Last week was hard. Homecoming is hard for parents, students, coaches, teachers, etc. There's early mornings, late nights, costumes, float building, games, and activities. And all of that happens while school is still happening. And school is hard by itself!

Sometimes, we wait for things to get easier. Next week will be easier. Next semester, things will get easier. The next math class will get easier. And the list goes on and on.

But life doesn't get easier. It never gets easier. Kara Lawson is the head coach of the Duke Women's Basketball team. She gave a speech recently to her team about waiting for things to get easier. And they don't!

We get better at handling hard things!

Coach Lawson says "Handle 'Hard' better."

Sports don't just become easy. We get better at them.
Math doesn't just get easy. We get better at doing hard math.
Being busy doesn't get easy. We get better at handling a hard schedule.

So the next time you catch yourself waiting for things to "get easier," remember that you just have to handle "hard" better. And that only happens if we do hard things. So push yourself. Do the hard things. Work at them. Get better. Learn to handle hard better!

Challenge for the week: Handle hard better!

Every day is a great day to be a Gorilla!

Have a "hard" week!