There was talk yesterday of how the Augusta National golf course has long holes and is more suited to the younger golfers. And now we find Fred Couples (age 50) at the top of the first day leaderboard, just one stroke ahead of Tom Watson (age 60) and even Sandy Lyle (52) up amongst the third group on 3 under par, 3 shots off the lead.
Tom Watson showed us all last year at the Open at Turnberry that he is still up amongst the greatest golfers of our era and some people rate him as the greatest player of all time. Certainly the 5Live commentators were waxing lyrical about his excellent swing.
Now, despite my father's best efforts, I actually know nothing about golf. But even I can recognise that these guys are masters of their craft. Whilst they may have lost some youthful vigour they have gained skill and experience that carries them to the top still.
What are the skills that you are a master at? It might be something simple but it still marks you out as a specialist. David Wood in his new book "Get Paid For Who You Are" posits that we all have things unique to us, based on our skills and life experiences. Skills tend to be gained over time and experience is always building which would suggest that the older we are the more of an expert we become.
David reckons that this is something that you can sell since the flip side of the argument is that there are people out there who don't have what you do. (If you are interested to know more then go to his site to download the book for FREE. Or for a donation to the Rainforest Foundation).
So what are you the world's top expert in? Maybe you won't win a green jacket but what pinnacle could you reach instead? Who could you pass this knowledge on to? Could you earn money doing it or just build social capital?
Tom Watson showed us all last year at the Open at Turnberry that he is still up amongst the greatest golfers of our era and some people rate him as the greatest player of all time. Certainly the 5Live commentators were waxing lyrical about his excellent swing.
Now, despite my father's best efforts, I actually know nothing about golf. But even I can recognise that these guys are masters of their craft. Whilst they may have lost some youthful vigour they have gained skill and experience that carries them to the top still.
What are the skills that you are a master at? It might be something simple but it still marks you out as a specialist. David Wood in his new book "Get Paid For Who You Are" posits that we all have things unique to us, based on our skills and life experiences. Skills tend to be gained over time and experience is always building which would suggest that the older we are the more of an expert we become.
David reckons that this is something that you can sell since the flip side of the argument is that there are people out there who don't have what you do. (If you are interested to know more then go to his site to download the book for FREE. Or for a donation to the Rainforest Foundation).
So what are you the world's top expert in? Maybe you won't win a green jacket but what pinnacle could you reach instead? Who could you pass this knowledge on to? Could you earn money doing it or just build social capital?
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