A Game of Golf Can Help the Game of Life By Zig Ziglar

A Game of Golf Can Help the Game of Life

By Zig Ziglar

To take a little literary license and paraphrase Tim J. M. Rohrer of WSOC FM 103 radio in Charlotte, North Carolina, in golf the objective is to hit each shot well and to get into position to hit the next one effectively.  Tim says this is the smart way to approach a demanding game.  Concentrating on hitting each shot forces the player to focus on the current shot and to forget about past mistakes.  Unfortunately, in golf and in life, we do hit some “bad shots” or things just don’t go “our way.”  It is important, however, that we not let a missed shot or a bad break today keep us from doing our best tomorrow.

Failure is an event, it is not a person; yesterday really did end last night.  A bad shot or a bad break should not influence the next shot or the next action we take.  As a matter of fact, on the golf course when we miss a shot we should say to ourselves, “I can’t believe I did that!  That is totally out of character for me.  I just won’t do that again.”  Then, as we step up to make the next shot, we should be saying, “Remember how you hit that last seven iron on number eight?  Here’s your chance to do it again!” 

If we’ve missed a sale or fouled up a relationship or made a poor decision in the past, we should not let that be the measuring stick for future behavior.  We should, in fact, step up to the next opportunity and remind ourselves of our past successes, painting a new picture of success and accomplishments in our lives.  The combination of mental imaging and self-talk can make a difference.  Paint the picture of success before the next shot in golf or the next step in life.  You will find it to be helpful.  Think about it.  Do it, and I’ll SEE YOU AT THE TOP!

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A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step

Take a Stand!!

The past few weeks thousands of people have been protesting at the capital in Madison, WI. They are upset about actions Governor Scott Walker is taking with the budget repair bill.

Now, I am not here to talk about those issues. I feel that these protests demonstrate a lesson that is vitally important for every student leader...... standing up for your values.

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Values, integrity, discovering your personality.... these are all important topics for young people to get a handle on. I know when I was in high school I struggled with many of these same issues.

That is why I created the Epic Journey Training Program. Epic Journey is an online training program that is designed to take students through these difficult topics. Each month we will explore a new leadership topic through video trainings, a Q&A phone call, interviews with experts and more.

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In Honor...

The work you do

With the start of the new year it's a perfect time to think about the work you do and how you can be a what Seth Godin calls a Linchpin. Spend 15 minutes tonight answering these questions tonight to make sure you are providing value in what you do.

How do you create a positive buzz about you and your work?


How do you make others want you as a part of their team?


What do you do that makes your employer cringe at the thought of losing you to a competitor?


How can you make your customers (or colleagues) excited about referring you to others?

Quick Update

*This blog post is intended to be read in hyperspeed for full effect.


(Big Breath...hyperspeed)


Hello Leader Reader it's been a long time since I consistently posted but no fear that ends here. A lot has happened since March, here is my life in 32 seconds.

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After the school year ended, I headed back down for another summer in Oklahoma working with YourNextSpeaker. It again was an amazing summer that I won't soon forget. I will be back to Oklahoma several more times in the future because of it.

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September meant back to school for a very tough semester of classes. I made it through but my GPA took a little bite of a hit. On track to get that glorious slip of paper by next May 2012, of course I need to take 18 credit semesters plus a few summer courses but hey I made it through experimental psych so it's all downhill now.

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I have had a phenomenal time working with the Adventure Learning Program this past year and we are now getting ready to train in the new tators (short for facilitators, it only took me 9 month to figure that out). I am learning a lot about experiential education and facilitating in general that will be a huge help with my own career.

oh right (breathe)
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I have started to market my own workshops more and more towards the end of this semester and the response has been very positive which I am extremely grateful for. The WI FFA COLT conference is coming along nicely and will take up a big chunk of my time this next semester.

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I just wanted to thank everyone for a great year. This last semester I have spent most of my time hidden away with my abnormal psychology textbook but I am really looking forward to focusing less on school work and more on the other areas of my life. Wishing you an outstanding 2011.