Be Courageous

Be courageous - I recently started reading a book called “The Power of Nice” by Ron Shapiro.  We are in the middle of tryout season for AAU basketball right now.  If you’ve ever been there you know what I mean.  The way I’m communicating is completely transparent.  I want the best fit for my daughter and I want to be respectful of the difficult conversations and decisions these coaches need to make.  As I was reading the book during one of my daughter’s tryouts, a question came up in the book.  What would you like to do differently after reading this book?  I didn’t need to wait until I was done reading.  I picked up the phone and called a coach I hadn’t checked in with because we’re working out for the “top teams” first.  I picked up the phone and called.  It wasn’t a fun thing to do.  I wasn’t looking forward to it.  But at the end of our conversation I was thanked for taking the time to provide the update and the option stays open.  Be courageous.

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