Is it all in your head? Maybe.

The most important principle in mental toughness is your current level of desire and your future vision. You can learn the steps to take today that will build your momentum mentally for tomorrows successes.

Golf is probably one of the most fragile sports psychologically. I say often to my clients, "I'm a scratch player at what I do - and I don't know about you, but I know I can't enjoy the luxury of a negative thought".

Research shows that the mind doesn't lie to the body. Tense thoughts are followed by tense muscles and in golf, you can tighten up the wrong muscles enough to send your ball to another planet rather than the fairway you were aiming for. I don't know if you are a golfer, but if you are, you want to consistently knock strokes off your game. That I know for sure. It is also a known fact you can't leave the mental part of your sport or life to chance.

This is from a story about Tiger Woods - the worlds best golfer, and Michael Jordan - the world best basketball player:

The chatter was endless, and as always, Jordan was doing most of the talking.
He was asked after the round how many majors Woods might have won if he had to be paired with Jordan during the final round.

“Not as many,” Jordan said. “I can get in his head.”

Woods doesn’t argue.

“He wins all the time,” Woods said of the trash-talking battle.I’ll just throw out a jab every now and then, but basically this
is my home court, so it’s a little easier for me. On his court, it would be a little different deal.”

So what's your chatter? Who and what pulls you out of state? The understanding of state management on or off the course, in or out of the game or office - is one of the most important skills to learn to win any game.

What conditions must you create within yourself to experience the next level in your game? Your life?

Oh my game? My "Show Time" ...Life!