I took a physical break from golf today, but not a mental break.
I watched some of the final round of the Firestone tourney on TV.
It was sad to see Phil have such a tough day on the course.
It was also wild to see Tiger finish in last place.
Watching both guys struggle was good for me to see - it showed me that even those guys have bad days on the course.
I still need to get stronger mentally - I can not get upset when I am subject to a bad bounce. I do not want to ever be a 'Jeff Overton' when something bad happens that is out of my control. I just read an article about how pros deal with pressure - Lee Trevino dealt with pressure by talking more; whereas Ben Hogan dealt with pressure by not talking at all. I feel like I fall more in the latter category. When a ball takes a bad bounce or lands in an unraked footprint in the bunker, I will just smile and make the best of it.
You can chalk this post up to another 'valuable life lesson taught on the golf course'.
How do you deal with adversity? Do you bitch and complain as to why things don't go your way in life? Or do you handle it with grace and dignity and make the most out of the situation that you are now faced with?
I prefer to handle adversity the second way - bad things happen. Some things you can control and some you can't. The one thing that is true about all bad things that happen is just that - they happened - past tense. It's over and you can't change what happened. The only thing you can do from there on out is make the best of the situation you are currently faced with.
Starting now (on the golf course and in life), that is going to be my philosophy with dealing with adversity - you can't change the past, but you can help steer the future.
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