Fear Is A Liar Overall Lesson · Anxiety · 5 min read

The Overcomer's Mindset

The Overcomer's Mindset explores mental health, comparison, and self-worth through Evan Spencer's Ohio State role beyond the stat sheet and the quiet contributions that help a team succeed.

Ohio State wide receiver Evan Spencer walking off the field after the 2014 game against Navy
Evan Spencer / Patrick Semansky / AP

We like numbers. Salaries, grades, followers, weight, sales, touchdowns. They give us an easy way to decide whether we're succeeding.

Mental health can suffer when we constantly measure our worth against somebody else's visible accomplishments. Some of your most important contributions may never appear in the stats.

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