Is Tiger Out the Woods
Is Tiger Out the Woods
by Relationship Expert, D Ivan Young
The only thing America loves more than it’s sports heros is the controversy surrounding them. At age 34, Tiger Woods has won 71 majors, still ranked number 1 in the world after having his worst year ever on the PGA tour, and is the first athlete ever to earn more than a billion dollars in income. Unlike the average American, Tiger doesn’t have any financial worries, he can do what he wants, when he wants, how he wants. He is in what many deem to be an enviable position. Pretty much, Tiger can have anything his heart desires. With that stated, you would more than likely ask me, D. Ivan Young, Relationship Expert – why do you feel sorry for him? The answer is simple. Money can’t buy love. Without real authentic love, life means nothing. With all the assets Tiger has, he’s an emotionally bankrupt lonely man.
“What profit a man to gain the world and lose his soul” is much more than a cliche. It’s a grim reality for many successful people. Despite your profession, age, race or gender, being mentally and emotional broken can devastate the greatest champion. Woods is no Exception. On May 5, 2006, his role model, commandant, mentor, best friend Earl Woods died. Tiger was devastated. Making matters worse Earl was also his Father. Earl was to Tiger what an anchor is to a ship in the midst of a storm.
From that day to now Tiger is nothing more than a lost cub. From May 2006 to now he has been trying to find friends, bliss and contentment in all the wrong places. While searching for happiness, Tiger Woods lost himself. He has become the PGA’s prodigal son. For the average person, losing a parent is difficult enough. But, when everyone around you sees you as potential revenue source; and you have lost the only person that kept you in check while reminding you of your purpose. It becomes increasingly easy to confuse human being with deity. Especially when everyone around you has a hidden agenda and benefits from engaging your self destruction.
Like Tiger, I’m an only child; like tiger, my dad was everything to me; like Tiger, when my father passed I attempted to fill an unquenchable void with people, places and things only to find myself empty and more lonely; like Tiger, nobody truly understood how lonely, heart broken and alone I felt. I could only imagine what my self destructive spiral would have morphed into had I had unlimited resources, not to mention a bunch of greedy self serving hangers on. As a Life Coach, and Relationship Expert I’ve seen people self destruct with much less. Hurting people hurt people.
Though the World is a cruel stage for a fallen champion, the real victims aren’t his fans, but his wife and children. Tiger, Elin and the two children are casualties of a wounded and hurting heart. I remember attending a horse race. The horse bumped into another horse, the jockey and the horse took a nasty fall. Much to my surprise the emergency personnel ran hastily to horse. After checking the horse, they continued to check the jockey. At that very moment, I noticed the only thing most people were concerned about was their selfish agendas. I haven’t been to a horse race since. Tiger and his family are being treated in a likened manner. The press has exploited this broken situation to the extent possible. There is a serious lesson here. Never should we prize things over people. It doesn’t matter how many titles we win, how much we make, or our ranking on a board. If we forfeit the people that matter the most, what have we truly won. All of us help create Tiger woods, now let’s help his family and him heal. Though the settlement is measured in millions, there are no winners here. This divorce is a wake up call for all of us. The next time you feel you’ve won at anything make sure it’s not at the expense of those you love.
By D Ivan Young, Relationship Expert
www.divanyoung.com
D Ivan Young is a Relationship Expert, and Best Selling Author. With an insightful yet provocative teaching style he has been hailed by millions of fans across the country as remarkable. His simple, direct and uncomplicated approach soothes bruised hearts and sparks new ways of perceiving old jaded ideas about love, romance and relationships. Angelically insightful best describes his approach to teaching, lecturing, counseling and ministry. It doesn’t matter if you have a PHD or GED, Young tells it like it is, using the down-to-earth language that all of us can understand. Go ahead and take a break from your therapist, stop calling and worrying your friends, and wipe the tears away. His newest book Break Up. Don’t Break Down is the only tool you need to get over the pain of a dying relationship and get on with rest of your life.
Ivan’s insights include everything from finding your divine purpose for your life, dealing with outside peer influences, reviving children caught in the cross-fire of a broken relationship and learning & utilizing the key ingredients toward establishing a successful authentic lasting relationship. To learn more visit www.divanyoung.com or simply Google “D Ivan Young”