is difficult, and believing that “you’ve got this” so you can move closer to your goals.
Episode Highlights:
- Self-belief as a crucial factor in achieving our goals
- Amy Bockerstette's story
- The statistics around the chances of making it to the professional level in sports
- The difference that encouragement and uplifting messages can make
- Cultivating self-belief through positive self-talk and affirmations
- Believing in ourselves and putting in the work
- The story of the Thompson triplets
- Treating things as opportunities rather than requirements
- Taking action, even when it is difficult
- The different impact of action and inaction
- The impact of a team understanding and feeling what they're fighting for
- Moving closer or further away from who you're meant to be
Quotes:
"Self-belief is the foundation for achieving greatness in any area of our lives."
"Amy Bockerstette's story reminds us that anything is possible if we believe in ourselves."
"Sponsors' exemptions are a testament to the power of self-belief and the willingness to seize opportunities."
"Encouragement and uplifting messages can make a world of difference to someone who is struggling with self-doubt."
"Self-belief is not just a mindset, it's a way of life that can lead to success in all areas."
"Few things at my age are more important than one - surrounding myself with good people who influence me for good, and two - being the type of person who can lift others by my goodness or work ethic."
"The contagious effect that they had on each other gave them the needed power to do the work to win."
"He who has a ‘why’ to live can bear almost any ‘how’."
"Inaction breeds doubt, complacency, fear. Action feeds your faith."
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