DEAR COLLETT
I Am Talking About Golf.
On precision, composure, quiet authority — and the question that changed everything.
Remember the new hobby I mentioned during my influencer phase? The one that became so addicting that I would practice it every single day. Usually alone. Usually talking to myself the whole time — sometimes yelling at myself and sometimes cheering myself on.
It was addicting in a way I had not felt in two years since leaving my corporate career.
For 25 years I got up every single morning at 6am and went straight to my office in my pajamas, without brushing my teeth, and with coffee in hand.
For 25 years I got up every single morning at 6am and went straight to my office in my pajamas, without brushing my teeth, and with coffee in hand to see what had happened in my email since I had logged off the night before. After about an hour of making sure the world had survived with me sound asleep for 8 hours, I could then carry on with grabbing a bite, catching a few minutes of the news, and then officially getting dressed for the day. This was if I was working from home that day — it was a whole other story when I was headed to the airport for a 6am flight.
I would spend the day fighting battles, solving problems, coaching my team through challenges, giving them therapy when they lost a sale and celebrating with them when they won (which was usually the case). At the end of the day when someone asked me how my day was I would say "FINE", without even realizing what I had accomplished that day, and then I would do it again the next day.
I LOVED IT. When I left my job, I MISSED IT.
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My new hobby got me outside, made me feel alive again, and in so many ways reminded me of the battle grounds within the corporate world that I had just emerged from.
It required precision, composure, and quiet authority. It required me to dress the part and look the part even when I didn't feel like I fit in at first.
It reminded me that you can be at the top of your game one day, and the next — you simply have a bad day. And guess what, it happens to everyone.
It reminded me of my early days of feeling like a little girl in a man's world, but knowing I could always do more or do better. It reminded me that there will always be someone who underestimates you. Whether it's the client who demands they would rather talk to your male counterpart, or the guy that says "Good for her!" when he hears you are taking lessons for your new hobby.
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I am talking about golf.
And the more I fell in love with this game, the more I found myself asking a question I could not shake.
Why does a sport built on precision, composure, and quiet authority have so few brands that actually speak to the women playing at the highest level?
The ones who pursue excellence every single day and approach sport, style, and life with clarity, precision, and a lasting sense of refinement.
That question changed everything.
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