25 08, 2014

From Disabled to Super-Abled: Redefining Being Physically Challenged and Human

By | August 25th, 2014|Categories: Psychology|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |0 Comments

I recently was invited by the Huffington Post (for whom I blog weekly) to write a post about a TED talk by Aimee Mullins, a double-amputee who has received world-wide acclaim as an athlete, actress, model, inspirational speaker, and an innovator for the physically challenged. How we look at so-called disabled people is certainly changing [...]

8 07, 2014

The Best Way to Motivate People is…

By | July 8th, 2014|Categories: Psychology|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |0 Comments

A fascinating article describes research that is both counterintuitive and has potentially important implications for the worlds of business, sports, education, and beyond. The basic finding, not surprising, is that internal motivation (drive from your values, meaning, passions) produces the best outcomes. What is surprising was the finding that when internal motivation was combined with [...]

27 06, 2014

The Science of Making Decisions

By | June 27th, 2014|Categories: Psychology|Tags: , , |0 Comments

Late last year, I wrote a blog post titled How Do You Make a Major Life Decision. In it, I describe my approach to making decisions and some of the potential obstacles to making good decisions. Here is an interesting article that explores some of the recent research on decision making and offers six science-based ways [...]

17 06, 2014

So What Makes Malcolm Gladwell Such an Expert?

By | June 17th, 2014|Categories: Psychology|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |1 Comment

I have to admit that I used to be a fan of Malcolm Gladwell. I read his frequent articles in The New Yorker and several of his early books. I was initially seduced by his apparent breadth of knowledge, cerebral dexterity, and inviting writing style. But the more of his work I read, the more [...]

12 06, 2014

The Biology of Risk

By | June 12th, 2014|Categories: Psychology|Tags: , , , , , |0 Comments

An interesting article on the physiology of risk taking. The basic premise is that people are more likely to take risks when calm and relaxed and they become risk averse when under stress.  This finding has real implications on performance in sports, business, and life in general.

10 06, 2014

Unified Model of Performance Psychology

By | June 10th, 2014|Categories: Psychology|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |0 Comments

A fundamental question I have been exploring in the 30 years that I have been working in the field of performance psychology is: What does it take to succeed?  My life’s work has been devoted to answering this question so that anyone who is willing to pursue their dreams can find success. Yet, in recent years, I have [...]

28 04, 2014

We’re All Disabled

By | April 28th, 2014|Categories: Psychology|Tags: , , , , , , , , |6 Comments

The Huffington Post, for whom I blog weekly, asked me to write a post for the TEDWeekends edition of its website focusing on the TED talk by the wheelchair -bound performance artist, Sue Austin, titled, Deep Sea Diving…In a Wheelchair. The only instructions I was give was to consider the following themes: “How society views [...]

23 04, 2014

Life is Fragile: Say “I Love You” a Lot

By | April 23rd, 2014|Categories: Psychology|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |0 Comments

I remember my life in my 20s and 30s when I was single. I felt invincible. Life was so carefree. I lived in the present, didn’t think much about the future, and didn’t worry too much about anything (except perhaps finding a wife). No longer. I’m well into middle age now (yikes!), married, and with [...]

24 03, 2014

Interesting Short Film on ‘Character’

By | March 24th, 2014|Categories: Psychology|Tags: , , , , , , |0 Comments

Here's an interesting short film that explores the development of character in people.

13 12, 2013

“Getting Old Sucks!”

By | December 13th, 2013|Categories: Psychology|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |0 Comments

“Getting old sucks!” That’s what my 86-year-old father shared with me on a recent visit. He has lived in Boca Raton, Florida, since moving from my childhood home in Connecticut a few years ago. He lives alone; his wife of 49 years, my mother, died of ovarian cancer ten years ago at the age of [...]