Jun

9

One of the interesting aspects of the great Tiger Woods is that he is an extremely composed person. He always is meticulously groomed and very gracious in public especially during interviews. Arnold Palmer also displayed such characteristics and is one of the great reasons why he is so embraced by tens of millions worldwide even 30 years after he has stopped being a force on the PGA tour.

Tiger also has the character to summon awesome Herculean powers to focus instantaneously on the task at hand. Ben Hogan and Jack Nicklaus had such a skill. This may very well be the reason why they could separate themselves from the field seemingly at will especially during the latter stages of a tournament or at crunch time.

To this end, however, each has been perceived at times to be standoffish and unapproachable. Even Tiger has been criticized for not signing as many autographs as some think he should after a tournament. I feel that this is an unfair assessment by the public looking for flaws in character, perhaps even a dark desire to pin something unsavory upon them. Even more, it could be a futile attempt to search for something to find unlikable or at the very least printable to satiate a fringe group who finds delight in bringing to light that these people are human and flawed after all.

My point is that their fantastic focus is spun to reflect a weakness especially by those who have never won anything of consequence or excelled on their own. And yet why should we really look for any reasons to cast aspersions? Should we not look for the positives to build upon to improve our own lives?

There is an old adage: "Milk your own cows first." I think upon my own cows that I need to milk and find this enough of a challenge. My goal is to be a better milker.

On markets, The Chair makes a statement here that is most interesting: When will someone get up and say that all this hawkish talk about the threat of inflation is the most bullish possible thing for bonds, as it beats down expectations and prevent succumbing to short-term solutions and keeps the lids on any bad policy?


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