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Deadly Race to the South Pole: A Lesson on Being 110% Prepared

January 17, 2017 By Melissa

The race was on.

It was the early twentieth century, and the world was running out of places to explore. Roald Amundsen, a Norwegian explorer, was determined to be the first to reach the South Pole.

He wasn’t the only one. Robert Scott, a British naval officer, was also preparing his team to reach the southernmost point of the Earth.

Previously, Amundsen’s initial goal was to become the first person to reach the North Pole. But when he heard that American explorer Robert Peary was leading an expedition to the Arctic, Amundsen swiftly changed plans and set his sights on Antarctica.

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Filed Under: Psychology Tagged With: expedition, failure, goal setting, leadership, preparation, psychology, race, Roald Amundsen, Robert Scott, South Pole, success

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