Reading Time: 2 minutesNews Flash: The internet is an amazing place. I am sure you already knew this, but it really is. It blows my mind how easy it is to find new and great information these days. Anyone can learn directly from the experts themselves. Tim Ferriss and...
Reading Time: 2 minutesFor too long, there has been a mismatch between what science knows and what business does concerning motivation. In 1949, professor of psychology Harry F. Harlow developed a 3 step puzzle to study the behavior of rhesus monkeys. In round one,...
Reading Time: 4 minutesYour suit looks great. You made it to the office 10 minutes early. The receptionist checked you in and let you know someone would be with you shortly. As you sit by yourself reviewing your talking points and notes, your mind starts racing....
Reading Time: 3 minutesFailing is natural.Failing successfully is not. Taken in isolation, fail and successful have opposite meanings. However, when we combine the words, their meaning is transformed into a valuable phrase everyone who has ever learned from a failure...
Reading Time: 2 minutesWhen former NBA basketball player Kevin Johnson was in high school, he was practicing alone in the gym one Saturday night. The janitor asked him why he was not out partying like everyone else. Johnson responded, “parties won’t get me where I...
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSome people simply don’t want to work hard enough to be successful. That’s it. End of story. They can, they just choose not to. These same people refuse to accept their responsibility for their situation. They seem to have a rolodex of...
Reading Time: 2 minutesIf you have ever competed at anything, you have heard or thought “don’t choke”. But have you ever considered what choking is or why it happens? Choking is not missing the game winning shot. That happens to the best around. Choking is the failure...
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe other day, I was in the cafeteria during lunch and one of our starting varsity volleyball players was standing at the microwave with her friend. I asked what she was having for lunch on game day. She told me that was her friend’s food in the...
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIs it physically possible to run a mile in less than four minutes? This question haunted coaches and runners for over 50 years. Doctors and athletes alike agreed this barrier was unbreakable. In 1954, Roger Bannister proved all of the...
Reading Time: < 1 minuteYour answer to this question depends on whether you have learned helplessness or industriousness. The term learned helplessness was first introduced over 50 years ago by psychologist Martin Seligman. The concept refers to a person’s tendency...
