About the Sport Principle Many top athletes are driven by a fear of failure more than a need to achieve: it’s not so much the thought of the gold medal that drives them on, but rather the thought of missing out on a medal altogether, or the final, or even qualification for the games themselves! […]
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I was thinking about ‘heartbreak’ the other day. The term makes me think of something from school, a bit childish and I have pictures of those sweets made into heart shapes. However, I think this all fails to deal with the silent pandemic of heart break in men. Let me list a few things here: […]
Tiger Woods has experienced unparalleled highs as well as crushing lows. He has tasted of success and failure. His recent arrest brings up many questions about how we react when our heroes fall from grace.
“By failing to prepare you are preparing to fail” Benjamin Franklin As a boy I was a cub, and loved it, then a scout and loved that too and our motto was about being ready for whatever survival challenge came our way. Preparation for an event or even something we don’t see coming seems to […]