We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand.

Show gratitude. Gratitude is a simple but powerful thing.

People lie for lots of reasons, often because it seems like a way to get what they want with less effort.

Be good at something. It makes you valuable. Have something to bring to the table, because that will make you more welcome.

Time is all you have and you may find one day that you have less than you think.

Not everything needs to be fixed

There's a lot of talk these days about giving children self-esteem. It's not something you can give; it's something they have to build. Coach Graham worked in a no-coddling zone. Self-esteem? He knew there was really only one way to teach kids how to develop it: You give them something they can't do, they work hard until they find they can do it, and you just keep repeating the process.