| I'm not a huge golf fan, but like most
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| | He knows (and I learned) that working on
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| people, I know Tiger Woods as the best
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| | the things you are good at gives you more
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| golfer of our generation. He is a true
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| | energy, more motivation and ultimately
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| master. A natural.
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| | more success.
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| Even though he is considered one of the
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| | His work smart ethic is to focus on his
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| best golfers of all time, Tiger Woods
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| | natural strengths. By doing so he makes
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| needs to practice to stay on top of his
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| | them sharper and they become an even
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| game. His philosophy and approach to
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| | stronger asset to his game.
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| practice and where he devotes his focus
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| | It is practice and it is effort, but
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| is very surprising.
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| | because his swing is natural to him, he
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| To simplify the game of golf, there are
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| | enjoys working at it and getting it just
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| two major skills needed, putting and
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| | right. For him seeing the ball fly down
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| swinging. Your swing drives the ball down
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| | the fairway with just the right angle and
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| the fairway a long distance onto the
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| | correct distance is gratifying.
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| green where you then putt the ball a
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| | On the other hand, he works on his
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| short distance into the hole. The fewer
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| | weaknesses just enough to keep them from
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| times you hit the ball to reach the hole
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| | hindering him, holding him back or
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| the better.
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| | getting in his way to success.
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| Tiger Woods has a great putt. In fact,
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| | The Tiger Woods story is a reminder that
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| his putt gets all the glory, we've all
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| | we all have natural strengths and
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| seen the commercial where he sinks a
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| | weaknesses. It's where we spend our
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| putt, pumps his fist in victory and
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| | energy and time that makes all the
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| drives away in a new Cadillac. But it is
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| | difference.
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| his phenomenal swing that separates him
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| | My challenge to you is to think about
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| from the rest of the field. It is truly
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| | your business. How are you investing your
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| one of the sweetest and smoothest in the
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| | time and energy within your business? On
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| history of the sport.
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| | your strengths, the things you enjoy
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| So what do you think? When Tiger Woods
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| | doing or on your weaknesses, the things
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| heads out of the club house for his
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| | you really struggle with?
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| morning practice, where does he spend his
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| | In future issues, we will explore how you
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| time and energy?
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| | can focus on the things you enjoy doing
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| Does he head to the practice green to
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| | and less on the things you don't.
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| work on his biggest weakness, his putting
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| | Ed Toups, the founder of Office Ready
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| or does he head for the driving range to
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| | LLC, provides entrepreneurs with a
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| work on the biggest strength, his swing?
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| | protected haven for their creativity and
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| --Tiger Woods spends 20% of his practice
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| | productivity to soar while introducing
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| time on his weakness and 80% on his
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| | them to resources which simplify running
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| strength.
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| | a small business.
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| Surprised? I was.
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