Sports Parents – Book Recommendation
If you liked the message in Sheryl Sandberg’s book, Lean In, check out Thick Face, Black Heart by Chin-Nig Chu, the original “Lean In.” Written waaay back the early ‘90’s, Thick Face (or thick skin) refers to the importance of fortitude, and developing the ability to withstand criticism while staying focused on goals; and Black Heart covers how to take action and make the tough decisions. Basically, you don’t ask….you don’t get. The somewhat blunt central message of the book is that we are each responsible for our success and failures and why it is so important to have the grit to start taking action without waiting around for external permission.
