I have read through many inspirational documents (posters, books, magazines etc.), one that struck me is the exact same poster that is hanging on my wall. It reads “Guidance, there are many who give advice, but few who offer guidance”. There are many people in my life that have offered numerous amounts of advice. Yet only a handful of people would offer guidance. One of these people would be my dad. The long lasted and ever-so cliche lesson of “practice makes perfect”
It was during the summer of 2010, my dad and I went on a golfing trip to Thailand. I must admit that I am in no way a good golfer. Apparently, my stance and my swing are very problematic. However, in order to force me to improve on my game, my dad shoved me in the deep end of the pool, and started me off playing 2 full 18 hole games on the first day. With every swing and stroke, my dad would comment and teach me to improve. He kept on telling me “keep practicing, and you’ll get it one day”. After many “swings-and-misses” and shots that flew all the way out of bounds, I persisted and did not give up.
I believe it was the 15th hole, and I was 30 yards away from the hole. I remembered what I did in the past, corrected my form and to my surprise. I had shot my first chip in. This was a great lesson learned from my dad, as he taught me to never give up on anything, and this could be the first time where I saw with my own eyes that “practice makes perfect”
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