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In this day and age where everybody gets equal playing time and there are no winners or losers, kids could go a long time without experiencing true disappointments. I remember my first real disappointment. I tried out for captain of the flag team (as I was convinced I was one of the best on the team.) They gave the position to another girl. I was really hurt and I did not handle it well. I stopped doing my best and I eventually quit the squad. But what I should have done was to show them why they picked the wrong person.
My attitude was wrong…I did not know how to handle the disappointment. And that was the first of many to come…. As I got older, I did not get accepted to some of the schools that I applied to and I did not get every job that I applied for. Shoot…there were even some guys that rejected me.
And that’s why I am constantly talking to my kids and trying to prepare them to deal with the challenges that may come their way in life.
They need to know how to dust their selves off, and keep it moving. They need to know how to turn their failures into successes. They need to know how to rise above it.
Here are 10 common phrases that I always tell my kids:
- The worst they can say is no.
- A closed mouth never gets fed. This means that if you don’t ask for what you want, you won’t get it.
- Let Your Haters Be Your Motivators – this statement is over-used … but true. Any time someone hates on us, my husband and I use that to fuel our passion. We kick it into overdrive.
- “You don’t have to blow out the other person’s light to let your own shine!” ~Bernard M. Barch
- Your environment may influence you, but it does not get to dictate who you are. So, if you grew up in an environment that is not so good or if you find yourself being faced with obstacles, you don’t’ have to be a helpless victim.
- Learn from your mistakes.
- Practice makes perfect.
- If at first you don’t succeed…try try again.
- You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take. ~ Wayne Gretzky
- The only failure is not to try.
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BMWK – how do you teach your kids to deal with life’s disappoints? Do you have a favorite quote or phrase that you use? Please share with us below and then take a few minutes to enter the sweepstakes…after all who would not love free house cleaning for a year or a trip to a peaceful spa.
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