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I turned down a $4k bonus to keep coaching my niece's U10 soccer team on Tuesdays
My boss at the insurance office in Boise offered me a $4k year-end bonus if I'd stay late every Tuesday for the next quarter to help close the books. Tuesday is the only night I get to coach my niece's U10 team, and she's the goalie, so I said no and he looked at me like I said something crazy. Six weeks in, I haven't missed a practice, they finally won a game 3-2, and my niece actually asked me to teach her to dive for the ball. Anyone else ever turned down money for something that seemed small at the time?
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linda11419d ago
Your niece asking to learn diving is actually a huge deal for a U10 goalie. That skill is scary for kids because it means throwing their body on the ground and trusting they won't get hurt. Most coaches wait until U12 to even bring it up. The fact that she asked you means she trusts you more than she trusts the ground. A $4k bonus gets spent and forgotten by February, but a kid who learns to dive at 9 or 10 carries that into every season after. You also gave her the one thing money can't buy, which is a grownup who showed up when it counted. That Tuesday slot is doing more for her than you probably realize.
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