The Successful Mind Podcast - Episode 335 - Inside The Mind: Tiger Woods

The Successful Mind Podcast – Episode 335 – Inside The Mind: Tiger Woods

Tiger Woods is best known for his massively successful golf career, and perhaps equally known for the personal problems following the death of his father. You may remember the controversy that surrounded Tiger’s personal life . As a celebrity athlete, he was constantly put under a microscope, starting at a young age. He was treated like a “god,” and was seen as a savior of the sport of golf . When you’re placed on that high of a pedestal, there’s only one way to go from there—and that’s down.

Recently HBO came out with a fascinating documentary on Tiger Woods that reveals how he dealt with the pressure of being in the spotlight. It sheds light on how Tiger’s dad controlled everything in his early life, and how this impacted his behavior later in life. When you have a parent who’s domineering, overbearing, and even narcissistic, your entire experience in life is based on whether or not you have your parent’s approval and permission to feel anything.

In this new show, BT and I discuss the complicated life of Tiger Woods and what it teaches us about the psychology of getting great at something. It’s not just about golf—it’s about how Tiger showed up in his world, and how his experience was based on the idea of him being “the best.” 

Whether you admire him or not, he’s an interesting person to study when it comes to being the best at something you set your mind to. It teaches us that “winning solves everything”… and at the same time, we can’t let things we don’t understand destroy us. We need to be able to ask for help when we need it.

Even if you’re not a sports fan or a Tiger Woods fan, I highly recommend you check out the documentary.


Links & Resources

The Successful Mind Podcast on YouTube – Episode 335:  Inside The Mind: Tiger Woods

Tiger Documentary by HBO Sports

Relentless: From Good to Great to Unstoppable by Tim S. Grover

The Last Dance – Netflix


More episodes about Tiger and what it takes to be great from The Successful Mind Podcast:

Episode 063 – The Tiger Divide

Inside Episode 247 – The Last Dance & Setting the Highest Standard

Episode 245 – What It Takes To Win


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