After 7 attempts the crowd was feeling his pain
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He chose “Confident Carlo” as his Black Belt identity
In Latin the word “confident” means, intense trust in oneself.
Confidence is created one or two ways. Learning how to do something and or someone else believing in you.
Carlo broke his dominate hand a week before his Black Belt test on the playground. Which means he had to break his board with his left hand. At his Black Belt test with the pressure on, the board wasn’t breaking. After 7 attempts the crowd was feeling his pain
After a quick reminder of all the training he has done, all the bullying he has overcome, and how we believe in him, “Confident Carlo” prevailed
You can’t buy what Carlo has. You have to earn the ability to trust yourself and he has
So proud of him