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Tiger Woods & The Game of Life
by Judith
Watching Tiger Woods when he plays in a tournament is awe
inspiring. He seems to make every stroke look simple. Now I
don't play golf and probably never will but I do like to watch
the game.
Why?
Because it reminds me of the game of life. So I study it to
see what I can learn from the players. And, what I've
learned from watching Tiger is focus. When the camera is on
him, look at his eyes. They don't waver from his end result.
Even when he has an "impossible" shot -- he takes his time,
looks at it from all angles, decides on a solution, takes a few
practice swings, steps up to the ball, looks out to where he
"expects" the ball to land then hits the ball.
More often than not, the ball will land exactly where he wants
and the "announcers" will say either -- "it's a miracle, lucky
or only from Tiger could that happen."
And I chuckle because they just don't get it.
It isn't a miracle, or lucky and the other golfers could do the
same thing if they were as focused.
The next thing I noticed when Tiger is in his "zone" (winning
mode) is his ability to be in the moment. There is no past,
there is no future -- just the moment of pure focus so the ball
lands where he envisioned. These are the tournaments he always
wins even if he is 9 strokes under going into the last day.
Now how does this affect your and my life? We aren't going to
be pro golfers but we do have our own "dream" of how we want to
live. And, if we follow Tiger's example and our focus never
wavers on our end result, then the likelihood of winning what
we desire is increased.
True, we might experience some challenges but if we look at all
the options, decide on a course of action, take a few practice
swings (sometimes people consider these failures), step up and
do what's needed, then put it in action -- with our focus on
the end result -- we strengthen our chances to win in this
Game called "life."
Tiger Woods & The Game of Life
by Judith
Watching Tiger Woods when he plays in a tournament is awe
inspiring. He seems to make every stroke look simple. Now I
don't play golf and probably never will but I do like to watch
the game.
Why?
Because it reminds me of the game of life. So I study it to
see what I can learn from the players. And, what I've
learned from watching Tiger is focus. When the camera is on
him, look at his eyes. They don't waver from his end result.
Even when he has an "impossible" shot -- he takes his time,
looks at it from all angles, decides on a solution, takes a few
practice swings, steps up to the ball, looks out to where he
"expects" the ball to land then hits the ball.
More often than not, the ball will land exactly where he wants
and the "announcers" will say either -- "it's a miracle, lucky
or only from Tiger could that happen."
And I chuckle because they just don't get it.
It isn't a miracle, or lucky and the other golfers could do the
same thing if they were as focused.
The next thing I noticed when Tiger is in his "zone" (winning
mode) is his ability to be in the moment. There is no past,
there is no future -- just the moment of pure focus so the ball
lands where he envisioned. These are the tournaments he always
wins even if he is 9 strokes under going into the last day.
Now how does this affect your and my life? We aren't going to
be pro golfers but we do have our own "dream" of how we want to
live. And, if we follow Tiger's example and our focus never
wavers on our end result, then the likelihood of winning what
we desire is increased.
True, we might experience some challenges but if we look at all
the options, decide on a course of action, take a few practice
swings (sometimes people consider these failures), step up and
do what's needed, then put it in action -- with our focus on
the end result -- we strengthen our chances to win in this
Game called "life."
