5 life lessons one can learn from Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s career

India v Bangladesh: Quarter Final - 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup
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#3 Keeping anxiety at bay

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When you expect, you sow the anxiety seed. You water it unknowingly when those expectations grow and the seed develops into a wild plant. It grows stronger and ends up stifling you. Performing to your potential is what is in your hands, the end result is not.

Dhoni’s philosophy is to give a hundred percent and perform to the maximum potential. That is what he used to say during press conferences and in team meetings. Worrying is unnecessary and a fruitless activity. Doing your job to your capabilities and not worrying about the result, frees you from the shackles of anxiety.

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