When I was young, I had a very low threshold for pain. I hated pain. I’m not talking about emotional pain or pain from disease. I have been lucky enough to not face a whole lot of that type of pain. I’m specifically talking about pain from training and competing as an athlete. When I […]
Perseverance is a characteristic that defines one’s ability to keep trying in the face of adversity. This adversity is typically associated with some amount of pain. With that said, there are two reasons why some people persevere and others don’t. 1) Some People Have a Higher Tolerance for Pain If you have a higher tolerance […]
I’m a big fan of the Clifton Strengths Finder by Gallup. A few days ago I used the theories from it to translate the formula for success defined by physicist Albert-László Barabási. My premise was the following: Success = # of Applied Strengths X % of Managed Weaknesses X Scale Meaning that you will have more success if […]