As any first-year econ student will advise you, there's 2 disciplines in economics - microeconomics and macroeconomics. And they don't like the other. As the U.S. Congress prepares to lower the hammer for the financial services industry, consider the forces which are butting heads and why it is just seeing that they've thought we would do this. Microeconomics may be the area that business students gravitate towards. Profit maximization could be the mantra, with marginal costs and fixed costs optimized to generate businesses as much money as possible. Microeconomics compares the world with the eyes of the CEO, who looks to accomplish what's best for his company - bring in more money and deliver value. Belief 4: I choose to ensure success. Successful people believe that they are doing the things they decide on, because they choose to do it. They have a dependence on self-determination. The more successful were, the more likely this is to be real. When we do what we should decide to do, were committed. When we do that which you need to do, were compliant. I have now made peace with all the idea that I cannot make people change. I can only enable them to get good at whatever they tend to change. Getting people that think ?I have chosen to succeed? to say ?and I decide to change? is just not a simple transition. The more we believe our behavior is caused by your own choices and commitments, the more unlikely we're to want to alter our behavior. Success Makes Us Superstitious These four success beliefs?that we contain the skills, confidence, motivation, and free choice to have success?make us superstitious to varying degrees. And, the larger we climb the totem pole, the harder superstitious we become. Recently I had a fascinating conversation with a pastor regarding fund raising. We were exploring solutions to raise money for a lot of with the programs the church really wants to implement. Because of my knowing of synergy, I suggested that working with another charity will be a way to expand their donor base, improve their exposure and broaden their appeal.