energized, and the kids and I have noticed.” I cautiously relaxed back into my chair a bit, still skeptical of the whole situation. “And we’re all proud of you!” When those closest to you and whom you love the most notice you living a happier, healthier life and explain to you they support your life changing decision, that’s why! That day, that afternoon, that moment is why I tell people I left. I quit because it made me a better father and husband by allowing me to do something I love. Going to work every day and having the passion, desire, and drive to work hard and make the golf course better using my education and past work experiences, all while having fun, is more important than what I had. Life is short folks.
will, to get through. Then it was rush to be first out the door, hop in the car as fast as I could to beat traffic so my 25-mile ride didn’t take more than the usual hour. Terrible!
On the other hand, a typical day at the golf course has me arriving leisurely a bit after 5am to a quiet, dark shop ready for me to bring it alive. To me there has always been something special about opening vs closing. There is something about unlocking the doors, flipping on all the old gymnasium-style lights that take a solid five minutes to warm up as they flicker to life. Something magical about cranking open the garage doors to the gush of fresh air, checking the rain gauge, firing up the computer, the radio, unlocking the gas and diesel, peeking around the big tree outside the shop to see if the water on 17 fairway is still finishing up I used to begrudgingly its cycle, staging the equipment,work 7-3:30 and by about you guys all get it. I love bringing 10:00am each day I was the shop to life every morning, wondering how I could fill so I do. I can. Honestly, guys the last hour until lunch who know the door code and are break. Every day was a very capable of such seemingly grind, a marathon if you mundane tasks will often sit in
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