Have No Regrets

Tiger Woods is the unbeatable, the dominator, and the standard of perfection. Yesterday Y. E. Yang stood toe to toe with the Goliath of the game and won in a significant major championship. How did this happen and what does this mean for your business? It means plenty.

So often I hear business owners and executives accept defeat when the economy is rocky, when a new player comes to town or when the industry has a significant shift. It's as if they want someone, anyone to make things change in their favor.

Even yesterday golfers were interviewed before the final round of the PGA and to a man they were imploring someone to step up and beat Tiger in these situations. Obviously, they were waiting on someone else to do it.

Don't Wait on Someone Else

When I hear business leaders tell me "We have to wait and see what the economy does." Or, "Once the government stimulus package breaks us out of this situation we are in." Or, "Once things turn around in this industry, we'll be able to go back to how we used to do things." Each of these are direct quotes from people who supposedly are business leaders.

Y. E. Yang didn't wait for someone else to beat Tiger; he didn't wait for someone to tell him Tiger was ready to be beat. He didn't wait for someone else to intervene to "level the playing field" of talent.

He took his best game, and as he told reporters, he plays with no regrets. He knew he had to take risky shots to win and he knew sometimes that means it could go badly if he makes a mistake.

No regrets

When was the last time you hung it all out for the win and played your best knowing you had to take risks? Play with no regrets. Often the best decisions, the best efforts, and the greatest positive shifts happen when the decision maker has no regrets in going for it, regardless of outcome.

Have no regrets, and go for the win.