Last night I watched the Olympics on TV. And I saw U.S. downhill skier Bode Miller win a gold medal. I had some faint recollection of Miller from the 2006 Olympics. I did some homework: although he entered those Olympics as America's great male hope, he had a very poor week: no medals, two DNF's (did not finish) and one disqualification.
Over the last year I have read every book or article I could find on the subjects of willpower and self-discipline. As we entered challenging economic times, I felt that an understanding of how people dealt with adversity would be important. Here is what I have concluded: All of willpower and self-discipline is about an understanding of
When we were kids, the way to resolve a dispute (short of fisticuffs) was shouting down your opponent. "You're a booger head." Notwithstanding clear nasal evidence to the contrary: "I am not." "Are too." And this system of point and counterpoint still exists when we hit adulthood. Governor Rod Blagojevich is just the latest
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