Comments on: What Tiger Woods Can Teach You About Running a Business

By: Amit

Amit — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 18:09:31 +0000

Hey gr8 work ppl……keep it up

By: Sam

Sam — Fri, 25 May 2007 12:12:43 +0000

Good post. So what’s the business equivalent of hitting your 7-iron a few hundred times? Poring over the books?

I ask because I (and a lot of other business owners as well!) like to spend time on “self improvement”; e.g. reading a book on business or in my field and taking notes. What are the less sexy things on which I should focus?

By: Wally Bock

Wally Bock — Tue, 22 May 2007 14:09:43 +0000

Tiger (and other master practitioners) can teach us more than just focus.

They can teach us that you should work on the less glamorous parts of your game. Tiger practices the short game because it’s important, even if it’s not as much fun as banging drives off the tee.

They can teach us that a program will help you develop more effectively. Tiger doesn’t just work on that 7 iron. He makes sure he works on every part of his game, including the diet and exercise and sleep that set up his performances.

They can teach us that specific targets matter. I’m betting that Tiger was not just working on that 7 iron in a general way. More likely he had a specific goal he wanted to achieve.

By: Erik Mazzone

Erik Mazzone — Mon, 21 May 2007 12:28:50 +0000

Great post! The other lesson from this Tiger story is “focus matters.” Not only does Tiger work on the right stuff, he also works incredibly intensely. That is one of the lessons that comes from so many sports greats — not only are they ridiculously talented, they also tend to work harder than everyone else around them.