The salesman seemed to respond to the attention, making a succession of low scores, which his new-found fan club applauded warmly.
On the eleventh hole, he surpassed himself by holing a thirty-foot putt for a birdie. As the ball went in, the crowd shouted: ""Tiger Woods! Tiger Woods!"
The salesman thought such adulation was a little over-the-top but when he turned to acknowledge his fans, they had all vanished. That's when he saw the tiger coming straight at him out of the woods.
Moral of the story. True sales professionals know better than to let success go to their head. They realize that if they take too much time to celebrate their victories they will lose focus and take their eyes of their game. When that happens another apex predator will be eating their lunch or having them for lunch.
"Winning is not always the barometer of getting better." - Tiger Woods
