Ted Lasso was born during the pandemic lockdown when the whole world needed something good. If you’re never watched an episode, Ted Lasso is the story of a Kansas football coach who moved across the ocean to manage a Premiere League soccer team, and slowly won over the players, owner, and fans with nothing more than his heart. He knew nothing about soccer, and he didn’t care about winning matches. He just wanted to help his players become better versions of themselves.

As I laughed, and even cried, through the series finale this morning, I appreciated that we got to have Ted in our lives for the last three years, and I’ll miss him.

Ted defined success as impact not as winning, as connection not as hustle. For a protagonist in a sports story, that’s rare. All the stories we love to watch, and the great players and coaches are all lauded for never giving up, for having superhuman drive, for their relentless pursuit of perfection.

Ted’s story is different. And Lasso’s Way can be applied on the pitch or in the conference room or to life in general.