Sometimes you find life lessons in unexpected places. This time it was on the golf course. Almost every Sunday throughout the summer I play golf with some great guys. One Sunday we decided to play the championship tees—meaning we hit from the furthest point away from each hole. Obviously, this makes the game longer and harder. The extra distance usually translates into taking a few more swings at the ball than normal.
One of our players was nervous, as he doesn’t typically hit the ball as far as the rest of us. We started by telling him to not let the extra distance bother him—play his regular game. Don’t swing harder because it’s longer; just relax and play like usual. On his first swing, he hit a beautiful drive that landed in about the same place as he usually lands from the closer tees. A few holes later we were hitting
