You Are Heroic with Brian Johnson Ty Cobb Playing Baseball at 70: He'd Only Bat .290, Maybe .300 (Heroic +1 #1,466)
Mar 27, 2023
Short takes on Jack Canfield's success principles, including full responsibility and clarity of purpose. A vivid Ty Cobb story highlights unwavering self-belief. Practical prompts encourage earning confidence by doing the work and crafting purposeful strategy through disciplined effort.
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Earn Confidence By Doing What You Promise
- Do take 100% responsibility for your life and avoid excuses, blame, and complaints.
- Do earn confidence by doing what you say you'll do today, building intense trust in yourself through action.
Strategy Demands Thoughtful Discomfort
- Brian emphasizes that creating a heroic life requires hard thinking and purposeful strategy.
- He quotes Jim Mattis: strategy is hard and you must think until your head hurts to escape mediocrity.
Ty Cobb's Humorous Confidence At Seventy
- Brian Johnson recounts Jack Canfield's story about Ty Cobb being asked how he'd hit at age 70.
- Cobb, lifetime .367 hitter, said he'd hit about .290 or .300 and explained simply, It's because I'm 70.
