The mental struggle is no different from a boxing ring. A fighter literally has the fight his or her way out of the corner. Mentally, the negative voices are telling you that you can’t win, but the positive voices are telling you that you can. These voices seem to corner you every day, even when you’re not fighting.
Jab, body shot, then uppercut, and you’re on the run, stuck in a corner.
This is the moment where you have to use your brain, you have to find a way to fight your way out of the corner. Compared to everyday pressure, it feels like the entire world is watching you fight for your life. You feel your endurance fading. Mentally you’re drained, the cost of losing could put you and your whole family out on the street.
“Get out of the corner, dummy!”
You hear a fan scream outrageously.
Somehow an underdog has to eat. You have to beat the odds or face the unemployment line. Even your sparring partner bet against you. The pressure is on and now you’re trapped in the corner.
Somehow, someway, you land an unbelievable uppercut. The power shot rattles your opponent and the crowd jumps to their feet.
“Go for the kill shot! Get him now!”
You hear your trainer scream.
Bam! You deliver the knockout blow.
Your net worth shoots up to $50,000 and there’s no turning back now. Just about everybody you know likes a winner and there’s a pretty good chance that the person you just knocked out is going to want a rematch. Hate it or love it, you’re now a meal ticket, and just like life, you survive to fight another day.
Every champion somehow has to fight their way out of the corner.
K.O.
The End.
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