I recently had one of my best rounds of golf. I know that this is a small business blog and not a sports blog…or even Michael’s brag blog, but I have a point to this if you will stay with me.
Going back to this outstanding round of golf once again brings me to a few conclusions. The first is that I did not drive the ball off the tee and better than usual, my approach shots were not improved either. So why did I shoot a lower than usual this round of golf?
That is the second conclusion, simply because I putted, or “scored” better. In golf the strokes keep adding up, or another way of saying it is your results worsen the more strokes you take (mistakes made), the longer you play the hole. The score ends (goal achieved) when the ball goes in the hole.
Why did I put better then is the question? What influenced a change in my putting results?
The answer is that many times during that super round of golf I had the great fortune of having my ball close to a playing partner’s ball on the green. And, many times I got to watch that partner attempt a similar putt to mine. By observing someone else’s putt I got a great “read” on what the ball would do before I had to putt my own. Seeing the path to a successful putt did wonders to my performance. Someone else pioneered the road to success and I just followed or improved on it. I made less bad reads or mistakes and the resulting score was much better than what I would have done on my own.
That dear reader brings me to the lesson learned. To minimize your mistakes in business it is critical to model after successful entrepreneurs. It is even more crucial to have mentors and close associates that can share their experiences with you. Every pitfall you can sidestep because of an early, accurate read from someone who has been there before is a windfall.
If you truly want to play better golf, sorry….run a better business, enjoy more success…then find mentors and peers you can trust to give you that “read”. You will be vastly more successful. You will also experience a new camaraderie that can also be a game changer. But more of that in a future blog.
Score well my friends!
It is to have mentors in business, but only if have a good moral compass. If your mentor is immoral, your going to have nothing, but problems with your business or life. For example, you are in the packing and shipping business your mentor says double your price during the holiday to maximize your profits. Sometimes we must be careful when choose our mentors. they could cost you friends or your business.
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