Lessons from Ted Lasso.
I’ve gone too long not watching Ted Lasso. I had heard so many good things, but I just didn’t want to have another streaming service… I caved and now I can’t turn it off. If you haven’t jumped on the bandwagon yet, Ted Lasso is a show on AppleTV that follows a college football coach that is hired to coach an English soccer team. It’s a set up- he’s sure to be unsuccessful because of his inexperience. But Ted Lasso’s folksy, optimistic leadership turns out to be just what this team needed.
And because our devices are listening, I came across this list of Ted Lasso Inspiration on Facebook this week after I started watching. I feel like these nuggets of wholesome advice are what we all might need to help us finish the year strong.
“Be Curious, not judgmental.”
“Doing the right thing is never the wrong thing.”
“I have a really tricky time hearing folks that don’t believe in themselves.”
“Change isn’t about trying to be perfect. Perfection sucks. Perfect is boring.”
“You know what the happiest animal on Earth is? It’s a goldfish. It has a 10-second memory. Be a goldfish.”
“For me, success is not about the wins and losses. It’s about helping these young fellas be the best versions of themselves on and off the field.”
I think that if you care about someone and you got a little love in your heart, there ain’t nothing you can’t get through together.”
“I think that you might be so sure that you’re one in a million that sometimes you forget that out there, you’re just one of 11.”
“Taking on a challenge is a lot like riding a horse, isn’t it? If you’re comfortable while you’re doing it, you’re probably doing it wrong.”
“I promise you there is something worse out there than being sad, and that’s being alone and being sad. Ain’t no one in this room alone.”
Believe.