It was the final game of the women’s soccer quarterfinals at the Rio Olympics. The score was 3, 3 and the game had gone into the first shootout in Olympic women’s history. In the first 3 rounds, each goalkeeper had let in 3 balls and saved one. It was Sweden’s turn to shoot and the slightly built Lisa Dahlkvist stepped up to face the stone-faced American, Hope Solo. The United States, unbeaten… Continue reading
Change your mind faster than you ever thought possible
My wife, Kirsten and I, went to see the movie The 100 foot journey this week. Spoiler alert: it’s all about stuck thinking and changing your mind. In the movie, Papa Kadam (Om Puri) and his family open an Indian restaurant,… Continue reading