Broken

The quote above comes from The Last Lecture, after Randy Pausch and his sister drop a ceramic figure after leaving a Disney store. The staff replace the loss and earn a lifetime of respect. 

Coaches (and sometimes blogs) teach sport and life. We have the acronym THINK (before speaking): 

T - is it true?

H - helpful?

I - inspiring? 

N - necessary? 

K - kind? 

The world underestimates soft skills. Yet day to day, interactions thrive on kindness, gratitude, empathy, authenticity. 

“The world breaks everyone and afterward many are strong at the broken places. But those that will not break it kills. It kills the very good and the very gentle and the very brave impartially. If you are none of these you can be sure it will kill you too but there will be no special hurry.” - Ernest Hemingway, A Farewell to Arms

Everyone breaks sometimes. How we recover from breaks and how we support the broken matters.