PGA GOLFER SHOWS INTEGRITY AND PRIORITIES

It's true I'm not the greatest of golf fans though I have great respect for the skill and levels of mental concentration.  I watch golf when afforded the time.  And I'm starting to become a James Hahn fan.

In case you missed it, Hahn, in an inspiring moment of integrity, penalized himself a shot at the Masters. 

A penalty shot for a ball that moved one dimple.  A movement that no one saw but Hahn.  His reward?  Missing the cut at the Masters by -- you guessed it -- one stroke.  But I loved his tweet after the cut.

Repeat: "Sometimes you don't get rewarded for doing the right thing. Bus it doesn't mean you shouldn't do the right thing."  Hashtag - Integrity.

I started doing a little more research on Hahn.  I found out that he was a grinder who took some time and sacrifice to find success on the PGA.  When he captured his first win in February 2015 at the Northern Trust Open the story was told of working during the week as a shoe salesman to make just enough money to keep chasing his dream.

After winning the Northern Trust Open, he automatically qualified WGC-Cadillac Championship at Doral and a chance at another good pay day.

But he skipped it -- with good reason...the birth of his daughter.

BIG IDEAS

1. Go small
Don't focus on being busy; focus on being productive.  Allow what matters most to drive you today.

2. Go extreme
Once you've figured out what actually matters, keep asking what matters most until there is only one thing left.  That core activity goes at the top of your success list.

3. Say no
Whether you say "later" or "never," the point is to say "not now" to anything else you could do until your most important work is done.

4. Don't get trapped in the "check-off" game. 
 If we believe things don't matter equally, we must act accordingly.

From "The One Thing" by Gary Keller

A BIGGER "YES"

"You have to decide what your highest priorities are and have the courage -- pleasantly, smilingly, unapologetically -- to say no to other things.  And the way you do that is by having a bigger 'yes' burning inside."

-Stephen R. Covey

STEPHEN COVEY ON GOALS AND PRIORITIES

THOUGHTS ON PURPOSE

“A difficult time can be more readily endured if we retain the conviction that our existence holds a purpose—a cause to pursue, a person to love, a goal to achieve.”

—John Maxwell

“A life without purpose is a languid, drifting thing; every day we ought to review our purpose, saying to ourselves: This day let me make a sound beginning, for what we have hitherto done is naught!”

—Thomas A. Kempis

“Learn to get in touch with the silence within yourself and know that everything in this life has a purpose.”

—Elisabeth Kubler-Ross

“How different our lives are when we really know what is deeply important to us, and keeping that picture in mind, we manage ourselves each day to be and to do what really matters most.” —Stephen Covey

“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.”

—Martin Luther King Jr.

“Let us endeavor so to live that when we come to die even the undertaker will be sorry.”

—Mark Twain

“When we carve out a niche for ourselves in our imagined future, and decide that we won’t be happy until we achieve it, we can only feel threatened and anxious over anything that stands in our way.”

—Nido Qubein

“Your purpose explains what you are doing with your life. Your vision explains how you are living your purpose. Your goals enable you to realize your vision.”

—Bob Proctor

“Make your work to be in keeping with your purpose.”

—Leonardo da Vinci

DARREN HARDY: SAYING NO IS BIG KEY TO PRODUCTIVITY

Become more productive by deciding what you will do and what you’ll not do today. Greg Reid, best-selling author of The Millionaire Mentor and Positive Impact, reminds us learning how to say no is critical to productivity. “Too many people measure how successful or important they are by how many balls they can keep in the air at a given moment,” he says. But it’s not about how much you can do; It’s what you can do well.

“We all know a computer runs at its slowest when it has too many programs open at once,” Reid says. “The same applies to our production.” So, when you have a full workload, learn to say no in a courteous manner. Being realistic about your workload helps you to better perform the most important tasks at hand. Then the new project can be passed along to another person who may offer more attention to it.

-Darren Hardy

THE MOST IMPORTANT DAY...THE MOST IMPORTANCE MINUTE

I loves this posting on Coach Sundance Wicks facebook page today:

"I always say to my guys, 'The most important day of your life is today. This very minute is the most important of you life. You must win this minute. You must win this day. And tomorrow will take care of itself.'"

-John Chaney