var myObj = {

  specialFunction: function () {

  },

  anotherSpecialFunction: function () {

  },

  getAsyncData: function (cb) {
    cb();
  },

  render: function () {
this.getAsyncData(function () {
      this.specialFunction();
      this.anotherSpecialFunction();
    });
  }
};

myObj.render();

TypeError: this.specialFunction is not a function

  render: function () {
    var that = this;
    this.getAsyncData(function () {
      that.specialFunction();
      that.anotherSpecialFunction();
    });
  }  

render: function () {

  this.getAsyncData(function () {

    this.specialFunction();

    this.anotherSpecialFunction();

  }.bind(this));

}

var foo = {
  x: 3
}

var bar = function(){
  console.log(this.x);
}

bar(); // undefined

var boundFunc = bar.bind(foo);

boundFunc(); // 3

this.x = 9;  // this refers to global "window" object here in the browser
var module = {
 x: 81,
 getX: function() { return this.x; }
};

module.getX(); // 81

var retrieveX = module.getX;
retrieveX();  
// returns 9 - The function gets invoked at the global scope

// Create a new function with 'this' bound to module
// New programmers might confuse the
// global var x with module's property x
var boundGetX = retrieveX.bind(module);
boundGetX(); // 81

if (!Function.prototype.bind) {
 Function.prototype.bind = function (oThis) {
  if (typeof this !== "function") {
   // closest thing possible to the ECMAScript 5 internal IsCallable function
   throw new TypeError("Function.prototype.bind - what is trying to be bound is not callable");
  }

  var aArgs = Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments, 1),
    fToBind = this,
    fNOP = function () {},
    fBound = function () {
     return fToBind.apply(this instanceof fNOP && oThis
                 ? this
                 : oThis,
                aArgs.concat(Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments)));
    };

  fNOP.prototype = this.prototype;
  fBound.prototype = new fNOP();

  return fBound;
 };
}