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Your Success Thought for the Week of August 26, 2009
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What Makes the 8th Top Internationally- Ranked Golfer
Ashamed? |
The JELD-WEN Tradition brought golfing legends, hall of
famers and major champions to beautiful Central Oregon this past weekend.
I was fortunate to attend an intimate dinner of 30 with
golfing great Gary Player. Having heard
how dynamic and charismatic he was, I was not surprised that he had the crowd
mesmerized with his stories.
One story that characterizes Player's tenacity took place
in 1955. Only nineteen years old he
traveled alone from South Africa to play the British Open. While Player's competitors slept in fancy
hotels and dined in fine restaurants, he slept on the beach with his golf bag,
not having enough money to stay in a hotel.
Player won that tournament four years later, in 1959 and then again in
'68 and '74.
From that humble beginning, he stayed tenacious, winning
163 tournaments including nine majors which made him the most successful
international golfer of all time. He was the first non-American to win the US
Open in 1965 and one of only five golfers to ever have completed the career
"Grand Slam."
I had the opportunity to ask one of two questions from
the room.
"Gary, as a leadership coach, I have the honor of working
with highly- successful individuals as yourself each day.
I know that you cannot stay as positive and focused as
you are right now.
Everyone gets down from time to time.
What words do you tell yourself to pull 'you' back up when
you are down?"
The room grew silent as he collected his thoughts for
this unexpected question. All other questions were about, well, golf.
Player's voice was low as he slowly began to answer this
question. You could tell that being
'down' was not a place he allowed himself to be often. His answer:
"I get ashamed in myself because of what I've seen in the
world.
I've seen people without a bed to sleep in, without homes
or clean water.
We in this room are in the top 1% of the world. We have clean sheets, good meals, safe homes,
and riches others cannot imagine.
We have to be positive and realize all that we have.
Be optimistic, appreciative, have hope and faith.
With any difficulty we face, it's the only place to go.
Do we have the right to feel down with all that is going
on in the world?
No, we do not.
This is what I say to myself when I get down."
Player went on to discuss the power of the mind in golf
and life and how we've barely scratched the surface of controlling our thoughts
to favor those above.
In any given moment, you alone can manage your thoughts
to be productive. On national TV, we
watch golfers recover from a shot that cost them the game in a split
second. These are masters of
self-management.
Too many of us carry anger from past events or perceived
injustices with us for weeks. Where's
the mastery in that?
This week, I urge you to follow Gary Player's advice and
gain perspective of all that you have!
Let go of anything that is holding you back or weighing you down, any
perceived injustices-just let them go and appreciate the bounty you have.
You are in the top 1% of the world. Appreciate that and go out and make a
difference in your world today. |
Enjoy your discoveries and
have a grand week!
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Ann
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