A parent describes pushing kids to do things they resist, arguing that forced effort builds discipline. They stayed at the gym until 10 PM coaching their older children, who became self-motivated. Their youngest, Elijah, still needs help finding his way.
I guess the ability to push them when they don't want to do something. When they say they don't like it, to continue to make them do it until they like the grind, the sacrifice. You're going to have to ignore what they don't like. So when they tell you they don't like something but you know that they'll be good at it, just to continue to push them and ignore what they feel like they don't like at the time, because they'll get past that. For me, it was the sacrifice of my time, constantly being in a gym or on a football field till like 9, 10 PM at night, or listening to them say they don't want to do it and you making them do it still. It's easier for me with the two oldest because they're They're committed to the process and they drive themselves. I don't think Elijah knows what he's doing, but I'll help him.
