After a cold and snowy winter, golfers are anxious to get out on the links on the first warm, sunny day. Without preparation the day could turn from joy to frustration very quickly. Winners win in advance. They know how to direct their thoughts.
To have a consistently strong mental game means you need to prepare your thoughts and strategy long before you get to the golf course. Spring is a good time to look at your emotional strategy so it will carry a good mental game through the summer.
In order to play for consistently low scores, it is mandatory to control your level of emotions while playing golf. Your emotions are affected by your beliefs. It is not possible to have a feeling without first experiencing a thought. You are the only one who thinks in your head. You alone control what thoughts enter into your data bank. You have the power to choose what thoughts you want to own. Your thoughts create your reality.
- Emotions are a natural result of being human.
- Feelings are how we choose to interpret those emotions.
- Feelings are the result of your thoughts.
- You have control over the thoughts in your head.
- Therefore, you have control over your emotions by choosing your thoughts wisely.
Good results come from making good decisions.
Good decisions come from when you are in a positive state of mind.
Bad results come from making bad decisions.
Bad results come from when you are in a negative state of mind.
Stress happens when your game doesn’t meet your expectations and you don’t manage your reaction.
Expectation is the root of all heartache.
– William Shakespeare
The way we perceive what happens to us is a major factor in being successful.
Focusing on the negative comes easier to your brain.
Focusing on the positive comes easier to your heart.
Play from your heart by remembering why you love to play golf.
Play “in the zone” with Joan
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