in particular your attitude towards an event or outcome ... heck that what all fear is based on .. your anticipation towards an event and it's possible ramifications.
So basically your attitude determines the outcome of an event ...you can see it everywhere , there are perpetual successful people .. not because they have a superior skill set .. but simply because they are so used to winning that they don't expect anything else
We all have certain areas where we feel incredible comfortable and confident .. that the world seemingly bends to our will.. and I believe it literally does
Unfortunately that source of confidence ( I think ) is nothing one can fake.. it's buried somewhere in ourselves unaccesible by will power or any other conscous effort. But, I think, one can siphone off some of a universal power through meditation, prayers etc.
It's a result of trials and tribulations rather than a state of mind..I think the whole key for me was to step back and borrow some confidence on a subconscuious level....
I hope this makes a little more sense