Multipliers: The Wins That Proved You Could

🍁 This post is part of a November series called Multipliers. It’s about how gratitude doesn’t just feel good, it grows your confidence. (Part 1, Part 3)

My one-year-old daughter used to be terrified of a bear.

Not a real bear. A big stuffed bear that sits in her bedroom.

She’d back up, cling to us, and stare to make sure he didn’t make any sudden movements.

So my wife tried something different. And in about thirty minutes, my daughter was waving at Mr. Bear like they were friends.

The same thing works on adults too.

🎮 Cheat Code: Award Ceremony

Fear and confidence are opposites.

Fear is believing you can’t. Confidence is believing you can. And the fastest path from one to the other is gratitude for your wins.

Each win is evidence that you’ve faced fear before and can do it again. We just need to remember that.

Here’s how to throw your own award ceremony.

1. Write your top 5 confidence wins for the year
2. Write why each one mattered
3. Read them three times every morning until the end of the year. (This helps them sink in.)

Celebrating your wins is powerful because you begin to believe that:

• You can stop regretting every mistake
• You can actually grow
• You can face big fears again

It’s your confidence multiplier.

⭐ Win of the Week

My wife started to play with Mr Bear and make it look fun.

She waved to him. She greeted him. She even relaxed in his arms.

And after my daughter took a step, my wife said “Yay!” and clapped. It’s her signature celebration.

But then something wonderful happened.

My daughter took another step. Toward something she was terrified of.

We never grow out of this.

Your Turn

Gratitude isn’t a nice extra. It’s a confidence multiplier. When you recognize your wins, you see how much you’ve grown and believe you can do it again.

So write them down. Read them often. Watch what happens.

Love,

-T.O