I recently finished reading a book called No Limits: The Will to Succeed, which is a biography about Michael Phelps – the most decorated swimmer in Olympic history. Many people who have followed Phelps’ career may assume that his success stems mainly from genetics and God-given talent.
This week’s video is about the emphasis on the short-term versus the long-term consequences of your actions; in other words, about impulse control. What’s the difference between short-term and long-term thinking?
Other than it being extremely cold, I know absolutely nothing about Siberia. Zero, zip, zilch, nada! So, when my mentor and Prime Your Pump co-blogger Howie recently told me about a technique that you can use to keep your cool, I wasn’t sure if he was high or if he was messing with me.
Sometimes what not to say can be more important than what to say. Whether it is you saying it to others or others saying it to you. There are some things you just don’t say, it is just common sense. However, as the old saying goes, “common sense isn’t so common”.
The bandwagon effect is a phenomenon that can be seen all around us. A great example of the bandwagon effect occurred back in 2010. ‘Something’ occurred at a well-known U.S. organization due to the bandwagon effect, which caused them to fire 30 members of their sales staff because they were no longer needed. The reason?