What do former Buffalo Bills coach Doug Marrone, Jedi Master Yoda, and American inventor Thomas Alva Edison have in common? It’s a philosophy we often forget to instill in our children. The era of the “participation trophy” shields our young from the stark realities of the grown-up world. If “giving it your best shot” doesn’t sell in our “what have you done for me lately” sphere of everyday live, what does? Find the answer quickly in this week’s Carosa Commentary “Deeds, Not Words.”
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