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We had our first flag football game this morning. My son’s 1st season playing organized football. I volunteered to coach. The rules are simple: Touchdown = 6 points Automatic extra point = 1 point Or, the option to go f0r 2, from the 5 = 2 points We were down 14-0 early. We scored right before half, 14-7. Scored again right after half, so we tied it up, 14-14. Or so I thought. It turns out, an interception is worth 1 point. So we were down, 15-14. With 90 seconds to go, we drove the ball down the field. On 4th down, we handed the ball off to our fastest kid. They pulled his flag at the 1 yard line. Turnover. They threw up a Hail Mary with no time left. The tallest kid on the field caught it in the end zone. Final score: 22-14. A heartbreaker. We lost, but we learned. We learned the rules. We learned how to fight back from a 14-0 hole. We learned what it feels like to come up just short. That’s how resilience is built. It’s a lot like entrepreneurship. Failed launches, offers that flow, and ads that drain your wallet. It’s part of the game. Every loss is just data. Every “failure” is feedback. Next time things don’t go the way you expected (they rarely do)… Take what you learned and apply it the next time. YOU GOT THIS 🙌 In your corner,
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