SPMT 304 Exam 1
Embracing the Last Taboo - correct answer ✔- Talking about dreams may be
the last taboo
> People are open to talk about sex life, family matters but not dreams. They
are scared people will laugh
Resisting Socialization - correct answer ✔- General process of Socialization
is made up of philosophies that inhibit chance for success rather than
enhance them
- Ex: Striving for perfection is sure way to choke under pressure
> Thus resist socialization
Dreams (and the American Dream) - correct answer ✔- begins as an idea or
an instinct
> They are more than just goals. They juice you
- "Adams jefferson franklin turned thier dream into american dream"
> Millions of stories in america built on dream of becoming middle class
> Average american was dream back in the day
> Average now is different, its way worse
Commitment - correct answer ✔is personally driven is stronger and more
enduring than commitment hinging upon outside rewards
"Rowing Like Pigs" - correct answer ✔- Darmouth rowing coach told teams
to do just this
- Ham and eggs
> Chicken made a contribution to your breakfast
,> That pig made a commitment
Goals & Goal Setting - correct answer ✔- Goals are the steps you take to
chase a dream
> Best performers barely notice stops along way because of their passion for
dream
> Goals cause you to focus so much on success that you abandon focus on
your abilities
- "Goal setting will focus your life more on the details. Dream setting will help
you stay focused on the drama"
Being Realistic - correct answer ✔"Being realistic is too often an excuse for
not working hard enough to improve"
Intrinsic & Extrinsic Motivation - correct answer ✔- Intrinsic (internal)
- Extrinsic (external)
- Problem with extrinsic commitment is that your heart is NOT in it
Healthy Commitment vs. Unhealthy Commitment - correct answer ✔-
Healthy
> The stuff of dreams: Doesn't Feel like Work
> being passionate
- Unhealthy
> Can work, but isn't fulfilling
> striving for perfection
> sacrificing and paying the price
, Putting All Your Eggs in One Basket... And Dropping the Basket! - correct
answer ✔- Its not what exceptional thinkers say
- The reason great performers got to where they are is because they did just
that
- They cannot imagine themselves doing anything else; they dont want to
imagine doing anything else
- Exceptional thinkers know that they're going to fail, and failure does not
change how smart or talented they are, or how much their loved ones love
them, or their long-term potential; bankruptcy is not the end of their world, but
just one more challenge to show how good they really are.
Fear of Success (FOS) - correct answer ✔- Past experiences normally feed
fear of success
- Another layer of fear of success is that we have been taught that road to
success involves "getting one's hopes up" which threatens to lead to
disappointment
> Thus our hopes are never up
Playing (the game of life) One Pitch at a Time - correct answer ✔-
Performing in the present is is not about making of all these things go away
but instead focusing on one thing and committing all your energy to that
- A bad shot can just as easily lead to a great shot—if you are thinking in the
present—as it can a second miscue.
- Top performers manage to separate each stage of their game from the
overall score
Never giving a pitch away - correct answer ✔No matter what else was going
on in the game or in his personal life, Pete Rose, the batter, focused on every
pitch that was thrown to him as if it were the only pitch he would see in his life.
Embracing the Last Taboo - correct answer ✔- Talking about dreams may be
the last taboo
> People are open to talk about sex life, family matters but not dreams. They
are scared people will laugh
Resisting Socialization - correct answer ✔- General process of Socialization
is made up of philosophies that inhibit chance for success rather than
enhance them
- Ex: Striving for perfection is sure way to choke under pressure
> Thus resist socialization
Dreams (and the American Dream) - correct answer ✔- begins as an idea or
an instinct
> They are more than just goals. They juice you
- "Adams jefferson franklin turned thier dream into american dream"
> Millions of stories in america built on dream of becoming middle class
> Average american was dream back in the day
> Average now is different, its way worse
Commitment - correct answer ✔is personally driven is stronger and more
enduring than commitment hinging upon outside rewards
"Rowing Like Pigs" - correct answer ✔- Darmouth rowing coach told teams
to do just this
- Ham and eggs
> Chicken made a contribution to your breakfast
,> That pig made a commitment
Goals & Goal Setting - correct answer ✔- Goals are the steps you take to
chase a dream
> Best performers barely notice stops along way because of their passion for
dream
> Goals cause you to focus so much on success that you abandon focus on
your abilities
- "Goal setting will focus your life more on the details. Dream setting will help
you stay focused on the drama"
Being Realistic - correct answer ✔"Being realistic is too often an excuse for
not working hard enough to improve"
Intrinsic & Extrinsic Motivation - correct answer ✔- Intrinsic (internal)
- Extrinsic (external)
- Problem with extrinsic commitment is that your heart is NOT in it
Healthy Commitment vs. Unhealthy Commitment - correct answer ✔-
Healthy
> The stuff of dreams: Doesn't Feel like Work
> being passionate
- Unhealthy
> Can work, but isn't fulfilling
> striving for perfection
> sacrificing and paying the price
, Putting All Your Eggs in One Basket... And Dropping the Basket! - correct
answer ✔- Its not what exceptional thinkers say
- The reason great performers got to where they are is because they did just
that
- They cannot imagine themselves doing anything else; they dont want to
imagine doing anything else
- Exceptional thinkers know that they're going to fail, and failure does not
change how smart or talented they are, or how much their loved ones love
them, or their long-term potential; bankruptcy is not the end of their world, but
just one more challenge to show how good they really are.
Fear of Success (FOS) - correct answer ✔- Past experiences normally feed
fear of success
- Another layer of fear of success is that we have been taught that road to
success involves "getting one's hopes up" which threatens to lead to
disappointment
> Thus our hopes are never up
Playing (the game of life) One Pitch at a Time - correct answer ✔-
Performing in the present is is not about making of all these things go away
but instead focusing on one thing and committing all your energy to that
- A bad shot can just as easily lead to a great shot—if you are thinking in the
present—as it can a second miscue.
- Top performers manage to separate each stage of their game from the
overall score
Never giving a pitch away - correct answer ✔No matter what else was going
on in the game or in his personal life, Pete Rose, the batter, focused on every
pitch that was thrown to him as if it were the only pitch he would see in his life.
