Summer time in Michigan is a great time for golf, a beautiful but sometimes frustrating game. There’s nothing like hitting that little white ball, seeing it soar through the blue sky, and not knowing exactly where it is going to land!! Those dreaded three footers that we missed (well, those were the gimmes, right?) as well as the unbelievable 40-footers that we made played with our emotions like nothing else. But all golfers (uh.. I mean hackers) know that it only takes one good shot a round to bring us back playing this game because we all have our “Tiger Woods” “Rory McIlroy” moments in us. It is really an addictive game for sure!
I used to take this game a lot more seriously. I got mad at myself with my bad shots and wouldn’t stop complaining how bad the shots were. That was until one day my wife gave me a great revelation: “That’s all the talent you have in playing this game, so why are you complaining?” Wow, that hit me hard and made me realize what a lousy attitude I had while playing this beautiful game. I ignored all the good and fun and focused only on the bad and frustration! What a pity!
With the attitude adjustment, I am having a lot more fun now playing golf. When I hit the ball into the woods, I appreciate the opportunity to find three other balls; when I pulled my shot into the trees and it bounced back on the fairway, I jumped for joy; when I dug three holes in the sand traps, I simply threw the ball on the green… score? What score? Give me an “x” and let us move on to the next hole!
Well, we all need a little attitude adjustment in life as well as at work. Things seldom are as great as we want them to be, nor as bad as we envision they are. Projects are not always going smoothly and customers are not always friendly. However, with a positive and uplifting attitude, we can learn great lessons when we are challenged, and we can move forward to accomplish what we need to do with a lot more fun. Complaining and being angry will not accomplish anything useful, seeing the “silver lining” and “the light at the end of the tunnel” will motivate us to pick up the pieces and strive toward the goals that we set out for.
We should all be thankful for the spouses that keep us straight, no matter what we are doing! Well, another beautiful round of golf is “calling” me, and I will enjoy the game as much as I can before the temperature and leaves begin to drop around here. But again, hitting balls with sweater on and finding balls buried under leaves sound like fun also!
I used to take this game a lot more seriously. I got mad at myself with my bad shots and wouldn’t stop complaining how bad the shots were. That was until one day my wife gave me a great revelation: “That’s all the talent you have in playing this game, so why are you complaining?” Wow, that hit me hard and made me realize what a lousy attitude I had while playing this beautiful game. I ignored all the good and fun and focused only on the bad and frustration! What a pity!
With the attitude adjustment, I am having a lot more fun now playing golf. When I hit the ball into the woods, I appreciate the opportunity to find three other balls; when I pulled my shot into the trees and it bounced back on the fairway, I jumped for joy; when I dug three holes in the sand traps, I simply threw the ball on the green… score? What score? Give me an “x” and let us move on to the next hole!
Well, we all need a little attitude adjustment in life as well as at work. Things seldom are as great as we want them to be, nor as bad as we envision they are. Projects are not always going smoothly and customers are not always friendly. However, with a positive and uplifting attitude, we can learn great lessons when we are challenged, and we can move forward to accomplish what we need to do with a lot more fun. Complaining and being angry will not accomplish anything useful, seeing the “silver lining” and “the light at the end of the tunnel” will motivate us to pick up the pieces and strive toward the goals that we set out for.
We should all be thankful for the spouses that keep us straight, no matter what we are doing! Well, another beautiful round of golf is “calling” me, and I will enjoy the game as much as I can before the temperature and leaves begin to drop around here. But again, hitting balls with sweater on and finding balls buried under leaves sound like fun also!
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