https://www.findingsreport.com/tags/surrendering/Recent content in Surrendering on The Findings ReportHugoen-usFri, 05 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://www.findingsreport.com/2026/06/05/surrendering/Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://www.findingsreport.com/2026/06/05/surrendering/<div id="i." class="section level2"> <h2>I.</h2> <p>When do you surrender?</p> <p>This was the question occupying my mind as I sat on the platform with my faculty colleagues at our school’s commencement ceremony for the Class of 2026. In front of me was legendary football coach, Pete Carroll, advising every individual in the crowd to adopt a personal philosophy. His was: always compete.</p> <p>As you might expect, there was no talk of surrender from Coach Carroll. I would imagine that few of the graduates were thinking about this either. But listening to his advice, I realized that I couldn’t put into words what my own life philosophy was. Did I even have one?</p>