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How To Write The Cinderella Story

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If you’ve ever held a golf club, you’ve watched the movie Caddyshack.  More than once.  In fact, if you play golf you probably have had something from the  movie quoted to you at least once during every round.  I know a lot of you who don’t play the game know the movie as well.  Hopefully all of you were watching yesterday as Carl Spackler Bill Murray won the Pro-Am part of the PGA Tour event at Pebble Beach.  This is not the typical one-day thing – it’s four rounds at three of the toughest (and most beautiful) golf courses in the country.  Strangely, there was a business lesson involved.  Did you catch it? Continue reading

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Big Break

The Big Break

Do you watch the Big Break on the Golf Channel?  The series has been running for seven years or so and has featured men and women, young and old, competing for a chance to play in PGA Tour and LPGA Tour events.  There are also, as they say in the game show world, lots of cash and other valuable prizes.  One guy who was on the show – Tommy “Two Gloves” Gainey – has actually had some success on the tour, one guy caddies regularly on the Tour (most pro caddies are great golfers) and many others, particularly the women, have played well on the Duramed Tour, which is the LPGA’s developmental tour.  (Update – I forgot about alum James Nitties who also has had PGA Tour success – thanks Tarek!)

So why, other than my well-known obsession with all things golf, am I bringing this up?  Because as I was watching the show I had a thought about business and I wanted to share it. Continue reading

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Golf Day!

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Today is National Golf Day.  I know – just what we all need – another Hallmark holiday. But before you rush right out to buy your loved one a card, let me point out a few things that one can learn about business and reputation management that today might bring forward. Continue reading

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