Hand washing is not exactly the activity you'd picture indulging in if you wanted to win a gold medal at the Olympics. Yet, that's exactly what the British Cycling Team did at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. They hired a surgeon to teach the athletes to properly wash their hands, avoiding illnesses during competition. The team staff were utterly fastidious about …
Guidelines for Successful Risk Taking
Although risking is by definition uncertain, there are things that you can do and not do to help you become more successful at taking risks. Know the purpose of the risk. The amount of potential benefit should be considered in determining whether a risk is worth taking or not. You might be willing to take certain risks for a larger …
Dealing with Angry People
There it was again, extreme anger over nothing. What does he/she think they are going to gain by yelling at me, again and again . . . I am not hearing impaired and I hear you even better when you express yourself in a normal voice . . . I am always becoming triggered by the little things . . …