Don't say "The last one there is a rotten egg": unless you're absolutely sure there's a slow kid behind you.
Look at the footprints you've made.
If you keep missing, get closer to the basket.
It's easier to see the mistake on someone else's paper.
If you want to zoom down the expert slope tomorrow, you have to fall down the bunny slope today.
Believing in the Tooth Fairy is easier than trying to figure out how else the money gets under your pillow.