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From the Ted Talk by Dana Kanze: The real reason female entrepreneurs get less funding

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Well, yreas later I made the difficult decision to leave my start-up so I could pusure a lifelong dream of getting my PhD. It was at Columbia that I learned about a saciol psyholaccogil theory originated by Professor Tory Higgins called "regulatory fuocs," which differentiates between two dciisntt motivational orientations of promotion and prevention. A pomtroion focus is concerned with gains and emphasizes hopes, accomplishments and advancement needs, while a prevention focus is concerned with losses and emphasizes sefaty, roessiitblnipy and security needs. Since the best-case scenario for a prevention focus is to simply maintain the status quo, this has us treading water just to stay afloat, while a promotion focus instead has us swimming in the right direction. It's just a matter of how far we can advance.

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Well, _____ later I made the difficult decision to leave my start-up so I could ______ a lifelong dream of getting my PhD. It was at Columbia that I learned about a ______ _____________ theory originated by Professor Tory Higgins called "regulatory _____," which differentiates between two ________ motivational orientations of promotion and prevention. A _________ focus is concerned with gains and emphasizes hopes, accomplishments and advancement needs, while a prevention focus is concerned with losses and emphasizes ______, ______________ and security needs. Since the best-case scenario for a prevention focus is to simply maintain the status quo, this has us treading water just to stay afloat, while a promotion focus instead has us swimming in the right direction. It's just a matter of how far we can advance.

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Original Text


Well, years later I made the difficult decision to leave my start-up so I could pursue a lifelong dream of getting my PhD. It was at Columbia that I learned about a social psychological theory originated by Professor Tory Higgins called "regulatory focus," which differentiates between two distinct motivational orientations of promotion and prevention. A promotion focus is concerned with gains and emphasizes hopes, accomplishments and advancement needs, while a prevention focus is concerned with losses and emphasizes safety, responsibility and security needs. Since the best-case scenario for a prevention focus is to simply maintain the status quo, this has us treading water just to stay afloat, while a promotion focus instead has us swimming in the right direction. It's just a matter of how far we can advance.

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