The thing I need to learn the most? Apparently I need to learn how to golf. There’s a few reasons for this.
The first – I’m the only girl on an all-guys account team. For the most part I can keep up with the boys. I teach them a few things too. Like how to properly use the following terms: btw, ftw, totes, perf, samies and twinsies.(For example, in conversation with my boss on Monday, I yell over – we have offices next to each other – “hey, I’m going to shoot that email over.” He replies “Perf!”, quite proud of himself. I also teach them a little about music. We all (almost all) have a love now for Carly Rae, Ke$ha and the Biebs. But, I need to pull myself together in the sports department. Yes, I can talk Browns, Cavs and Indians. But when it comes to golf and taking our clients golfing, I have no clue.
The other reason I want to learn – well…this Forbes article told me to. After reviewing the list with a couple coworkers, we realized I had all the other ones down except for #9b about golfing.
Of course, I’ll need pink clubs…
The nine rules women should follow according to Julie Steinberg:
- Work hard
- Do work no one else wants to do
- Cultivate the people in charge
- Know what you want and go for it
- Promote yourself legitimately
- Network with your peers
- Make your own career
- Leave to get ahead
- Dress well and play golf
So there it is. I’m going to learn how to play golf. Maybe not today, tomorrow or even this month. But I have a couple coworkers who are willing to teach me.
So wish me (and them) luck!
Life in the CLE 
I feel the same way about golf. A few years ago, a couple partners invited me to an outing. I went, hit a squirrel with a ball, and had to drive the cart the rest of the day. Lessons would be good…
maybe we should take this up together. golf is always something i have wanted to learn. just have never gone through with paying for the lessons and all that … though i should warn you, while i do have my own clubs, used like three times maybe … so almost new … the last time they were used i hit my ex in the head (circa like 2000-ish or so), which resulted in stitches. and no thats not why we broke up … at the driving range getting a ‘lesson’ and had no idea he was behind me when i went to take a swing 😉 and to this day i still wonder why the columbus crew (who i was interning for) wouldnt actually let me play in the golf outing that year!!
I just acquired a set of clubs and a bag (seriously – from a friend that reads the blog). So what I’m saying is, I’m in. One of my female coworkers offered to give lessons, as well as a couple other coworkers. I say we take them up on it. If nothing else, good blog content for us both 🙂