“If you don’t like where you are, change it! You’re not a tree” – Jim Rohn
How often do you smile when you are playing? Once a round….twice…three times. I’m guessing, you probably have never thought about it and never took note. Have you ever wondered how many times you get upset with yourself? But, I’m certain you did take note of the situations where your golf just didn’t work out in your favour.
As you would probably guess “smiling” is a modality about feeling good. But before I continue, what has to happen in order for you to feel good?
Do you need to be able to hit a 300 yard shot?
Do you need to hit below par?
Do you need to hit below your handicap?
Do you need to hit every shot on the fairway?
Do you need to win every competition that you enter?
Do you have to achieve all your goals?
Do you have to be told that you are respected and appreciate you by your peers?
Do you need to be known by the right people?
What really has to happen in order for you to feel good? The truth is that nothing has to happen in order for you to feel good. You can feel good right now for absolutely no reason what so ever.
“As long as we structure our lives in a way where out happiness is dependent upon something, we cannot control, then we will experience pain” – Tony Robbins
Therefore they key to you succeeding in the game of golf is about feeling good about yourself. It’s really simple.
If you apply this rule from this day forwards - “that no matter what happens, you are going to enjoy playing”.
To adopt this rule is to raise your standards. It means that you will hold yourself to higher standards of enjoying yourself despite the condition of the moment. It really means that you are conditioned yourself to commit to being more intelligent, more flexible, more creative and more focus. It will allow you to experience the true richness of life.
Golf is a reflection of your life. Life is a variable event. So why not take it with a smile.
In signing off, remember “One Small Step Forwards, One Giant Leap to Unleashing Your Potential”
Sunday, May 18, 2008
Saturday, April 12, 2008
Are You Placing Limits On Yourself?
What would it be like to live in the shadow of Tiger Woods (or Michael Jordan or Roger Federer or Lance Armstrong for you other minded athletes)? I would say it would be pretty difficult to surpass their greatness.
When you are always measuring yourself by the best, it is pretty hard to measure up. But isn't that the problem? We limit ourselves by today's best. But that’s not the problem.
Gees. Am I confusing you? Stick with me and I’ll explain.
So what do I mean? Our golf levels of standards fluctuate from game to game. But imagine if besides you Tiger Woods decided to join you for a round of 9 holes. Would your level of play be better or worse in this instance?
I’m pretty certain that your level of game would rise dramatically.
There is no doubt that on this special occasion, your focus and your concentration on every shot would be like a laser beam. Further more, you would also be analyzing Tiger Woods game very carefully, wondering what specific aspects you could use in yours.
Your game would simply be on a different par that you had never seen before.
Why is that? That’s because consciously we demand more from ourselves than we normally would. And your unconscious mind would produce and deliver the shots.
So the question that I’m asking you is how do you normally measure yourself? And how can you achieve a higher consistent result?
Let me ask you a question why do the best golf layers have coaches? That’s because they want to reach the next plateau, the next level of greatness. Shouldn’t you?
You need to take that step if you want to massively change your result. Massive results are achieved when you apply the right mind power to your game.
If you want to take that step to achieve extraordinary results and see massive improvements, visit my web site to learn how you can apply some simple mind power techniques that will change your game forever. Click on the following link Your Golf Slice of Heaven
When you are always measuring yourself by the best, it is pretty hard to measure up. But isn't that the problem? We limit ourselves by today's best. But that’s not the problem.
Gees. Am I confusing you? Stick with me and I’ll explain.
So what do I mean? Our golf levels of standards fluctuate from game to game. But imagine if besides you Tiger Woods decided to join you for a round of 9 holes. Would your level of play be better or worse in this instance?
I’m pretty certain that your level of game would rise dramatically.
There is no doubt that on this special occasion, your focus and your concentration on every shot would be like a laser beam. Further more, you would also be analyzing Tiger Woods game very carefully, wondering what specific aspects you could use in yours.
Your game would simply be on a different par that you had never seen before.
Why is that? That’s because consciously we demand more from ourselves than we normally would. And your unconscious mind would produce and deliver the shots.
So the question that I’m asking you is how do you normally measure yourself? And how can you achieve a higher consistent result?
