It’s called Focus
How would you respond if the day before a really big day at work your spouse, who is hundreds of miles away, is unexpectedly taken off to jail…and you’ve got young children at home…and you just can’t walk away from your commitment?
Would you be a little distracted?
That scenario actually happened to PGA Golfer John Daly several days ago. How did he respond? He went out and shot a 69 (if you’re not a golfer, that’s very good!) on a very tough course. He was, as Fox Sports described him, “seemingly without a care in the world.”
Did the incident bother Daly? Sure it did — he’s human like the rest of us. But when Daly, who has had his share of personal problems over the years, is on his game, he’s one of the very best golfers in the world. He knew at the moment that he couldn’t change his wife’s situation but he could change his own situation at hand. He FOCUSED on his game despite an incredible distraction. “Asked how he put his personal life aside, Daly offered a wry grin. “You don’t,” he said. “I’m just out here.”
What distraction in your life is beyond your ability to change it? Why not put it aside for the moment and FOCUS on what you can change.
Read the Fox Sports story here…
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January 27th, 2006 at 2:52 pm
How sad is that. He is a perfect example of strength. To be able to focus like that when a loved one is in trouble, is amazing. It is a hard lesson to learn that you can’t make everything ok. You can only be the best person you can be in the situation that is at hand. We have to know that we are only responsible for the decisions that we make in life. So many people don’t understand that the decision that they do make has a rippling affect whether it is negative or positive.
Honey