Through January 1st of 2012 I’d like to “Re:Post” one blog a day from each month of 2011. Maybe it’s a highly viewed blog, a favorite of mine or one that impacted me the most. Enjoy this one from August:
It’s not about where you WERE and it’s not about where you’re AT. It’s all about where you’re GOING to be.
This past Sunday, Keegan Bradely, who until Sunday was a relatively unknown golfer, took the golf world by storm when he won the 2011 PGA Championship golf tournament. And the story really isn’t THAT he won, but more about HOW he won it. With only three holes left to play, Bradley was 5 shots behind. It was a seemingly INSURMOUNTABLE obstacle to overcome, not just because it was 5 shot deficit, but because he had just TRIPLE BOGEYED (if you’re not a golfer, that’s BAD) the 15th hole and appeared to be in a total golf meltdown. But that’s where EVERYTHING changed.
Bradley regained his composure, birdied the next two holes (one of them a 35 foot putt on hole 17) while his opponent with the 5 shot lead had a meltdown of his own. This led to a two person tie at the end of the tournament, which Bradley went on to win a 3 hole playoff, securing his first ever Major tournament win.
Following the victory Bradley was asked about his 15th hole fiasco and what kept his mind in the game. I LOVED his response. He said “I just kept telling myself, ‘Don’t let that hole define this whole tournament!’”
That’s when I realized, the same statement should be said by all of us when it comes to our LIFE.
- Don’t let that last failure define your whole leadership.
- Don’t let that last mistake define your whole relationship.
- Don’t let that last sin define your whole spiritual journey.
- Don’t let that last hurt define your whole attitude.
- Don’t let that last rejection define your whole pursuit.
- Don’t let that last disapointment define your dream.
Whether in leadership, relationship, or our spiritual lives, if we’re not careful we can end up never leaving the 15th hole. It’s not about where you WERE and it’s not about where you’re AT. It’s all about where you’re going to BE!
The Apostle Paul says in Philippians 3:13-14 …I focus on this one thing: Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead, 14 I press on to reach the end of the race and receive the heavenly prize for which God, through Christ Jesus, is calling us.
Don’t let it define you, MOVE ON!
Moving on,
Jeff
