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'It's important to adopt the assumption that every person you meet is seeking
shelter from a raging storm. You must aspire to make your sphere of influence
an oasis of tranquility. You can't control the world, but you can offer every
passerby a place where they can renew their strength before having to again
face the howling winds.
This is what I think about when I help to coach my daughter's 5th grade
basketball team. The other coaches don't necessarily think like me, but I'm
older than they are, and I've seen few things they haven't.
As the kids have grown, so has the external pressure for the coaches to be
"hard on them." Too often in our society, there's an assumption that criticism
provides a more effective pathway to positive results than offering a
compliment.
I don't believe that.
I don't think you have to break people down in order to build them up. In fact,
that sounds like a poorly disguised justification for abuse.'
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
