Well, after all Tiger Woods has been through, most of it was his own doing, he has finally beaten the odds and made an amazing comeback. The strong message for anyone that has experienced hard times in life, failed, been miserable, tried again, failed again to finally succeed is: It can be done! We all have the ability to succeed.
I have never felt sorry for Tiger Woods but I do now admire him for his persistence, determination, dedication and resilience. He has proved that, even when no-one else believes in you, you can still be great, as long as you believe in you.
I wonder how many other golfers have given up on their dreams because the, so called experts, have said there is no chance for you. The minute you don’t believe in yourself is the minute you have given up. It may be mentally given up but this example demonstrates it CAN be rectified if you have support and desire and, of course, talent (in this case).
This short video has been flying up everywhere but it is worth a watch – click here
I think it is so easy to write people off as ‘has beens’ or ‘no hopers’ but, if you want to succeed at something, the only person that needs to believe, in you, is you. This is a vital starting point – it goes nowhere if you don’t believe in you.
Mental health is a big topic and, I think is linked to self belief and resilience. People who seem to be more resilient have a strong belief about their capability, purpose and direction. They deal with the ‘downs’ and maximise the ‘ups’ to create balance. They have strategies and techniques to react when things are tough and they are proactive when anticipating challenges.
For me, the ability to be able to deal with pressure or stress is important and I make sure I am in the best place, to do this, by having regular breaks, exercise and making time to regenerate.
Tiger Woods must have had dark times, times when he didn’t think it was possible to come back. He was written off by intelligent people, experts and people who knew him well, but, there was a tight group of people who supported, encouraged and pushed him to get on with it. His friends picking him up after a bad news report, a loss at a tournament or another injury.
He had a ‘team’ around him that cared.
What does your team look like? Do you feel supported by those closest to you?
We all need people willing to fight our corners with us, it really helps.
Pick your best team and go make a massive difference, in whatever you chose!