I am a San Francisco Giants fan and we are now in a seven-game losing streak (6 of those loses against two last-place teams). And over the last seven frustrating games, it was clear by the first third of each game that WE WERE GOING TO LOSE. There’s the foreboding feeling and, even if things start to turn our way, you got the feeling that team was going to find a way to lose. And we did.

Now, businesses can fall into that trap as well. You do something that backfires. Next time, you think twice. Then your colleagues lose confidence. And then, pretty soon, nothing goes right. All bad things are to be expected. The good is nice but won’t last long. It can be a terrible place. See poor Alex Rodriguez of the Yankees.

The good news is that the opposite is true as well. Players and teams and companies can win when they don’t seem to have the talent or resources to do so. Call it faith, the Red Pill, stupidity, luck, or gumption. In this place, losing is not an option, setbacks are merely obstacles for us to exercise our excellent jumping ability and those who snicker at us are, unfortunately for them, a few steps behind.

Bottle up that confidence and let’s give it to my poor Giants.