🥊Fighting in the playground: finding a way to belong. Fighting on the playground was a fact of life, but they were not real fights. They were rituals. Every tribe has coming of age and acceptance rituals. Fighting on the playground taught me how to quickly learn and adapt to various environments. By necessity and through repetition, this became a skill. 📝I learned three things: 1. That I didn't have to win. The fighting was not about winning but about gaining respect. Playground fights are not to the death. They are to establish boundaries. 2. To be comfortable with being an outsider, while understanding the value of how to recognize and adapt to new environments. 3. How not to hate. I remember once losing control in a fight with a boy who taunted me. Pummeling him made me feel ashamed. Set boundaries and defend. That boy later became my friend. For more information about Fighter! Check the link below: https://lnkd.in/gHenKw89
Some excerpts from my book.
Wisdom spoken truth
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5dGreat insights Harry on a topic that deserves more attention and thought. Thanks for sharing your experience