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Everyone knows everyone else’s backhand, or, if they don’t, it is commonplace to inquire. Working on your backhand might mean, for someone who is on the arrogant side, trying to wait until the forty-five-minute mark to make a first comment in an hour long meeting. In contrast, someone on the insecure side, in that same meeting, might work on offering a contribution in the first fifteen minutes. Either move represents working on one’s backhand—practicing to overcome a deep-seated mind-set.
An Everyone Culture
Robert Kegan, Lisa Laskow Lahey
He laughed when I shared the title of Parker’s latest book, On the Brink of Everything. “That’s it!” he said. “That’s exactly how I feel.” Parker, writing about life from the vantage point of his late seventies, had spoken to a young man, a good man, in his early twenties. On the brink of everything and facing the future, with fear, tenacity, excitement, and curiosity. This is how we grow. Irises sprouting at the base of the toppled-over sage tree, one who’s served the world well and is taking his deserved rest dying in such a graced way.
How to “Control the Controllables”
In sports, there’s a saying: ***control the controllables*****.** Do what you can with what you have, and stop worrying about the rest.
The same applies to school.
You can’t control every influence in your child’s life, but you *can* control the beliefs, standards, and habits that shape who they become, as well as *intentionally choosing their school* instead of drifting into one.
Here’s how to “control the controllables” starting today:
1. **Raise your expectations** — research shows they matter more than you think.
2. **Model what you want your child to become** — curiosity, discipline, learning.
3. **Normalize courage** — make hard things a standard, not a surprise.
4. **Anchor praise in progress, not ease** — resilience grows through earned success.
5. **Stop outsourcing what only you can give:** belief, standards, worldview, identity.
"The Parent Advantage:" Why YOU Are the Most Powerful Force in Your Kid’s Education
MacKenzie Price
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