tiger woods ...

I was just talking with jackie about life & golf ... the theme --->don't quit 

(by the way - as a kid I loved jack nicklaus & until his mother prevailed I  wanted to name our son jack - "jack nicklaus blyth" - but I digress)

... one thing I will say about tiger woods is that he seems to play each moment as if it is the most important moment in the tournament - in other words ... quit? - are you kidding?

... why would he not quit? ... because tiger needs to win each moment ... each drive / each iron / each wedge / each putt - to him, this leads to success holistically - but what about when he is losing?

... for me this is tough - why? - because I work from more passion than discipline - do I dare admit probably 60% passion / 40% discipline

the maintenance of quality sustainable passion is almost as futile as it is unfeasible - therefore, (at least for me) - when the passion runs out there has to be some guiding moral & work ethics in place for my personality to press on

... I have to stay in the moment or I will potentially shut down - I don't quit often but when I even think about it I get disgusted with myself

- my tendency is not to be a quitter for the normal reasons, but when I see that the game is unwinnable - I tend to lose the dream

back to tiger woods ... when he knows he is out of the running or worse yet - off the leader board - I want that character quality that makes tiger stay strong until the end - not lose hope - still have a palpable expectancy 

- for those of you who have faith as your basis I am not disqualifying that factor - obviously! - but if I blame all my issues on faith I might never change

so - from a human standpoint - I think it is losing in the end that is the most frightening to me

... goofing up my marriage/being a horrible parent/wrecking my church etc.

... I need to keep from evading the crucial challenge of not evading the challenge of finishing - winner or runner-up

but ... just don't quit