The Tiger Woods Trade-off:
Why greaTness is UncomforTable
and Six Other Myths About What It Takes to Be the Best
Some common misconceptions dispelled about what it takes to be the best of the best.
You’d love to be the best what you do for a living: Anyone who is highly successful in any field
the best teacher or photographer or architect or displays a relentless drive toward constant
real estate salesperson. Heck, you’d even settle improvement. This is just one of the 11 key traits
for being the best at your hobby (be it poetry or and habits that separate “the best” from “the rest.”
gourmet cooking). Okay, so being the best nurse at
your hospital or the best actor in your community There is a formula for success and it’s a process
theatre troupe isn’t as lucrative as being, say, the anyone can follow—that is, as long as they possess
world’s best golfer. But surely the accolades you’d the focus, initiative, dedication and positive energy
receive and the sense of accomplishment that required to do so.
comes with the territory would have you feeling
pretty darn good about yourself all the time. Right? My new book Training Camp is all about what it
takes to rise to the top of your game—whatever that
Wrong. While you may think being “the best” at game may be. It’s all about the habits the best of
anything would be blissfully satisfying, it isn’t. the best in all professions have in common.
Superstars, no matter what arena they shine in, are
rarely content with where they are. A big part of my work is dispelling the myths about
winners. People simply have preconceived ideas
Call it The Tiger Woods trade-off. Despite the fame about what it takes to get to the top—much like the
and fortune and pats on the back, Tiger Woods isn’t notion that being the best is “fun”—and buying into
comfortable. Why? Because he’s the best, and the those myths can hold you back from achieving your
best are always seeking new ways to learn and grow. own brand of success. For example:
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