If you want it so bad, if you want something bad enough, truly, you will do what it takes to accomplish it. Many are afraid to go for the highest levels, but they still want it so bad.
Does this sound familiar?
On the other hand there are those who have the God-given talent, the right skills, and most of what it takes, but for whatever reason they just don't want it bad enough.
Have you seen this before?
We could confide in each other and would often do so about much more than our good, bad, and ugly golf rounds.
A Course in Miracles teaches us that, "The world you see is what you gave it, nothing more than that."
As I discussed in a previous article about my friend and excellent golfer Jon Phillips, he continued to let me understand in his own unique way why turning Professional and heading for the PGA Tour was not for him.
Reaching inward for what you want to become reality
I found our time together rewarding, as well as indirect lessons about if you want something bad enough.
He and I continued to play a lot of good golf together, even away from our usual Monday and Thursday golf league. The more we hung out together on great golf courses all over the Tampa Bay area, the better friends we became.
Give professional golf a shot
I once asked Jon to please expand on his answer, confidentially, as to why he would not at least give professional golf a shot. I asked if the rumors were true that he didn't believe he could actually "step it up" with the players on the big PGA Golf Tour.
You name it, we hashed it out. Between the two of us and our keen connection, a "likability blueprint," as another has put it, we figured out a way to solve world hunger, as well as a solution for the homeless population.
Jon knew he could trust me.
We shared feelings about our children, wives and autor de un curso de milagros or relationship problems, ex-wives, businesses, money magnetism, the economy and its markets, religion, racial matters, and even the possibility of world peace, which would lead us into a lengthy discussion on politics.
Don't want it bad enough!
He added that if you want something bad enough, "One must be willing to do what it takes, and I'm not willing to do that".
He went on to tell my why he simply, "didn't want it bad enough."
When I asked him why he didn't want it, he told me softly, "Jim, you must understand, for me, I do believe that once I did 'step it up' to that level of play, I could make a good living on the tour."
"You see, Jim," he said. "For me to make it happen I would have to give golf my absolute best commitment and devotion. I would have to make it become my life, and I know in my heart that I'm not willing to do that."
He added that he 'd then never be truly ready to sink those important putts when under extreme pressure."
He smiled with a slight chuckle and told me that he "for sure did believe he could survive" on the pro tour. He also asked me to think about all the aged old adages and lessons about, if you want something bad enough.
On seeing my interested but confused expression, he then explained what I truly wanted to hear.
Want it so bad
He helped me to more clearly understand that if you want something bad enough, then it will manifest.
If you don't want it so bad, it's like what A Course in Miracles states, "If it's not your true free will, it was never part of the Creation."
I asked and interrupted if he could "just have fun" at it and not concern himself with the work involved. He stopped me and asked me to let him finish.
Regardless, I can say that the honesty Jon showed me was inspiring, and his unnecessary explanation of what he truly wanted so bad was more than enough to satisfy any further curiosity I might have over the matter.
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