“Feedback is the Breakfast of Champions”
– Ken Blanchard
This quote jumped out at me as I related to and agreed with the message, and thought it was appropriate for projects such as the one we are working on. As I was inserting the quote into this blog post, I thought that I should find a definition of “Breakfast of Champions” to share to put it into context. This turned out to be a lot harder than I thought! People use this expression in many ways, not surprisingly mostly with sarcasm, and some were unexpected!
I finally found a definition that matched most closely to how I define this phrase, it came from definitions.net which cited ChatGPT:
breakfast of champions
Breakfast of champions is a phrase used to refer to a meal or food that is considered nourishing, substantial, or of high quality. It can also be used metaphorically to describe something that is regarded as the best or most important, particularly in the context of personal success, achievement, or excellence.
This is the context of the phrase in my mind when I related to Ken Blanchard’s quote above.