This weekend gave us two more great examples of how default thinking can sabotage the success of Type A performers.
After weeks of Type A slicing and dicing, Melissa d’Arabian, stay-at-home mom, kept her focus and chopped nine culinary-schooled competitors to become The Next Food Network Star. The runner-up, Jeffrey Saad, had this to say about Melissa. “I thought she would be gone the first episode.” The lesson here: Default thinking can cook your goose.
Now to Rome where Michael Phelps beat Milorad Cavic in the 100m butterfly… again. Cavic took his eye off the race to indulge in a little Type A trash talking about Phelps inferior Speedo LZR Racer swimsuit. Phelps stepped over Cavic’s snide remarks and crossed the finish line in world record time. Cavic’s post-race comment about Phelps? “He’s the man.” Guess there isn’t much to say when your mouth is full of crow.
Tags: Default Thinking