Back up your ego

Performance is the key, not just feeling or an attitude. Just because you feel like a great ball player does not mean that you are. Performance is the key. Feeling that you are great, and then proceeding to strike out rather than hit a home run does not constitute greatness. In sports or in other fields of endeavor, performance is still key. Not fantasy, feelings or wishes. How well did you perform? One might hear this answer: " I didn't do very well, but I was able to insult the fellow that did well." Please do not let an over-inflated ego get in the way of what is really happening. You can do great things if you work hard. You can do great things if you prepare better than the person or persons you are competing against. You can do great things if you humble yourself and be aware that it is okay to dream, feel, wish, imagine and pretend. You are human, after all. However, those things are no substitute for performance. Produce, perform, give a good account of yourself and for yourself. Back up your ego with real action and great results, because boasting and dreaming is no substitute for excellent performance. Back up your ego. Back it up, even if the losers do not like it , or you.