"Whoever said practice makes perfect obviously never played golf."
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This past Thursday, Friday, and Saturday was the annual Yuma (Arizona) Country Club Women's Invitational. Lola and Marilyn, whom I met up with last year, connected me with a woman named Joyce as a partner for the 3-day event.
Joyce couldn't be there Thursday for the putting contest and the horse race, so I rode "shotgun" as Lola and Marilyn's cheering section. I wasn't sure we could (or should) put the 3 of us in one cart, but Lola said I have a tiny butt, so we'll fit nicely. We had a lot of fun with that, and they only forgot about me once, so I had to chase them down the fairway. Can't you just imagine me running down the fairway yelling, "Wait for me? Wait for me?"
On Friday, Joyce and I connected, and we had a blast with the Modified Chapman format. We ended the first day at 3rd Gross and tied for 1st net in our division. Saturday's format was a 2-person best ball, and we ham and egged it pretty well. We ended up winning low net in our division.
There were a couple of shots during the weekend that I wish I had a video of because they were unbelievable, in a good way. On one shot, I had to go over the water. I hit the rock wall on the far side of the water; it bounced high in the air and stopped just left of the pin. Golf is a funny game. When you can't be good, you're just hoping the golf gods are willing to help out.
The next day, on that same hole, I just barely cleared the water. My ball was sitting precariously on the edge of the bank down to the water. When I hit my shot, it went up in the air, on the green, bounced a couple of times, and right into the hole. I'm sure that one was skill, not luck.
What does this have to do with real estate or life? There is more than one way to reach a goal. Sometimes there are obstacles in your way. Sometimes you get lucky, but whatever the situation is, you just have to come up with a plan and make the best of it. You never know when something unexpectedly good will happen.
The next day, on that same hole, I just barely cleared the water. My ball was sitting precariously on the edge of the bank down to the water. When I hit my shot, it went up in the air, on the green, bounced a couple of times, and right into the hole. I'm sure that one was skill, not luck.
What does this have to do with real estate or life? There is more than one way to reach a goal. Sometimes there are obstacles in your way. Sometimes you get lucky, but whatever the situation is, you just have to come up with a plan and make the best of it. You never know when something unexpectedly good will happen.
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