While a coin is in the air, both outcomes are possible. Don’t spend that time already acting like you lost.

While a decision is still in the air, nothing has happened yet. Both results are live, and the only thing that can be wasted is the time in between. Most people spend that time rehearsing the loss, which does not improve the odds and does reliably ruin the week. Grief for something that has not happened costs exactly as much as the real kind and buys nothing.

You are probably waiting on something right now, a tryout list, a grade, a reply. Decide what you will do with the days before it lands, and treat them as yours instead of as a verdict already delivered.