Confidence in your golf game comes from both physical and mental training. Begin now to let go of the self-talk that sabotages your self-confidence on the golf course, and affirm daily your belief in yourself and in your abilities. You know that you have the ability because you have seen many good shots in your past golf games. Choose to believe in what you can do, not in affirming what didn’t work.
One of the ways to develop a belief in yourself and your abilities is by positive thinking and nurturing affirmations. Since the turn of the century, noted hypnotherapist Emile Coue (1857-1926) discovered that if you repeat an affirmation enough, and the affirmation is possible, the brain will produce the belief in physical reality. For his clients Coue devised the affirmation to be said daily upon arising, “Every day, in every way, I’m getting better and better.”
What is an affirmation?
An affirmation is a positive thought that you consciously choose to put into your belief system to produce a specific desired result. A good example is the Nike slogan, “Just Do It!” An affirmation is always stated in the present time such as I am; not as I will try, or I hope. Through repetition it replaces the negative belief in your subconscious mind (authoritarian messages from the past). It is your key for opening the door to positive thinking. You can re-program your brain in this way for your own personal success.
The purpose for using affirmations and imagery is to bring you to accept the belief that you desire to have happen. Writing is an extremely powerful technique. Write only one affirmation at a time. As you write the affirmation and imagine yourself being/doing it, think what it means to you and notice any objection to it by your conscious mind. Write this doubt next to the affirmation. Write in this manner until there are no more objections to acceptance of the affirmation. With constant repetition the affirmation is accepted by the subconscious mind and translated into its physical equivalent.
Affirmations enhanced with imagery and good feelings almost always reach the subconscious mind, because it is the feeling mind. Once accepted, these affirming statements continue to produce the same body reaction over and over again. It is a form of autosuggestion. Affirmations give you permission to be or do what you want by rewiring your brain.
For more information about golf affirmations go to pmi4.com and click on Archived Newsletters, August 2002, Affirmations.
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Audio affirmations are available on the Positive Mental Imagery self-hypnosis golf CDs, “Confident Putting for Lower Scores,” “Concentration for Consistent Golf,” and “Confidence to Win Golf Tournaments” available at www.pmi4.com/cart
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