
Six years ago, I took my first-grade daughter to her first track practice. I was her soccer coach when she was very young – back in the days when what the girls most needed was a mom to keep them at least a little bit focused and running in the right direction during the games. Anyway, I noticed that any time I encouraged her with my coaching wisdom, shouting out “Beat her to the ball!” during a game – she always could do it. No matter where she was on the field at the time. I also noticed that as she flew across the field, she had a happy smile on her lips the entire time.
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