 Many of us have experienced those times when it seems like nothing can go wrong. Maybe we're at our favorite team's sporting event, and it's supposed to be a really close game. Our team suddenly finds itself way ahead on the scoreboard. We get excited. Everybody's high-fiving one another. We can't believe how great we're doing. We start counting our chickens before they're hatched. We're sure we're going to win the game. Our optimism goes through the roof.