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Before I went on a negotiating trip, I wrote Nixon an exhaustive memo of the background, of the options, of what I proposed to do. And he invariably read it and made marginal comments. Once I was launched, I wrote him a report every night. I recall very few instances where he ever second-guessed, no instance where he countermanded what we were doing. I can give you an important example. After the secret trip to China in July 1971, we settled on a trip for Nixon at the end of February. But we thought it was too dangerous to have Mao and Nixon meet without preparation, because the risk of disagreement might be too great. So I went to China in October, four months before the Nixon visit, to determine whether we could agree on the outline of a communiqué. I submitted a draft in the traditional form, stressing agreements. But Mao, through [Premier] Zhou [Enlai], had a different concept. He proposed listing disagreements because it was more credible, and then emphasizing the agreements we did reach. We were sitting there without communications. I could have gone home. But I felt absolutely confident that Nixon would agree with me. So we reversed what we had come to do, accepted the Mao scheme, and brought it back to Nixon. And he said, “This is terrific. We needed to do it this way.” He never questioned one line of it. So that was a totally different relationship than now with videoconferences.
Kissinger on Kissinger
Winston Lord, Henry Kissinger
Physical Reactions to Adrenalin These are some natural bodily reactions to adrenalin: Pre-fight Shakes Your legs, and possibly other limbs, may shake uncontrollably. Dry Mouth Your mouth may become dry and pasty. Voice Quiver Your voice may acquire a nervous and audible tremor. Tunnel Vision On the positive side, tunnel vision enhances visual concentration. Its negative by-product is the blinkering of peripheral vision. Sweaty Palms and Forehead The palms of the hands and forehead often sweat profusely. Nausea Adrenalin may cause vomiting, or the feeling of wanting to vomit. Bowel Loosening The recipient may experience constant urges to use the toilet.
Fear - The Friend of Exceptional People
Geoff Thompson
In another study of college students, this time at the University of Hong Kong, Dweck and her colleagues showed how these beliefs can influence important real-life decisions. At the University of Hong Kong, all classes are conducted entirely in English, despite the fact that some of the students are not yet proficient in English when they arrive on campus. So Dweck asked those students whose English could use some improvement if they would be interested in enrolling in a remedial English proficiency course. Only the students who believed that they could get smarter (the incremental theorists) showed any interest in the course—73 percent of these students were willing to enroll. Those who believed their smartness was fixed (the entity theorists) wanted nothing to do with it—only 13 percent of these students expressed a willingness to take the course. Most of them did not think a remedial course could actually help them improve. And just as important, they believed that taking a remedial course would publicly expose their lack of ability.3
Succeed
Heidi Grant Halvorson Ph.D. and Carol S. Dweck
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