Peter McKenzie
How you can build unshakeable confidence. Lessons from the greatest of all time, Mohammed Ali.

Do you sometimes suffer from a lack of confidence?
When I need a confidence shot, I look to one of my boyhood heroes, someone with the most self-belief I have ever seen.
๐ ๐ผ๐ต๐ฎ๐บ๐บ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐๐น๐ถ.
All English children are taught that modesty is a virtue. It is โsimply not doneโ to talk about your achievements. Seeing this handsome black American on TV exuding self-belief and confidence was an eye-opener for me as a weedy white kid from London.
His poster went up on my wall, and his quotes went into my headโcountering my poor self-esteem.
Here are three quotes you too can use to build confidence:
1. ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐น๐ณ-๐๐ฎ๐น๐ธ
โ๐๐โ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฎ๐ณ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐ฒ๐ณ. ๐๐ป๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐ฒ๐ณ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฝ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ด๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ผ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป.โ
Muhammad Ali claimed he was the greatest long before he proved it. He said it to himself daily before telling it to the world.
Tell yourself you are a winner, and you increase your chances of becoming one.
๐ฎ. ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐
Only a man who knows what it is like to be defeated can reach down to the bottom of his soul and come up with the extra ounce of power it takes to win when the match is even."
Ali didnโt win all of his fights in the ring. He didnโt always win outside of it, either. He used defeats as a learning experience and fuel for the next challenge.
Picking yourself up and learning from defeat is how confidence is built.
๐ฏ. ๐ง๐ฒ๐น๐น ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐น๐ฑ (๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ฎ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฐ๐ต ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ต๐๐บ๐ผ๐๐ฟ)
โ๐๐โ๐ ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ด๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ถ๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ฝ.โ
If you have done well, why shouldnโt you say it? One thing is being cocky; another is being overly modest.
Ali wasnโt afraid of letting people know what he had achieved.
You shouldnโt be, either.
What about you? Do you prefer to be modest?
Or show your self-belief to the world, Ali style?
Let me know in the comments below!