Publisher's Synopsis
Perhaps if we offered the gold, silver and bronze for actual achievements, kids would learn lessons that better served their needs as adults. Perhaps if we let them lose and teach them to congratulate those who win, we would help them build the motivation and endurance needed to face real life challenges-e.g. sustaining a long-term marriage or securing employment-two very elusive trophies in today's world. I think that a saying that we hear frequently these days is that we should think outside the box. We were not meant to be excellent in every endeavor. It was never suppose to be about how many trophies you win. It is suppose to be about the effort. It is suppose to be about being reliable and trustworthy. It is about knowing that you have done your best and grown in wisdom, strength, and self worth through the process. Before success comes to you, you'll meet a good deal of temporary defeat, and perhaps permanent failure, if you quit. Quitting may seem like the easiest and most logical thing to do, but rewards only fully release themselves to us once we refuse to quit. It's not the end result that is so important, but what becomes of you in the process of getting there!
