Is It The Wand or The Wizard?
Let me tell you a story...
On December 8th Cody Blick sat at 10 under after the first three rounds of the Web.com Tour Qualifying Tournament, three shots out of the top 40, headed into the final day. This is significant because the top 40 receive exemptions into the first eight Web.com Professional Tour events of next season.
On the night before the most important round of his life, the worst possible thing happened. His golf clubs were stolen.
Blick took to social media and offered a $5,000 reward to whoever found or returned them.
Sadly they weren't recovered and Blick had to throw together a hodge-podge set at the last minute. He borrowed the course superintendent's driver, a few random irons, wedges from the course pro shop, and someone else's putter.
With all of this inferior, random, and unfamiliar equipment that wasn't custom fit to him, Blick managed to shoot nine under 63 to finish in a tie for 25th earning himself starts in the first eight Web events next season.
What does this have to do with you? Everything.
Could you deliver like that on the most important day of your career?
It's not the wand, it's the wizard...
It's not the tools, it's the craftsman...
It's not the arrow, it's the archer.
So often I hear clients stress over what tools to use.
"Should I use special software to write my book?"
"Which professional video camera should I use?"
The reality is that it doesn't matter. Hammers don't build houses, carpenters do. And a bad carpenter blames his tools.
A bad writer will write a bad book using great software. An untrained person will shoot a snoozer of a video using a studio quality camera. And so on and so forth.
Too often people invest in the best possible tools but don't invest in building their own skills. When I'm at the archery range, the bow doesn't do the work for me. I still have to execute all the right fundamentals and if I don't that's MY fault. Which is why I'm taking lessons from a coach.
Didn't hit the target? It's my own fault.
Your product didn't sell? It's your own fault.
Team didn't win? It's your own fault.
Take a look around you at the tools you use. Your computer, software, marketing materials, video camera, all the tools in your toolbox. None of it matters. If you don't know how to use the tools then you won't get results with them.
So if you're stressing over what equipment to use just remember it's YOU that matters more than anything else.
Success has less to do with the tools and everything to do with how we use them. Cody Blick is a testament to this skill. Maximizing what's available to you to be successful in whatever situation you're in is a skill you can apply to any industry.
And you know what?
This is the "backbone" of my Yesterday's Underdog methodology.
I teach it in the materials you get with your subscription.
I teach it - directly or indirectly - each week.
And, I demonstrate it in (almost) every email I send to this free list.
It's also probably the least talked-about skill.
Especially since, so few people know how to do it.
(Or even believe in doing it.)
To learn exactly *how* I do it, and not just observe and get the *what* I do, you'll have to subscribe to the membership site. And, if you want to learn it along with the coming January issue (which shows multiple ways to do this), you'll have to be quick about it.
Here's the link to get it while you still can:
https://www.YesterdaysUnderdog.com
P.S. The prize winners of our Stadium Status Christmas contest are:
Grand prize: James Williamson Costa Mesa, CA.
Runner-up: Dante Vespignani Windham ME.
3rd prize: Richard Grayson Wilmington, DE.
Be Your Best,
Coach Bru