Tiger Woods is the most-dominating sports figure in the world. He reminded us of this with his come-from-behind victory on Sunday at the Arnold Palmer Invitational in Orlando.
The victory for Woods at Bay Hill marked his first win - in just three tries - since returning from reconstructive knee surgery he underwent nearly 300 days ago.
But what was so big about Tiger's return is actually the smallest of things - his putting. Not the 12-foot birdie on the 18th hole he rolled in at dusk for the win or even the 25-foot birdie he drained on the 15th to finally catch Sean O'Hair (who started the day leading Woods by five strokes). Those are the putts that are replayed over and over on highlight shows.
Instead, it was the 50-plus putts Wood had during the four days of the tournament of six feet or less. He never missed one of them - not one. That is why Tiger is Tiger. He takes care of the small things - the short putts - better than anyone in the game.
More than any other athlete in the world, Tiger has a flair for the dramatic. But he puts himself in that position time after time because he takes care of the small details on a routine basis. If Tiger would have missed just one of those short putts throughout the tournament, his 12-foot birdie on the 18th would not have won him the tournament. However, we never see those small things on highlight reels, thus, we don't value them as much as we should.
When it comes to business, all-stars become all-stars by taking care of what they need to take care of on a daily basis. They do what they say they are going to do. By making sure all of the details are handled, they put themselves in position to succeed - with clients, employees, bosses, co-workers, vendors, etc.
It takes great commitment and discipline to be great everyday - great when it comes to handling the small things. But if we aren't taking care of the small things with precision, we are just kidding ourselves that we will be successful when we get a big opportunity.
Be great everyday by taking care of the small details. Tiger does.
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