Chad Schapiro: Lessons from Tiger Woods

At 5 Years old he was asked, "Why are you getting so Good"... Tiger's reply was, "Practice"... Then he was asked, "How much do you Practice"... He said, "About a Whole Bunch"...

Wow... PRACTICE. That's a key take-a-way. Many people look at people who are Great at what they do and all they see is the Greatness that comes out of them. However, they don't see the practice that went into the external demonstration of greatness. So keep that in mind. If you want to be Great at something -- Practice being bad long enough and eventually you'll start being good. Once you are good for long enough, you'll start to be great. Once you are great enough long enough, you get to be called "lucky" by the outsiders looking in. It's a very interesting equation.

Charles Barkley said this as it relates to Tiger: "I enjoy watching Greatness".
Here's an Alert for you: Not only does Charles Barkley enjoy watching greatness, we all do. So choose to develop and exude your greatness so you can give others something magical to watch.
When Tiger was 5 years old, he was on the T.V. show called "That's Incredible"... On that show he said, "When I'm 20, I'm going to beat Jack Nickalaus and Tom Watson"...

Wow. Do you see how he set that intention at the age of 5. Do you think it has anything to do with the results he has produced up to this point in his career? The question is "What intention did you set years ago that has now manifested?" More importantly, what intentions are you setting now that will be on track to manifesting in the near future?

I know what you may be thinking... But how was Tiger bold enough to make such big claims and goals when he didn't know how he was going to pull it off? Good question. Tiger's father -- the late Earl Woods -- said, "Tiger developed the ability to not be ashamed of not knowing... And that's something that many kids never get."

That's a powerful statement. The question is, are you willing to make claims and set big goals even when you're not 100% sure how you're going to pull it off? Definitely something to think about.

I know it's Christmas and my wife would kill me if she knew I was still working. But somethings have got to be shared!