Be The Last Man Standing

“Man can live about forty days without food, about three days without water, about eight minutes without air, but only for one second without hope”

The Master’s Golf Tournament this weekend was anything but ordinary. With all of the hype and drama between Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods, the rest of the field seemed to fade away. But it was a trio of three men, tied at the end of four rounds, that set the stage for the first three-man playoff in fifty years.

But the playoff for the green jacket was not filled with amazing shots and fist pumping putts. Instead, it was Angel Cabrera, the first South American to win the Master’s, that simply outlasted the rest of the field. He simply made fewer mistakes then the rest of the field and it got him the win.

I was always taught in sports to ‘play to win’, instead of playing ‘not to lose’. But there is also something to be said for being consistent and steady, focused and able to stand at the end as the one who made the fewest mistakes.

Games like golf or baseball are often won or lost on errors. So as a player in the game of life, living and working in a consistent and focused manner is often one of the greatest keys to success. Just simply showing up, on time, day in and day out, shows employers and companies that you are reliable and can be trusted. This reliability is an important part of being part of a winning team. You want to be someone that people can count on when the three-man playoff begins, and you win by doing what you have always done, playing consistent, error-free golf.

So how do you maintain effective consistency in your life? Just a reminder that leaving a comment enters you into our contest with only two days left until the grand drawing!