Southwest Airlines is one of the most successful budget airlines operating in the world today. In fact, Southwest has been consistently profitable for more than thirty years. The secret to their success? Cutting unnecessary expenses. And they’ve been doing it for decades. In order for them to succeed at such a high level, they must […]
The Adaptation Strategy: What to Do When You Don’t Achieve Your Goals
In 1960, Freddie Roach was born into a boxing family. His father had been a professional boxer, his mother was a boxing judge and his older brother, Pepper, was an up-and-comer, learning the ropes (no pun intended). [1] At six years old, his apprenticeship began under his father, in a gym in South Boston. This […]
This Coach Focuses on The Process Over The Outcome (And So Should You)
At 11 years old, “Little Nick”, as he was known in his hometown of Monongah, West Virginia, was paying his dues, working at his father’s service station. In between customers, he and “Big Nick”—the newly appointed Pop Warner football team coach—would pass a football to one another in front of the pumps on Route 19 […]
Willpower: How to Overcome Decision Fatigue and Commit to Your Habits
“If only I had more willpower”. “I can’t will myself to do it”. “My willpower is too low”. There are a lot of excuses people use when asked to provide reasons why they haven’t built (and more importantly) committed to new habits, but none are more common than their blaming of willpower (or a lack […]
A Tiny, Powerful Idea: How ‘Identity-Based’ Habits Shape Behavior
In 1997, Professor Gary McPherson decided to investigate a mystery that had plagued parents and music teachers for centuries: Why do certain children progress quickly at music lessons while others don’t? McPherson’s unorthodox approach to answering this question involved taking 157 randomly-selected children and tracking their progress using biometric tests, videotaping their practice sessions and […]