Feedback…

We’ve all heard plenty of Tiger stories. Here’s one that blew my mind about his hunger for feedback. Back in 2000, one of my clients mom volunteered to be a chauffeur at the U.S. Open at Pebble Beach. She was assigned to drive for Tiger Woods. Damn.

This was the tournament where he beat the entire field by fifteen shots. Thrashed them. Cemented his reputation as the greatest. Here’s her first hand observation of Tiger in the car. Check it out…

After playing each round he had my clients Mom drive him to a private driving range with his coach and caddy. He trained in isolation and grilled them about every error he made that day. Recall, he was lapping the field. Did. Not. Matter. He was chasing excellence. Relentless.

After his lopsided, Sunday victory, my clients mom drove him to the home he was renting and congratulated him along the way. He thanked her and told her as good as it was, it wasn’t his best – about 85%, to be exact. He fully accepted, even at the top of his game, perfection was not achievable. This is how you become great, friend. You accept your current state, develop a hunger for feedback you can use, and keep working toward the dream state with the help of a few. Hard on self, not down on self.

The breakfast of champions? It is not Wheaties. It. Is. Feedback. 

Go get some of it today. Make your coaches and leaders give you the good stuff. Don’t shy away from film study. Instead, ask for more. Develop an appetite for feedback you can use. Let most of it run right through your strong CORE. The 2% that sticks? Freakin’ magic, baby. Don’t dream about becoming great, put your ASS where your heart wants to be. Open your ears and mind. Feedback is magic when you know how to use it. Do you?

Live hard. Love ❤️ harder…