“You can talk to a fade, but a hook won’t listen.”
– Lee Trevino, professional golfer and personality (b. 1939)
I played nine holes of golf yesterday. Well, technically, that’s not true. I played 6-and-a-half holes of golf yesterday.
Not. Pretty.
Great company. Great course. Awful shots.
Time for lessons. And then time for practice.
I once was “well above average.” I don’t know that I was ever really “good,” but there was a time, as Toby Keith might sing, back in my prime, when I could really hold my own. Now, for whatever reason, I don’t even know how to hold the club.
But it happens. And often, the mistake we make is just trying to grind our way out of it. And I’m not really talking about golf today.
Ever go through a time when a relationship is just “off?” Ever have a moment during a speech you’ve delivered dozens of times when you just “lose it?” Ever see an employee who always gets a scenario just right get it completely wrong, with no explanation? It can happen anywhere, anytime, for any number of reasons. I have a relative who went through about a week when she completely forgot how she signed her married name — about four years after her wedding.
It may be as simple as slowing down and getting some focus, but there are occasions that a further re-set is called for if we’re going to make a difference.
Sometimes a few lessons or a new teacher can be part of the answer. Sometimes, either before or after the lessons a different kind of practice is called for.
All that said, with most things, including a tee shot that starts 35-yards left of the target and then turns — sharply — left, having someone that knows what they’re doing take a look, objectively provide some guidance and then making the time to practice a better way are investments worth making and prioritizing in our Daily Difference making mindset.
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