Tomorrow is the big "money fight" between Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor. Now I don’t want to go into detail about the background of the fight, nor what might happen. When I found out about it and heard Conor speak about it in an interview, I was fascinated by the confidence he had and strong belief that he would beat the undefeated, retired boxing world champion. This is the first time a professional MMA fighter is attempting to win take over the boxing crown with just one match. It takes a lot of true confidence to do what Conor is doing and because I’m very interested in human psychology I thought to analyze his not so ordinary behavior and apply it to life in general.
Conor is known for talking a lot, predicting his actions and praising himself as "untouchable". He is 100% confident that he will win on Saturday: "it will be a quarter of a fight". Today I want to take a look at the origin of confidence, using Conor McGregor as an example.
In order to become truly confident one must have a combination of:
1. Passion / Desire
2. Imagination / Vision
3. Dedication / Resilience
“When you’re in the struggle it is harder to visualise. When you can do that, that really makes that law of attraction work.”
He uses the power of imagination for him instead of against him and thus manages to create a vision so clear that it triggers real emotions and forms a new belief system.
To sum it up, Conor utilizes the different techniques I describe in my blog series „Psycho-Cybernetics“.
If he would only use positive manipulation on himself to feel confidence, he would end up being delusional. There is a line between confidence and delusion. This line is also known as „execution“. The first part of confidence is a combination of desire and passion, two things that are purely based on mindset. The second part is just as, if not the most important part in order to achieve confidence, however the second part can only happen after one has successfully gone through the first part.
However the main part comes after the vision..true dedication aka. showing up and putting in the work every day no matter what, because what gives confidence is knowing.
It is not a secret that progress is achieved through repetition and the only way to stay consist at something is through a strong desire and the ability of visualizing which comes with a strong belief in yourself. You need a reason, the motivation behind what you want to achieve, groundwork and the engine of it all. Only with that comes the amount of effort put in on a consistent basis, which is the path to achievement. But of course dedication means more than just being willing to put in the effort.
True dedication to a goal means never giving up, dealing with failure and coming back even stronger. I’ve mentioned this before, but will say it again, if you stay flexible on the approach and stubborn on the goal, that’s how you win. Most people look at the schedule they have and try to fit in „working on their goal“ and complain about not having enough time. For people like Conor those kind of excuses don’t exist, because they have dedicated their life to one dream, until that dream is achieved and the next goal is set. It’s what Conor lives by, every second of his day is structured around his one priority, fighting.
“It takes over your mind. I don’t sleep. I train all day and when I get home I often shadow box in my room.”
And that is the second part, the final secret to Conor’s confidence as well as his accurate predictions. True dedication.
"I said it and it did it. I do talk but I do a whole lot more work"
Conor, like many great athletes is a living example of "hard work pays off".
He is confident, not because of his desire and vision alone, but his dedication. He knows that he spends more hours in the gym, works harder, won’t quit and doesn’t stop. Those are controllable variables and when you know you've done the most, that gives you confidence. Just like when you are having an argument with someone or somebody asks you a question. If you know the answer, because you've done the most research on that topic, you are confident in your answer.
"Doubt is only removed by action. If you're not working, then that's where doubt comes in"
Even though Conor is talented and talent in my opinion does play a minor role, but more importantly he is obsessed with his vision, gives his all in the variables he can control (such as effort, speed and consistency), prepares to the highest level possible and right before a fight in the octagon, or ring tomorrow, knowing that he has done everything possible in his power to win the fight, which gives him a huge advantage and confidence while fighting and leaves no room for fear or doubt.
"It's a beautiful feeling when preparation meets opportunity. Nothing is impossible, you can achieve anything“
Dealing with a loss, especially if you’ve given your all during preparation is tough, but necessary. It’s the biggest test, the true colors of a person always show during their weakest moments. How Conor responded to his loss shows the kind of person he is…
… and justifies his confidence, that some would misinterpret as „cockiness“.
Whether you like him or not, whether you think he will beat Floyd or you think he is crazy and will be put in place,
his mentality is inspiring and deserves to be respected if not admired:
"You win or you learn“
Question OTD: Who do you think is going to win: Mayweather or McGregor?
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Confidence
Exactly! Confidence is a beautiful thing
I'm not sure about the final result because we have a professional boxer vs a professional in martial arts, and the fight is about boxing
The result is in. The 40 years old Mayweather still undefeated champion. McGregor learned a good lesson tonight.
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Yes and I personally think it's the best outcome. For Conor it was still a win, he learned a lot and many people give him props for making it to the 10th round. For Floyd it was the perfect move to go into retirement with 50-0. Legendary fight
I admire his confidence. McGregor knows that the odds are against him but he doesn't care. He says all these things about Mayweather because it's marketing. If he wins, of course he's going to go crazy and celebrate. But if he loses, he will acknowledge that Mayweather was the better fighter. McGregor knows that if he loses, it will just teach him what he needs to improve on in order to become better.
But the end of the day, both of them get lots of money. Lol :P
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Love Connor great article
I honestly though Mcgregor did quite well yesterday, even with the loss. His confidence and calmness really helped for the first half of the match, in which he had no other choice but to go all out. Nice post.
"Fake it till you make it."
Although he skipped the "fake it" part
McGregor can have all the confidence in the world. He can have dedication. But he's still going to lose.
And he's still a winner. Money moves..
I agree. McGregor lost the fight but he was a winner. He boxed better than expected. He gained respect for himself. He got a huge payday.
AND He will get many more huge paydays.
I hope Conor can manifest his destiny tomorrow. This will be the biggest upset in boxing and mma history if he can pull off this win in impressive fashion.
Mayweather will definitely win. lol
Thank you for this early morning inspiration
Passion Imagination Dedication when the deadly combo of these 3 combine together miracle happens :)
Incredible confidence and proving himself over and over.
I just noticed you can bet on the fight with crypto! Made a quick post about it
I think the promoters have already won. The fight is secondary. People who watch boxing will watch some MMA and vice versa.
The winner will win ~ billion dollars ~ .. Mayweather faces Irish McGregor
In "The Most Valuable History of Boxing"
The corresponding belt consists of 3360 pieces of diamonds, 600 sapphires, 300 pieces of emeralds, 1.5 kilograms of gold and crocodile leather
The most expensive fight, yes. I mean 400 Mil with one fight? PLUS the 50-0 legacy.. what a night for Mayweather
Win or lose, how much money will Conor make? It's still a win I guess :)
Exactly, there was no loosing party. Dana White is the real winner
Even though he lost and I picked Mayweather to win, McGregor's confidence is admirable. It has and will continue to help his fighting career. One thing I understood in life is that confidence and belief is self ability, especially when others think you can't do it can make you achieve amazing things.
Great post.
I very much agree with you! :)
Thanks,
McGregor will win
He's still a winner. I think it was a great fight
Go Connor!!
love it !!!!!!
I think McGregor will win. Wish him good luck..
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Mayweather or McGregor Both my favorite! But i vote McGregor
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That's one reason I love watching Conor. Go back & look at how much shit he talks, he mostly backs it up! But when he loses, he's humble, he gives an honest account at what he could get better at. Even when he knocked out Jose Aldo in 13 seconds, Aldo was standing there dumbfounded, Conor shakes his hand & felt bad for him & tells him..."We'll go again!" I mean, how many people have compassion like that for a fighter even after destroying another guy's ego? Conor talks a big game but it's also to sell the fights. People don't realize how hard it is to cut through the noise & get people to watch.