Rory McIlory entered the final round of this year's Masters tournament in a position to win.
After 11 years of trying, it would mean a career grand slam, placing him on the Mount Rushmore of Golf's all-time greats.
He was looking good—until hole 13, when he made a terrible double bogey, giving up his lead.
The shot he missed may have been the worst shot of his career. Just an awful ball.
But then, on holes 15 and 17, he made what may have been the two best shots of his career, placing him back in the lead.
On the final hole, he had an "easy" (though in reality, there is no such thing) putt to win.
He missed. He choked. He now had to compete in a sudden-death playoff.
Throughout it all, he kept it together. Maybe just barely. But together.
And in the first hole of the playoff, Rory McIlroy played textbook golf, and he won the Masters.
Never give up.
Respond not react.
Play the game in front of you.
Not the game you wanted to happen.
Not the game that was happening.
Not the game you thought would happen.
But the game that is happening.
It's a remarkable lesson for golf, for all of sport, and really, for all of life.
I started doing this 9 years ago. I started with no budget, little understanding, and have heard every reason why intercropping is dumb.
It’s nights like this when you come to the realization that the worth is in the work. Making it work on your farm makes it valuable for you. You are the one in charge of making your land productive. You are the agent of change.
Confidence begins when you’re willing to try it, get a better understanding, and spin off ideas from experience. I like to share this stuff for the people that want to expand what they are capable of on their farm.
I tell my kids all the time that confidence comes from believing that you are capable. Believing you are capable comes from practice.