Ep. 315 | Don't Get Stuck In The Middle

About this episode

Phil Black discusses the importance of taking extreme positions for future success and the risks of playing it safe.

In today's episode, I discuss how the future seems to favor those who take one of two extreme positions. And they disfavor people who hedge their bets and play it down the middle. Which way is your child leaning? Follow us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Enroll in PrepWell Academy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow on Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow on Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow me on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Give us a review Share this episode with a friend Join our mailing list (by opting in on the homepage or in this article) ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Enroll⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ your 9th or 10th grader in the program PrepWell Academy's Founder, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Phil Black⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , has spent a lifetime cracking the code on the world's most competitive programs: Yale University, Harvard Business School, Navy SEALs, Goldman Sachs, Entrepreneurship, Shark Tank (2X), etc.

People in this episode

Host: Phil Black

Topics covered

• decision making
• extreme positions
• youth guidance
• bet hedging
• future trends

Keywords

• future success
• extreme positions
• youth
• decision making
• PrepWell Academy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: PrepWell Academy, Yale University, Harvard Business School, Navy SEALs, Goldman Sachs, Shark Tank

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