How to Start a New Job Well: Episode 29

This is a tale of two U.S. Senior Open golf spectators.

I'm a golf fan. So I was thrilled when my brother-in-law called me last Saturday with free tickets to the U.S. Senior Open at the Broadmoor Resort here in Colorado Springs. The ticket even included entrance into a hospitality tent called The Bunker with free food and drink. It was a real treat.

Lisa doesn't like golf. So of course she got a free ticket too and an invitation to the Focus on the Family hospitality tent, which I didn't even know existed. But I'm sure there was a very good reason for that. *sigh*

Anyway, before the big event, Lisa drops by my desk and asks, "Did you know golf stands for Gentlemen Only, Ladies Forbidden?" I was skeptical, understanding that Lisa is a closet feminist. So I looked it up on Snopes.com. Sure enough, my skepticism was warranted; that's not at all the origin of the word.

But that's not where the tale ends. Listen to The Boundless Show for more great stories from the Senior Tour's most prestigious event. Lisa's is particularly enjoyable, even if it is a little demeaning to the game.

The New Hire Handbook -- 6:15
Last week's Rountable was about how to land the job. This week, we'll tell you how to keep it by beginning well. It's part two of a three-part series on career advice for Christians. The talking points were taken from a blog I wrote last year titled, "Entering the Work Force Well." And though the tips may seem a bit obvious, you'd be surprised how many new hires I've worked with (some in Christian environments no less) that have forsaken every one of them.

Olympian Eli Bremer -- 17:53
You know how sometimes you become a fan of something as soon as you understand it? Well, it was like that as soon as I heard Eli Bremer talk about the origins of the Modern Pentathlon, which was modeled after "the Napoleonic courier and the skills this soldier would need to deliver his message." Cool stuff involving horseback riding, shooting, fencing, swimming and running. But that's not all Eli's about. In between his rigorous training, he leads a marriage small group at his church here in Colorado Springs.

The World is Watching -- 25:55
Do you know what it means to live outside your own self-absorption? Charlie Jarvis gives us a picture of a life worth living in part two of "Living a Dangerous Faith." Because the world is watching. The whole world is watching.

Candice and the Big Diss -- 36:02
I've been giving Candice some tough questions lately. But I know that Candice loves the tough ones; and that she is more than able to handle them. This week's questioner thinks Candice's advice is sometimes a bit idealistic for women who live in the "real world," particularly those working in a city and field where Jesus is a four letter word. How does Candice respond? Very well.

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1. Jo said the following at 1:54 PM on Aug 8:

Totally off topic, but since your office is in Colorado Springs, I'm wondering if any of you guys attend New Life Church??

2. Colette said the following at 2:32 PM on Aug 8:

Fellow golf fan right here! :)

3. Mike said the following at 3:42 PM on Aug 8:

Of course "GOLF" isn't an acronym for "Gentlemen Only, Ladies Forbidden." "GOLF" is really just "FLOG" spelled backwards. As in, "You keep flogging at the ball until you get the thing to go the direction you want it to..."

;-)

4. J.T. said the following at 1:02 AM on Aug 10:

In case Lisa was wondering, ignorance isn't an excuse in golf. That's why women aren't allowed.

5. Jen said the following at 11:05 AM on Aug 10:

I just was in Colorado Springs for the past three months working at Bear Trap Ranch. We spent time watching and studying The Truth Project. I met one of the men who works at FOTF. It was very cool.

6. Bethany said the following at 10:04 AM on Aug 11:

Now, now, Motte, anyone who's read The Hobbit knows where golf came from.

"Old Took's great-grand-uncle Bullroarer, who was so huge (for a Hobbit) that he could ride a horse. He charged the ranks of the goblins of Mount Gram in the Battle of the Green Fields, and knocked their king Golfinmbul's head clean off with a wooden club. It sailed a hundred yards through the air and went down a rabbit-hole, and in this way the battle was won and the game of Golf invented at the same moment."

(also, it's Napoleonic, as in Napoleon, not Nepolianic)