We went to my son's friend's birthday party this weekend
A bunch of 4-5 year old kids, running around in a backyard, bounce house, etc
A few kids were also playing basketball in the driveway on an 8ft hoop
I overheard one kid say to his dad:
"Dad lift me up so I can dunk!"
The dad's response:
"Not right now son, I don't want to get all sweaty."
I'm not posting this to shame that dad...he probably doesn't follow our accounts (lol jk, but not really)
And I'm not posting it to sound holier-than-thou...Lord knows I've made a dozen mistakes already this morning
I'm posting it as a reminder to everyone reading this, myself included:
ONE DAY your kid will ask you to play for the very last time.
And the more often you say "not right now" or "I'm too busy"...the sooner that day will come.
"As a leader, it doesn’t matter how well you feel you have presented the information or communicated an order, plan, tactic, or strategy. If your team doesn’t get it, you have not kept things simple and you have failed." - @jockowillink, @leifbab
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Parents,
The car rides to and from the games are crucial in your kid’s development.
-You are planting seeds good or bad that are going to stay with them.
- if you’re ripping the coach, the other kids, the refs , the playing time or the “numbers” , you are planting negativity.
Sometimes toughness looks like playing hard for 40 minutes. But sometimes toughness looks like cheering your teammates on from the bench.
Toughness is often unglamorous, thankless, private victories.
You can choose toughness, no matter what your circumstances look like.
One of Monty Williams’ mantras is, “I’m not calling you out, I’m calling you up.”
Think of accountability as being called up, not out.
If someone is holding you accountable, it’s because they know you’re capable of more.
Rise up to being called up.