It's those interactions when a child says something and a parent or teacher says something back, those interactions help the child to persist, to stick with their plan, to keep rebuilding the block tower each time it falls.
If you can give me an extra ten days on the delivery date, I'll make sure we stick to the agreed price, and there will be no danger of any dip in quality standards.
And she was exactly this lovely professional adorably kind and sweet person who also believed like Steve and me that the only thing that you can cling to is making it.
And in fact, research shows that when you have a workout buddy, that can boost your likelihood to follow through by both making it fun and ensuring you're accountable to someone.