The Art of Winning

This past weekend I had the pleasure of watching Tiger Woods win his 13th Major Golf Tournament. Let me tell you that Tiger is one of the rare athletes that can alter to the plans you have for the weekend. It was a perfectly sunny day and there I was sitting on the couch watching him instead of being outside enjoying the fantastic weather. I'm not a big golf fan but I like to watch Tiger not only for what he brings to the game but for his work ethic as well. After winning a tournament last year he said that "You have to finish the race". It's not enough just to show but you must do what is necessary to finish whatever your involved with. You must see it through. This weekend after he won he spoke about the art of winning. He believes winning is an art that can come only from putting yourself in the position to win over and over again. A reporter asked him if he felt any pressure when he realized that one of the golfers was only one two strokes behind him. His reply was that he knew what he had to do because the countless times he's been in that very position during his amateur playing days as well as his professional career. Listening to him made me think about this; how can we put ourselves in a position to win? Maybe we should have certain practices, habits or behaviors that put us in place to win. Do we surround ourselves with winners, people who are striving to succeed while at the same time helping others? Do we practice this certain philosophy until we get it right then practice it some more. During one of Tiger's holes the announcer said that "Tiger is getting the breaks today" the the other announcer quickly replied "Yeah it reminds me of the old saying-The more I practice the luckier I get".

Get lucky.

Vince