When everyone gets a trophy, no one learns how to win, or how to lose. In this episode of The Strong Life Project, Shaun O’Gorman takes a hard look at the culture of over-rewarding and under-challenging. By protecting people from failure, we’re robbing them of resilience, grit, and the hunger to improve. High performers understand that growth stems from challenge, not comfort, and that genuine confidence is cultivated through earned achievements, not participation awards.

Key Takeaways:

If you want to raise strong leaders, high achievers, and resilient individuals, stop celebrating mediocrity and start rewarding effort, discipline, and results.

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