Growing up, you could always find a pitcher of homemade sweet-tea and a pitcher of lemonade in my grandmother’s fridge. I later learned that mixing the tea and lemonade is also known as the Arnold Palmer, guess I met “Arnie” at grandma’s. Before knowing his golf legacy, I “met” him again at the grocery store. It was either a stroke of genius or a golf fanatic that encouraged Arizona Tea to bottle this perfection (it mixes well with other things too but I think that’s called a John Daly).
Arnold Palmer passed today at 87 years old. Aside from ordering an “Arnold Palmer”, exposure to this well-known golfer comes from the 300 plus golf courses he designed or remodeled. Two of his designs are on my bucket list Kapalua Golf Club – Bay Course in Maui, Hawaii and PGA West – Palmer Private in La Quinta, California. These courses are on my list because I wish to travel to play golf in these destinations. As an East Coast gal, golfing in Hawaii and California would be a dream come true.
As winter approaches, I seek out new books and genres to read because TV just doesn’t keep me entertained and without golf, I’m hobby-less. Sometimes I browse Amazon, visit Barnes and Noble (bookstores still exist) and go to the Library which now has an app! The book that caught my attention was “Mentored by the King: Arnold Palmer’s Success Lessons for Golf, Business …” written by Brad Brewer. I enjoyed the chapter titles so much that I wanted to share them. In case you did not know, golf lessons are life lessons.
My favorite 15:
1. Life Changing Lessons Are Often Deceptively Simple
2. Remember Your Roots
3. You Are What You Think
4. Always Give a Firm Handshake
5. Leave the World Better Than You Found It
6. Always Play for the Love of the Game
7. You Get Out of It What You Put Into It
8. Your Starting Point Influences Your Destination
9. Tap Into the Power of Imagination
10. Plan to Win
11. Trust but Verify
12. Dare to Care
13. The Best Attract the Best
14. Optimism Rules the Kingdom
15. Believe in Yourself
