New Delhi, May 14 -- "Make sure your worst enemy doesn't live between your own two ears." This is a famous quote by American surfer Laird Hamilton. The words emphasise that your biggest obstacle is your own mind.

Laird Hamilton's quote is about self-sabotage. He basically tries to convey the message that negative self-talk is what defeats you.

If you end up telling yourself that you are not good enough, or if you feel that achieving a task is impossible, then you have accepted defeat even before you start working towards a particular goal.

Your "worst enemy" is basically the voice of that fear, doubt and insecurity. Hamilton is a big-wave surfer and the nature of the sport of surfing is such that the stakes are high, almost as if it is...