Who taught you how to play this game? (a short story)
Mom told me it was all arranged. Sunday afternoon, I was actually going to learn how to play. She said he would pick me up and take me to the driving range. He told her he had a couple clubs I could hit. I didn’t know what that meant, but I was really, really, really excited. On Sunday, […]
Best Shot or Perfect Shot: Which is a Better Goal?
Finding work/life balance in today’s busy and highly competitive world could never be described as easy. For most perfectionists, however, it is downright impossible. Bob Rotella’s book, Golf is Not a Game of Perfect, explains how our pursuit of perfection stops us from achieving our best. Although many people tend to think of being a […]
Who are you…really?
Dictionary.com provides several definitions for “integrity,” including: Adherence to moral and ethical principles; soundness of moral character; honesty, The state of being whole, entire, or undiminished: A sound, unimpaired, or perfect condition: Ethical principles. The Rules and Decisions of Golf can present quite a formidable challenge to maintain. However, some golfers shrink from the challenge and […]
Don’t Forget Your Exercise Warm-up!
Seasoned athletes and sportspeople know the value of warming up before training or taking part in their chosen activities, but for many of those who are new to exercising, the warm-up is often seen as a dispensable part of the process. Only when they find themselves suffering from the effects of pulled muscles and ligaments […]
The Power of Appreciation
A university professor began reflecting on the people who’d had a positive impact on his life. In particular he remembered a schoolteacher who’d gone out of her way to instill in him a love of poetry. He hadn’t seen or spoken to her in many years, but he located her address and sent her a […]
Ready to Quit?
Perseverance, another one of our company values, is sometimes the hardest to keep, but it is often the most rewarding. Countless stories have been told through the ages about people facing formidable odds who persevered and emerged stronger on the other side. Many cancer patients live to tell their story years later about their struggles […]
Have You Practiced Today?
“There’s no TV until you’ve . . . ” practiced the trombone, fed the calves, done your homework, or a slew of other tasks I was responsible for growing up. Mom was no taskmaster, but rather a persistent and gentle coach reminding me what I needed to do. Most professional golfers have coaches for their swing, fitness, […]
Saving for a Rainy Day?
Changing our spending habits is hard and takes a good deal of commitment and discipline. In fact, to demonstrate how hard it can be, it is believed that if the 90% of the world’s wealth that currently belongs to just 10% of the population were to be redistributed, it would take only seven years before […]
Truth or Consequences?
Lying without getting caught is hard work. Growing up, too often I found myself caught up in my own stories. One little stretching of the truth led to two. Two embellishments led to four, and so on. After telling the story several times and watching it grow, I realized that I had created a “house […]
Trust and Obey?
Press the accelerator and your car goes faster. Well, most of the time. Pick up the phone set (remember those) and you’ll hear a dial tone. Always. Take a proper golf swing and your ball will obey perfectly every time. Not sometimes. Every time. Someone once said, “The ball doesn’t lie.” In other words, where the ball currently […]
