“When you tell them they can’t do it, they think you’re talking about life, when all you’re talking about is second base.”

That’s what baseball manager Sparky Anderson – after he was fired — told WKRP station manager Arthur Carlson in a favorite 1979 episode of the TV show which was way influential on me.

I’ve had to cut, or let go, little girls from a travel hockey team, I’ve had to deal with disappointment, but it doesn’t mean I failed at life. Maybe I just sucked at skating.

And maybe I just sucked at being a vice-president.

As Sparky says, “When you run a team you have to make decisions … I got my team and you got your team … if there’s anything I can ever do for you, just let me know.” (the relevant bit is about 20:30).