Tiger Woods Shows Why You Need a Wealth Swing Coach
December 2nd, 2009 // 3:53 am @ Andrew Rosenbaum
A few years ago I was watching a major golf tournament in which Tiger Woods had the lead going into the final day. Tiger is widely recognized as the greatest golfer in the history of the game.
So Woods was taking practice swings before teeing off, as an older gentlemen stood off to the side carefully studying his swing. The commentator informed the viewers that this man was Butch Harmon, and that he was Tiger’s swing coach.
I was somewhat shocked. I had no idea he still had a swing coach. Why would Tiger use one?
At that moment the commentator said, “Butch Harmon is one of the best-kept secrets in the game of golf. He consistently helps his students knock two to three strokes off their score by increasing their efficiency.”
The storehouse of knowledge Harmon had acquired from studying thousands of professional golfer’s swings enabled him to spot tiny flaws in even the greatest golfer’s swing. Though Tiger knows he’s the best in the world, he’s wise enough to know he cannot see himself swing.
So Butch serves as Tiger’s “eyes of wisdom” outside of himself to make sure he’s optimizing efficiency.
What the swing coach does for the world’s greatest golfer is exactly what I do for some of the world’s smartest executives and entrepreneurs. I’m their wealth swing coach.
Most of my clients are highly successful. But they all have tiny flaws they can’t see. Over the short-term these flaws are barely perceptible and seem to be of no consequence. But over the long-term, they can be disastrous.
A common flaw I see is people choosing to chase wealth instead of building lasting economic confidence. People hope they will amass so much wealth they’ll be financially secure no matter what. But the events of the past 18 months prove how shortsighted that vision can be.
Some people stopped opening brokerage statements because it upset them to see how much they had lost. But they lost more than money — they lost their peace of mind because of this common flaw.
A “wealth swing coach” would have discovered and showed them how to correct it.
More people need a wealth swing coach. I’m ready to share what I’ve learned working with hundreds of financial planning clients. That’s the purpose of my book and this blog.
Category : Financial Planning &Wealth Swing Coach
