The joy playbook | Krista Swanson | TEDxMechanicsville

Hello. That's Joy. I want you to picture this. A patchy soccer field under cheap flood lights. The smell of wet grass. The chill of a fall evening. Nine-year-old me sitting on the sidelines in hand-me-downs. Shoes so thin I could feel every pebble through the soles. While I watched what was happening on the field, everyone knew I wasn't there to play. I didn't have the means to play. It hurt. I didn't fit in. I wasn't invited in. But here's the thing. I didn't actually care about the ball. What I cared abou ...