Professionally, I lead a team of data analysts for an insurance company. One of my biggest passions at work is finding ways to use data to improve performance. Believe it or not, I really am a lot of fun at parties.
I shared my post from yesterday on Facebook and one of my friends at work with whom I golf commented…
I see three pars and three bogeys…NOT bad at all! That is where the ability shows. It’s there, you’re just starting the game…and WAY ahead of the curve for newbies.
(Let me pause a moment and say how much I appreciate encouraging people.)
Also this morning, I read this post. Project Fifty-five that mentioned Stableford competitions
Between the comment from my work friend and the definition of a Stableford competition I came up with a way a qualitative measure of my progress. I developed the “competency quotient” that measures the percentage of the total holes I played that I shot a par or bogey. That’s how I’ll measure my progress.
As long as the orange line is sloping upward, I’ll know I’m getting better. Once I’m consistently above 75%, then I’ll change the quotient to percent of holes I par or birdie. As the Project Fifty-Five post said “A goal is not always meant to be reached, it often serves simply as something to aim at.” – Bruce Lee
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