Neil Travers – Lessons from the Open
On Sunday, I sat down mid morning to catch a little bit of the Open Golf Championship which has been held at the Old Course, St Andrews in Fife, Scotland.
Fantastic drama over the four days, with conditions and the course playing a part in a truly magnificent competition.
In the end Louis Oosthuizen (a relatively unknown South African) ran out a comfortable leader, and a brand new winner had their name engraved on the trophy.
However, it was something that was said in the pre-playing commentary that made me prick up my ears and take notice. Dale Hayes (South African Great Golfer) talking with Hazel Irvine was commenting on what a good player Louis had become and revealed that his 3 year stint in Ernie Els’ Golf Academy had significantly brought his game on. You see even if you’re naturally talented or have a flair for something, everybody still needs to be coached and guided.
Whether you’re football star, tennis player, golfer or entrepreneur your skills, talents and mindset still need some direction.
Many people believe that they can go it alone, and while belief and self reliance are key ingredients to being successful… so is having someone in your corner who can help elevate your productivity, develop your ideas to their full potential and accelerate your journey to success.
Now without me sounding too deep in this note, please bear with and let me draw a couple of comparisons between the game of golf and being a self employed entrepreneur.
1. You have to be very self reliant
2. You are responsible for the results you get
3. It takes practice and dedication
4. Repetition develops the skills that you need
5. If you’re top of your game/niche then you will earn a fantastic fortune
6. Players and entrepreneurs need to be coached
7. Advice from a trusted advisor is necessary to achieve great results, whether that’s being coached off the course or taking advice on it from your caddy.
Another fantastic insight into the mindset of these successful golfers was also discussed and that was the need to see others succeed in order to source inspiration and reignite the desire to win.
A couple of weeks ago, Graeme McDowell (NIR) won the US Open at Pebble Beach, California. Now Graeme & a young, fantastic player by the name of Rory McIlroy (NIR) are best of friends. Having both grown up in Northern Ireland they share a passion for golf. Both are professional players.
Rory had a solid tournament over the weekend, finishing third. On his first round he shot an incredible 63… during his interview after this amazing round he said seeing his best friend win the US Open a couple of weeks earlier had made him believe that winning a major was closer than he thought.
It was with this mindset and inspiration that he took on the St Andrews Course this last weekend. Only one round on Friday where he shot an 80, scuppered his chances of winning his first major.
But despite the set back of one poor round he showed the resilience and determination to battle on and finished a very credible third… earning £250,000 for the pleasure!
Seeing other people succeed and listening to their stories and instruction is a key way of developing your own business… just as it was for Rory McIlroy & Loius Oosthuizen.
If you are in need of some inspiration and motivation to go along with your determination, or you simply want to press the flesh with some the UK’s hottest entrepreneurs, then you should take a very close look at the upcoming event we’re organising… The UK Gold Event.
We’ve assembled an incredible line up of successful entrepreneurs to share their stories and blueprints on how they managed get their business off the launch pad and earning money.
To discover what marketing and money making lessons you’ll learn go to
www.UKGoldEvent.com/invite
… and find out what line up we have for you this year.
Best wishes
Neil T.
www.UKGoldEvent.com
“Fortune Favours the Brave”
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