You’re Not An Underdog

Who doesn’t like a good underdog story?

When Rudy ran on the field, everyone in the theater cheered or cried. Some cheered and cried. (I think I did both.)

By definition, the underdog is disadvantaged and is expected to lose. And we cheer for him. Every time.

However, when you become the subject of your own underdog story, it can be crippling. If you tell yourself you are too short, too slow, too weak, and are “supposed” to lose, you have not corroborated your underdog story; you have further stacked the deck against yourself. You’ve effectively buried yourself.

Rudy was the only person that didn’t see himself as the underdog.

A true underdog always perceives disadvantage as an opportunity to think creatively, work more diligently, prepare more intentionally, and strategize more brilliantly.

Don’t be an underdog in your own story.
Let someone else tell your story that way.