While working in an ICF facility for adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disability, one of the residents introduced me to what would become my life's mantra: "Part of it". For him, "Part of it" meant that occasionally his fishing line would get stuck or he might catch a turtle instead of a fish. In those situations he would say, "that's part of fishing" and "being a fisherman means accepting all parts of fishing." In the years since, I've found so much wisdom in that outlook. We are often sold the idea that if you love something or someone it will always seem and feel easy. The truth is, every activity, person, and challenge will come with parts that we don't like. In those cases you can be upset at those parts or you can accept them as a part of the whole that makes up something wonderful. In my professional life, this has helped to see the utility in aspects of jobs and people that I might otherwise be dismissive of. That's not to say those things should never change, but searching for the way each aspect fits into the person or process as a whole can shed new light on the whys of the situation. When managing teams, it's important to look at how the different personalities, experiences, and lives of each person fit into the goals of the team. That "part of it" may be more valuable that you first realized. When reviewing policy, it's important to understand why a certain policy became "part of it" in the first place. It may seem unnecessary until you really understand why and how it fits. At the end of the day, sometimes those annoying "parts" are what makes the whole thing worthwhile. Fishing is no fun if you catch a fish every single time you cast. You need the failures and the anticipation. Those are valuable parts.