Faith and Patience

Tonight I got a ton of things off my chest to my wife about what I'm trying to accomplish, it felt great!! I explained to her the doal I have of making it to the tour as a player and what the entails. It's hard, hard and very hard work to get that golden ticket, especially when you are retooling your swing and finding your way mentally. I'm finding that as I get older the ability to slow down is starting to happen, learning that its not about results but the process in which you travel to get to the result. I love the game of golf so much so that I almost lost my family over it in the pursuit of my goal! The upside to it all is that my wife is starting to realize that I driven to do this not just for myself but for my family. Sounds crazy but so very true! My one singular thought is getting to the tour!! I will work hard to achieve that goal and will enlist every person that I can to help me obtain it!! I have a great mental coach in Dayne Gingrich, an awesome swing coach in Lance McWilliams and have been blessed with a friend who is a great strategist on the golf course to act as my caddy. I'm working with another gentleman on conditioning that is helping increase my power and distance without bulking up. things are working in the right direction. I have raith and the patience to make it happen and I know I have the skills to get there, its just a matter of time before it happens and everything that I'm working on falls into place!

I will achieve my goal and be a fulltime tour player within the next year!!!!

Distractions

Man, I have had way too many distractions over the last couple of months. In between getting two new jobs that basically take up too much of my time, to my family obligations and then trying to poractice in between all of that (which really hasn't happened) I have not been able to put inthe focus that I want on my dream. I'm trying to raise money to make the documentary film along with funding my tour dream.

I'm just to busy and quite frankly majorly suck at time management. HOW DO I DO THIS!! I have been managing to get things done but I'm at the pint of it being overwhelming! I have to remember that I'm tring to get on tour and have to put my focus into that! Everyting else (except my family) goes second, period!

It will happen and I have a overall plan and it includes plaing on tour. NO MORE DISTRACTIONS ONLY FOCUSED ON THE DREAM!!!

motivation and inspiration

It seems that every where I turn around these days I'm seeing a story about someone who overcomes great odds to achieve a dream. Next week I'm going to play in the US Open Qualifying round to advance to sectionals and to ultimate dream the US Open. I am and will be the real "Tin Cup"!! I teach golf at a driving range and never really had any success in competitive golf (working hard to correct that). I am the perfect recipe for success in the golfing world.

Most of my posts may have bits of rambling mixed in with some seriously good points, this whole thing is actually my thoughts as I go thru the process of making it onto the tour. I watched a movie tonight that made me realize I was losing touch of the direction that I wanted to go with my dream and goal. This Saturday I'm meeting with some people that will help me achieve my dreams. I'm looking forward to seeing if these people will be a good fit with what I have planned.

I guess the whole point of these post is to say that I'M 1% AND THAT I WILL NEVER USE THE WORDS HOPE, WISH AND IF AGAIN WHEN TALKING ABOUT MY DREAM!!!

I'm all about using the words: WILL, DO, BEING, COMMITTMENT, DEDICATION, MOTIVATION,  PERSISTANCE, GETTING IT DONE!!!!

My slogan is "FUELING THE MACHINE" I will be living it and being the best 1% out there!!!

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It's Not Easy!

I only have one thing to say, "It's not easy trying to go to the big tours when you have a family and no financial sponsors!" I'm following a dream and it seems that everyday another hurdle comes down the pipe, I feel like I'm pulled in ten different directions and don't know which way is up sometimes. I do know that my dream and goal are very much intacted. I don't like to think negative thoughts so I'm going to go with all positive things from now on, here are my thoughts.

1. I LOVE MY FAMILY!!
2. GOLF AND FAMILY ARE MY LIFE BLOOD
3. I NEED GOLF EVERYDAY!!
4. I LOVE GOLF!!!
5. I HAVE THE ABILITY TO MAKE IT TO THE TOUR!!!
6. I WILL BE A TOUR ROOKIE THIS YEAR!!
7. I WILL DEFY THE ODDS AND SHOW THE WORLD WHO BILL RANSON IS!!!

if anything negative come up in my life I just use it to Fuel the Machine!! I AM 1%!!!!

HAVE A GREAT DAY, I WILL!!

Sanctuary

Golfing with my Dad has always been my most favorite times in my life, they were those rare moments that I got him all to myself. You see, my Dad worked very hard to make a family business thrive (something that I have always been proud of him for succeeding) during the years I was developing into a man and I think I wanted him to spend more time at home. So when we got to go golfing together those were the most precious moments for me, golf became my sanctuary. It was my Dad who introduced me to the game and it was those precious moments on the course that made me fall head over heels in love with golf and that love has deepened everyday since. To this day the saddest time for me on any golf course is the eighteenth tee, the round is coming to an end, my time in my sanctuary will be over until the next visit. Those visits have been few and far between, my wife gave birth to twins almost two years ago and she is expecting a third in March, throw in a few moves, life has been hectic. But its those times that I do get to play, I get as excited the night before as a kid on Christmas Eve.

Pulling up to the course, putting on your golf shoes, throwing your bag over your shoulder and head to the clubhouse. Check in at the pro shop get a bag of balls and head to the range to warm up. Stand there for a moment and take it all in and size up your imaginary opponents. “I can beat him” I say to myself and then turn to hit an iron stiff for a kick in birdie. Leaving the range, you walk over to the putting green for a few quick rolls to check the speed. They are never like the putting green on the course, unless you’re playing a private club. Next the sweetest sound blares from the old worn out PA saying that you’re next on the number one tee. Introductions are done and that’s were Sanctuary really starts for me,………..looking down that first fairway. You tee up your ball, swing the club and watch your ball sail down the fairway……….Okay, you watch it go someplace other than the fairway, doesn’t matter you are on the course.

I like to walk when I play it makes my time in sanctuary seem longer. When I have to ride I find that I’m at my next shot faster and you miss out on the serenity and energy of the golf course. Walking allows me to study the course get to know her and maybe understand her enough to give me a few breaks here and there. You always need those. But what I also enjoy most about walking is you get to smell the course, freshly mowed grass, the grill at the clubhouse, the changing of the seasons. If you are lucky enough to play by the ocean, waves splashing, the smell of salt water in the air and birds talking to one another.

That to me is my sanctuary, my private time in public. My Dad did that for me and I thank him with all of my heart. I think he knows what playing golf with him means to me and I know what it means to him. He long ago set the motion for what I am meant to do, In November of 2008 I passed my playing test and in June of 2009 I became a PGA Apprentice. I play and teach golf for a living and I am working towards my PGA Tour card. But the biggest thrill that I could ever have would to be able to play a round with my Dad in the sanctuary of sanctuary’s……..Augusta National, the home of the Masters!

I’m getting sleepy, going to bed and dream of golfing with my Dad and Son. Tomorrow is another day of practice and teaching the future of the game. I hope they grow to love the game as much as I do. Maybe one day golf will be my Son’s sanctuary, one can only dream.

My first Blog

I think it was watching the 1986 Masters with Jack walking up the 18th fairway on Sunday that I knew that I wanted to be a Professional Golfer. Fast forward 24 years later and I'm making that dream finally happen. It's a tough road to the "Big" Tour and with a wife and three kids makes it even tougher, balancing work, family time, and the commitment of time to have your game tour ready. The purpose of this blog is to let everyone know what is going on with me as I make this journey. There have been highs and lows already in this endeavor and I want you to see and hear first hand those stories. So, please forgive me if a few of the postings seem to be long as I learn the best way to post my thoughts and feelings.

I look forward to sharing with you everything that happens within my Professional and family life. My motto is "Fueling the 1% Machine!"