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In June 1996, Rick Spence wrote a short column in PROFIT, The Magazine for Canadian Entrepreneurs. It featured 18 pearls of business wisdom on a backdrop of cartoon like characters acting out the advice (or not). The column is titled “Everything I need to know about business I learned from playing golf.” I clipped out that column and pinned it up in my office so that it was always in sight. My office has moved many times since 1996 but that clipping is still with me and rarely does a day go by when I don’t reflect on it. What do you keep around your office and how is it helpful to you?
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“Everything I need to know about business I learned from playing
golf.”
Canadian Business – Profit MagazineRick Spence
June 1996
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“Everything I need to know about business I learned from playing
golf.”O In June 1996, Rick Spence wrote a column in
PROFIT, The Magazine for Canadian Entrepreneurs.
O It featured 18 pearls of business wisdom on a backdrop of cartoon like characters* acting out the advice (or not).
O I clipped out that column and pinned it up in my office so that it was always in sight.
O My office has moved many times since 1996 but that clipping is still with me and rarely does a day go by when I don’t reflect on it.* By Illustrator Jason …
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2) You can get up really early in the
morning when you want to.
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3) Every fairway has hazards. Some are just more obvious
than others.
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4) Follow-through is always more important
than it looks.
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5) Be quiet when it’s
another player’s turn.
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6) Always replace your
divots.
A divot is the scar left behind when turf is "dug
up" by a golf club.
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7) Losing your ball isn’t the
end of the world.
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“It’s The End of The World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K71UbC1EaSE
… and I feel fine!
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8) The long ball doesn’t always
win.
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9) Spending all day at the driving range won’t help
your putting.
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10) Never hide under a tree in a lightning storm.
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11) Sand traps and water hazards are
nature’s way of telling you to slow
down and aim better.
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12) In business, like the PGA
tour, par is rarely good enough.
In golf, Par (score) is a predetermined number of strokes that a scratch golfer should require to complete a hole. The fewer the strokes the
better!
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13) No matter what you’ve done in the past, you’re only as
good as the next hole.
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14) Even the pros practice and study.
There is always room for
improvement.
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15) You can fudge your scorecard,
but you only cheat yourself.
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16) How you deal with the 19th hole is at least
as important as how you handle the other
18.
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17) Love what you’re doing and you’ll
never get too old.
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18) Never wear your cleats in the clubhouse.
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“Everything I need to know about business I learned from playing
golf.”O Rick Spence, President, Canadian Entrepreneur
Communications is a Toronto-based business writer, speaker and consultant dedicated to entrepreneurship and helping businesses grow.
O He is the former editor and publisher of PROFIT, The Magazine for Canadian Entrepreneurs. Rick writes a weekly column on entrepreneurship for the National Post, as well as continuing columns for PROFIT magazine.
O He wrote the first Canadian book on growth business (Secrets of Success from Canada’s Fastest-Growing Companies, Wiley Canada, 1997).
O He blogs regularly at Canadian Entrepreneur (www.canentrepreneur.com).
O Connect with Rick Spence: Twitter Email
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O About CaféLina and Lina:O http://cafelina.wordpress.com/about/
O CaféLina Blog: http://cafelina.wordpress.com/
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