Are You Trying To Do Too Much And Taking Yourself Out Of The Game?
Thursday, June 14, 2007
I watched part of the U.S. Open from the grounds at Oakmont today. It's a challenging course, to say the least.Funny, but I spent some time wondering about Internet Marketing today even as I observed the best players in the world striking their golf balls.
What I learned from Tiger Woods is that you can't win the Championship on a Thursday.
But you darned sure can lose it.
Tiger played well, finishing at 1 over par. But he struggled on the Back Nine, carding some bogeys.
Regardless, Tiger kept within his game plan. He shot to the fat part of the green, taking birdie out of play, because he knew that par was better than bogey. Some players trailing the lead by a few shots would have aimed for the pin.
Many of these players would have made bogey or worse, because there is great danger in trying to make up too much ground at once. Champions know this. Experience has taught them this.
And therein is the tie to IM:
Are you trying to win the Championship on a Thursday? Or are you keeping yourself in the game by practicing patience?
The greatest rewards come to those who are patient. And the greatest disappointments are reserved for those who shoot for the flag when the best play is to the middle of the green.
This is not to say you never should shoot for the flag. Winning requires you to think like a champion.
But one of the biggest parts of becoming a champion is putting yourself in position to win -- and you can't do that if you shoot yourself out of the tournament on Thursday.
If you aren't getting the returns you desire out of IM, consider asking yourself if you're like a golfer who goes for too much too soon, playing himself out of the tournament when he should be exercising the patience to win.
Golf and IM have a lot in common: One of the biggest things is that the game ends on Thursday for players who lack the vision and discipline to see themselves holding the trophy on Sunday.
posted by Patrick Pretty @ 2:11 PM,
