My dad was a very successful High school and College basketball coach in Texas for many years. He was a master motivator and incredible tactician.

Something that has hit me lately is what he had his players chant at the end of every huddle. You know the thing where the coach says 1 2 3 and all the players blurt out a cool saying. He made all his players say this one phrase at the end of timeouts, end of practices, and all other times they huddled up. “WE BELIEVE”.

He asked me when I became a coach if I did the same and I have not. But that will change. Not until recently did I realize the power of what he MADE each player say. Belief is at the core of all success. Let me show you in a diagram what dynamic principle my father was teaching each one of his players.

Potential                                                  Action

Belief                                                       Results

Everyone knows they have potential.

In sports it is easy to see when some people have special potential in a given sport. But is only when those with potential put action to that talent or gift do we get results. The more action you put in (practice, training) the more results you get.

This all sounds like common sense and it is.

When you do not put much action to work, you see very minimal results. Now here is the kicker. Those who are super successful in life have got this one thing that most do not: BELIEF or FAITH.

You will only go as far in life as your faith or belief will let you. Potential is all for not if no action is taken. If no action is taken then there will be no results.

This is why some people are destined to succeed and some are destined to fail. Your belief in the talents and gifts that God has given you will determine what level your action will be. Your level of action will determine your results.

So if you take massive action and you get massive results then that will confirm your belief and it will recycle itself. But you must first believe in the potential or God given talent he has given you. On the flip side. If you take very little action, you will see very little results and you will doubt yourself.

It is the toilet bowl affect of the pessimists and the whirlwind affect of the optimists. It is the toilet bowl results for whiners and whirlwind affect for winners. It is the toilet bowl affect for failures and the whirlwind affect for the uber successful.

It is time to believe in who God created you to be. You are a winner! You have great potential! You have the ability to take massive action and see massive results. It is time to for your faith to rise in you! It says in psalms “that you are fearfully and wonderfully made”.

God did a great job when he made you.

So let’s all say it together now. 1…2…3…

WE BELIEVE!!!