{"id":1111,"date":"2013-01-16T20:56:20","date_gmt":"2013-01-16T20:56:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/positivementalimagery.com\/blog\/?p=1111"},"modified":"2013-01-16T20:56:20","modified_gmt":"2013-01-16T20:56:20","slug":"golfer-needs-more-confidence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/positivementalimagery.com\/blog\/golfer-needs-more-confidence\/","title":{"rendered":"Golfer needs more confidence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em>\u00a0\u201cMy biggest problem in golf is lack of confidence. How can I convince myself that I am capable?\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cConfidence has to be the golfer\u2019s greatest single weapon\u2026if he believes he can get the ball into the hole, a lot of the time he will, even if his technique appears to be unorthodox or even downright faulty.\u201d\u00a0<\/em> &#8212; Jack Nicklaus<\/p>\n<p>Self-confidence is a product of the way you view yourself.\u00a0 If your view of yourself is positive, you feel good about yourself whether you had a good or bad round.\u00a0 Make a point to notice the way you talk to yourself on and off the course.\u00a0 Replace negative thoughts with thoughts that can boost your self-confidence.\u00a0 For example, say to yourself, \u201cI have hit this shot dozens of times before and I can do it again now\u201d, rather than,\u00a0 \u201cI need to hit this shot close for a birdie to make up for the double on the last hole.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Sit down with a pencil and piece of paper and write down all the qualities that make you a special person.\u00a0 Every day for several weeks read through this list of your good qualities.\u00a0 Every time you catch yourself thinking or talking negatively about yourself, replace that thought with a compliment from your list.<\/p>\n<p>After every round of golf, make a list of all the shots you hit well during your round.\u00a0 Read through the ever-growing list every day for several weeks using\u00a0 imagery to reinforce your memory of\u00a0 these good shots.\u00a0 Strengthen the memory of these shots by complimenting yourself with praise, a fist pump, or a smile\u00a0to anchor the successful shot into your subconscious mind.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong><em>Play \u201cIn the Zone\u201d With Joan<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong><em>Entrain Your Heart &amp; Mind for Peak Performances<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0\u201cMy biggest problem in golf is lack of confidence. How can I convince myself that I am capable?\u201d\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cConfidence has to be the golfer\u2019s greatest single weapon\u2026if he believes he can get the ball into the hole, a lot of &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/positivementalimagery.com\/blog\/golfer-needs-more-confidence\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"pjgm-metanav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1111","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-minute-mental-tips"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/positivementalimagery.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1111","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/positivementalimagery.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/positivementalimagery.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/positivementalimagery.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/positivementalimagery.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1111"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/positivementalimagery.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1111\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1127,"href":"https:\/\/positivementalimagery.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1111\/revisions\/1127"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/positivementalimagery.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1111"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/positivementalimagery.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1111"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/positivementalimagery.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1111"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}