Let me ask you a question why do the best golf layers have coaches? That’s because they want to reach the next plateau, the next level of greatness. Shouldn’t you?
You need to take that step if you want to massively change your result. Massive results are achieved when you apply the right mind power to your game.
If you want to take that step to achieve extraordinary results and see massive improvements, visit my web site to learn how you can apply some simple mind power techniques that will change your game forever. Click on the following link Your Golf Slice of Heaven
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Tennis Champion Virginia Wade shares Her Feelings about fear of success
In an arena that shares some remarkable similarities with golf, tennis player Virginia Wade isolates the lack of ruthlessness as her particular Achilles heel.
“I think one of my problems was that I was afraid to win, I never really won as much as I should have won. I think I’m afraid of winning, because the moment you win, you have much more pressure to continue produce similar performances.”
Wow. That is profound. So how does that relate to your game of golf? Have you ever wondered why your game goes up and down from one day to the next?
Why is it then when the moment comes it is so much harder to tackle? That is the time when you think “God, I’m just tired today; I feel awful; I don’t even feel like playing” And that’s when you desire goes out of the window.
Wanting to play your best….wanting to be consistent….wanting to win is a fair request, correct? So when the pressure is on, how well do you handle yourself? How strong is your mental game?
In today’s tennis & golf world, Roger Federer and Tiger Woods stand shoulders above the rest of the field. Although both games are vastly different, they share similarities.
What areas can you learn from them? How well can you apply this knowledge within you?
This Blogsite is specifically designed to help you maximise your golf potential. Every month, I will come out with two articles that will look at various aspects of the mental game and how we can best apply some of these techniques to ones own game.
Of course, I would be grateful for any comments, queries, questions and suggestions that you might have
“I think one of my problems was that I was afraid to win, I never really won as much as I should have won. I think I’m afraid of winning, because the moment you win, you have much more pressure to continue produce similar performances.”
Wow. That is profound. So how does that relate to your game of golf? Have you ever wondered why your game goes up and down from one day to the next?
Why is it then when the moment comes it is so much harder to tackle? That is the time when you think “God, I’m just tired today; I feel awful; I don’t even feel like playing” And that’s when you desire goes out of the window.
Wanting to play your best….wanting to be consistent….wanting to win is a fair request, correct? So when the pressure is on, how well do you handle yourself? How strong is your mental game?
In today’s tennis & golf world, Roger Federer and Tiger Woods stand shoulders above the rest of the field. Although both games are vastly different, they share similarities.
What areas can you learn from them? How well can you apply this knowledge within you?
This Blogsite is specifically designed to help you maximise your golf potential. Every month, I will come out with two articles that will look at various aspects of the mental game and how we can best apply some of these techniques to ones own game.
Of course, I would be grateful for any comments, queries, questions and suggestions that you might have
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Your Golf Slice of Heaven
Is your golf a slice of heaven or a slice of hell?
As you know there are literally thousands of different situations that you will encounter on the golf course where the brain takes over.
However, in what way do you want your brain to take over? Will it be a slice to heaven or a slice to hell?
After all, aren't we all are looking for more consistent results with every round of golf you play.
You want to save shots, shoot a lower score and get down to lowest handicap that you feel you are capable of achieving.
I know there are thousands and thousands of golfers around the world like you who are so passionate about their golf, and want to take charge of this crazy game instead of letting it control you.
Don't you hate that in life when you don't have control of your every day circumstances? Yes of course we can't control everything but I am sure you structure things so that you are in charge of what you do daily. You organise your daily or weekly routine to suit you, as best as possible. So why is it that when you are out there playing golf that the "GeeBee" or our golfing brain blows up all your plans to have a good round?
And the simple answer to that is what you focus on. So here's a tip to help you out in your next round.
Let me explain in the following example on the "Visual" side of the brain for a moment:
Ok so you are out there on the course and you are half way through your round. Your ball is lying about five to six club lengths from the middle of a big deep sand bunker. The sand is beautiful beach white, and fluffy. The grass around the pot is beautifully manicured like a newly trimmed hedge. The green is elevated and sits above and behind the bunker. Can you get the picture?
