The AFL season starts tomorrow night, which is always an exciting time for our household.
With my team, the Richmond Tigers, reigning consecutive premieres, I've used the off-season to see many of the highlights of the past year, and one phrase the team used a lot stands out.
"What is in the way becomes the way."
When something goes wrong and a lot has happened, they don't get frustrated or complain.
You switch directly to problem-solving mode.
If a player is injured, he will find a suitable replacement.
If you have to be away from home for months because of COVID, make the hub your new home.
When they have to play in empty stadiums, they make their own noise.
2020 wasn't a perfect season for Richmond, but it ended perfectly.
Not because everything went right for her, but because that which was in the way became the way.
And if you have this attitude, nothing can stop you.
So:
Laden …
