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Today is January 18 and the Navigate the Chaos question to consider is "How often do you choke under pressure?" Navigating the chaos eventually means at some point you will have to deal with a pressure situation. Professor Geir Jordet examined film footage of almost 400 kicks from penalty shootouts during major soccer tournaments and found that players need to take their time. Jordet timed exactly how long players took to place the ball on the penalty spot. Those who took less than a second scored 58% of the time, compared with 80% when they took longer than a second. Winston Churchill noted “You can measure a man's character by the choices he makes under pressure.”
By Michael Edmondson, Ph.D.Today is January 18 and the Navigate the Chaos question to consider is "How often do you choke under pressure?" Navigating the chaos eventually means at some point you will have to deal with a pressure situation. Professor Geir Jordet examined film footage of almost 400 kicks from penalty shootouts during major soccer tournaments and found that players need to take their time. Jordet timed exactly how long players took to place the ball on the penalty spot. Those who took less than a second scored 58% of the time, compared with 80% when they took longer than a second. Winston Churchill noted “You can measure a man's character by the choices he makes under pressure.”