Hey megalomaniac!

Due to last night's headache, I only survived the first 4 sets of Nadal and Djokovic. Little brother has kind enough to record the last one fore me. Talk about an epic match, I can only imagine the cramps you'd have after playing that kind of tennis for just under 6 hours! I felt sorry for both of them during the presentation, eventually someone worked out that they should probably get them chairs. I have nothing but admiration for both of them. I think the French Open will be an interesting tournament. Nadal is clearly only a whisker behind Djokovic on hard court, so I will be very interested to see how they match up on clay.

These two athletes had me thinking about confidence. It's plain to see that to succeed in elite level sport takes a huge amount of confidence, bordering on arrogance. That's probably because to achieve something that has such low odds of happening on average, you have to have a tremendous amount of self belief that can fuel overcoming those odds. 

In the right dose, confidence is a wonderful thing. I don't imagine it's possible to live a fulfilling life without it. Whilst it's a good thing that the world isn't full of ego maniacs, everyone needs enough confidence to get the best of themselves. Confidence drives us to work harder and get the best out of ourselves. Confidence is the voice inside us that tells us to dump the boyfriend who treats us badly because we deserve better or to forget about the 'friend' who is only ever around when they need something. 

The best kind of confidence comes from self worth. Demanding better of ourselves because we know we can be better than we are. Demanding more of the people around us because we know we are worthy of more than what they are giving us or what we are settling for. 

People settle all the time. For a job that gives them no satisfaction, for friendships that provide them with no support, relationships that do not adequately validate and respect and to compromise on things we once thought were non-negotiable. When we make a habit of settling in one area of life, the pattern spreads to other areas. This is why confidence is importance. 

So don't turn into a crazy ego maniac, but have the confidence to respect your own dignity. If you are not doing yourself justice, do better. If someone in your life is not respecting you, demand better of them or find someone better. 

Everyone should watch this video, because I say so and because it's fantastic. Have a great week =)