Now, you haven't been chipping that well and you know that if you knife the shot over the pot that the lake behind the green will swallow your ball. You are determined not to fluff this chip.
You are in a super tight match and a good chip and one putt will secure you keeping the honour for the next hole and make the nine dormy. All these thoughts are racing through your mind. It's your shot and everyone in the group is watching you. You don't want to rush, but you don't want to be holding your playing partners up either.
You are determined NOT to get in the bunker and here's what the brain does: The more you focus on the sand and not going in the bunker, the more your brain cannot help but focus on the negative....THIS IS THE WAY THE SUBCONSCIOUS WORKS!
So what is the answer? - You need to focus on what you want to happen, the actual outcome. While this may seem similar to what you were thinking, it is actually poles apart. The next time you are out there on the course... focus on the outcome and see what happens. Focus on what you want. Say the things that you want to happen.
So how do we change our thought processes to focus on the outcome not on the danger? We need to fully understand why this happens? It's to do with how we have been programmed.
As a fellow sporting peak performance coach, I know how great it is to play great shots and to walk off the course knowing I am playing to the level that I knew I could. It is heaps better than the pain and frustration I used to feel and walking off the course wondering why I ever stepped on to it.
So enjoy. Get motivated. And if you would like some extra help getting your golf mind into serious shape.... because hopefully you'll be playing for a long time yet to come, use the link below to find out more about how we can help you.
Your Golf Slice of Heaven
Shouln't your golf be a slice of heaven?
As you know there are literally thousands of different situations that you will encounter on the golf course where the brain takes over.
However, in what way do you want your brain to take over? Will it be a slice to heaven or a slice to hell?
After all, aren't we all are looking for more consistent results with every round of golf you play.
You want to save shots, shoot a lower score and get down to lowest handicap that you feel you are capable of achieving.
I know there are thousands and thousands of golfers around the world like you who are so passionate about their golf, and want to take charge of this crazy game instead of letting it control you.
Don't you hate that in life when you don't have control of your every day circumstances? Yes of course we can't control everything but I am sure you structure things so that you are in charge of what you do daily. You organise your daily or weekly routine to suit you, as best as possible. So why is it that when you are out there playing golf that the "GeeBee" or our golfing brain blows up all your plans to have a good round?
And the simple answer to that is what you focus on. So here's a tip to help you out in your next round.
Let me explain in the following example on the "Visual" side of the brain for a moment:
Ok so you are out there on the course and you are half way through your round. Your ball is lying about five to six club lengths from the middle of a big deep sand bunker. The sand is beautiful beach white, and fluffy. The grass around the pot is beautifully manicured like a newly trimmed hedge. The green is elevated and sits above and behind the bunker. Can you get the picture?
Now, you haven't been chipping that well and you know that if you knife the shot over the pot that the lake behind the green will swallow your ball. You are determined not to fluff this chip.
You are in a super tight match and a good chip and one putt will secure you keeping the honour for the next hole and make the nine dormy. All these thoughts are racing through your mind. It's your shot and everyone in the group is watching you. You don't want to rush, but you don't want to be holding your playing partners up either.
You are determined NOT to get in the bunker and here's what the brain does: The more you focus on the sand and not going in the bunker, the more your brain cannot help but focus on the negative....THIS IS THE WAY THE SUBCONSCIOUS WORKS!
So what is the answer? - You need to focus on what you want to happen, the actual outcome. While this may seem similar to what you were thinking, it is actually poles apart. The next time you are out there on the course... focus on the outcome and see what happens. Focus on what you want. Say the things that you want to happen.
So how do we change our thought processes to focus on the outcome not on the danger? We need to fully understand why this happens? It's to do with how we have been programmed.
As a fellow sporting peak performance coach, I know how great it is to play great shots and to walk off the course knowing I am playing to the level that I knew I could. It is heaps better than the pain and frustration I used to feel and walking off the course wondering why I ever stepped on to it.
So enjoy. Get motivated. And if you would like some extra help getting your golf mind into serious shape.... because hopefully you'll be playing for a long time yet to come, use the link below to find out more about how we can help you.
Your Golf Slice of Heaven
Shouln't your golf be a slice of heaven?
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
