“You can never make the same mistake twice because the second time you make it it’s not a mistake, it’s a choice.”
– Indy Beagle, in The Monday Morning Memo (August 2, 2021)
It occurred to me on the golf course today.
I love the game.
The game does NOT love me back. I’m not sure if it’s a love-hate relationship or a hate-hate relationship, but I am NOT playing again until Thursday night. Just sayin’…
On Wednesday, I played with a good friend and mentor who just simply plays…the…game. He doesn’t try to overpower it. He doesn’t try to outthink it. He just hits the ball (incredibly straight). He plays the next shot. Then he does it all over again. Rinse. Repeat.
The majority of us that play golf, that aspire to get better but don’t, that grind, no matter how much we love it, could learn from a beagle on a website and an every-week-e-mail guidance. Or from my friend, but I digress…
The second time we make a mistake, it’s a choice. Not a mistake.
The best golfers in the world have incredibly short memories. The best sales people in the world have very shot memories. The best leaders in the world have pretty short memories, and a strong desire to learn from, but not repeat mistakes.
The second time is a choice. That’s worth thinking about before we choose.
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