{"id":1922,"date":"2015-04-14T06:39:22","date_gmt":"2015-04-14T11:39:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.drbilltoth.com\/blog\/?p=1922"},"modified":"2015-04-14T06:45:52","modified_gmt":"2015-04-14T11:45:52","slug":"its-just-golf-right","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.drbilltoth.com\/?p=1922","title":{"rendered":"It&#8217;s just Golf, Right?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>OK Folks \u2013 when I go to the golf course squirrels put on hard hats.  There are many reasons golf is the most often played sport by 90 percent of Fortune 500 CEOs.  Those same reasons apply to our business as well.  Here&#8217;s a few;<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Golf Course as a Meeting Room<\/strong>  During a round of golf, most players are enjoying themselves. When someone is looking to buy a product, they have plenty of places and people to buy it from. So who will make the sale?  The person who helps them create <em>feelings<\/em> &#8211; specifically, <strong>good<\/strong> feelings.  When someone feels good around you, that person is more likely to buy what you are offering. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Golf Reveals a Person&#8217;s Character<\/strong> A golfer who remains steady through good shots and bad shots often indicates how he or she behaves in business.  Human beings are attracted to <em>consistency and persistence.  Be attractive in this way<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Golf Requires Strategy<\/strong>.  And if I live long enough I might learn it. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Golfers Are Equal to Each Other<\/strong>  Golf allows people with different skill levels to play together on an equitable level as a result of the USGA handicapping system.   Every human being is an expert in something.  Respect that, and the people around you will feel your equal. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Golfers welcome adversity<\/strong>.  Dealing with challenges, strategically and avoiding hazards to progress and achieve their next best shot. <strong>Golfers realize and accept that adversity and hazards are &#8220;on the way&#8221; vs &#8220;in the way.&#8221;<\/strong><em>  <\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"http:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2015\/04\/12\/golf\/masters-jordan-spieth-golf\/\" target=\"_blank\">Or maybe it&#8217;s all &#8220;just golf&#8221; Right?<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OK Folks \u2013 when I go to the golf course squirrels put on hard hats. There are many reasons golf is the most often played sport by 90 percent of Fortune 500 CEOs. Those same reasons apply to our business &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.drbilltoth.com\/?p=1922\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1922","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-business-coaching","category-personal-development"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.drbilltoth.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1922","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.drbilltoth.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.drbilltoth.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.drbilltoth.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.drbilltoth.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1922"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/www.drbilltoth.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1922\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1925,"href":"http:\/\/www.drbilltoth.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1922\/revisions\/1925"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.drbilltoth.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1922"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.drbilltoth.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1922"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.drbilltoth.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1922"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}