Participation trophies aren’t for kids. They never were. Kids are satisfied to play, compete, have fun, win, lose, whatever.
Participation trophies have always been to satisfy parents.
Important to understand how and why we got to this “entitlement” culture.
100% of people die.
99.9999% of people die believing they had more days left.
Don’t minimize today expecting tomorrow to be better.
Tomorrow is not guaranteed.
Feel the air in your lungs and breathe in this moment.
Live today.
Love today.
Peer pressure is powerful. It might be the most accurate measure of day to day culture.
On the elite teams it propels people forward to a high standard.
On average teams it pulls people backward to a lower standard.
My dad, Tim Kight, died peacefully in his sleep last night.
He was so many things, to so many people, to so many of you. Whether or not you got to meet him, you felt him. He was that kind of presence.
But to me he was just Dad.
And that was everything.
I love you, Dad.
It’s not confusing.
You tried or you didn’t.
You put in the time or you didn’t.
You put in the effort or you didn’t.
You stuck with it or you didn’t.
You learned or you didn’t.
You practiced or you didn’t.
You got better or you didn’t.
You tried again or you didn’t.
Players crave a person to follow, not a position. They don’t care about job titles or years of experience.
Players care about how much you care about them.
Trust, confidence, and commitment are earned by the person you are, not the position you occupy.
I honestly believe +/- 75% of people on most teams only have surface level interest in becoming a champion. They like the idea of the celebration, but hate the reality of the requirements. It takes mental skill and emotional strength to work like a champ before you’re a champ.
