Appreciation builds confidence and improves performance, Negative surroundings damage focus — even for experts.
A common girl is asked to throw a basketball into the net.
First, with open eyes, she fails. Then she tries with closed eyes and fails again.
But this time, the crowd cheers loudly, making her believe she succeeded. After that, when she tries again with open eyes, she successfully scores.
Next, a professional basketball player takes the same test.
With open eyes, he scores easily. Then he tries with closed eyes, but the crowd reacts negatively, making him believe he failed badly. After that, even with open eyes, the professional player misses the shot.
Powerful Lesson
A beginner can rise with encouragement. An expert can fall with negativity.
That’s the power of environment over the human mind.