a mantra

Confidence does wonders for performance. 

Confidence does wonders for performance. 

Confidence does wonders for performance.

Rummaging through an old backpack, I found a crumpled  piece of paper with those words written on it. Something my swim coach told  me in high school, back in the days when self confidence was hard to come by.   Though I am mostly past those years of teenage angst, I was surprised to find that the words still resonated with me, at least on some level. Consequently, I've decided to turn it into a mantra of sorts; words to live by, at least for this semester. Performance sneaks its way into all kinds of things--school,work, friends, even this blog--and I think we could all do with a little more confidence at its purest. No egotism please. Just confidence.