Jim Craig, goalie for the American team that won the men’s ice hockey gold medal at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, stayed strong in self-belief throughout the games. Here’s how Craig explained the importance of self-belief and making a commitment to prove the doubters wrong in his outstanding book Gold Medal Strategies: Business Lessons from America’s Miracle Team: Realize that the world is full of experts who have been proven wrong. If you want to find someone to doubt you, or locate a cynic, the search won’t take long nor be difficult. Believe in yourself—even if you are the only
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