What it takes to build your ‘Best’ Team
“The way a team plays as a whole determines its success. You may have the greatest bunch of individual stars in the world, but if they don’t play together, the club won’t be worth a dime” - Babe Ruth, baseball legend “May the best team win” is a commonly heard expression at the beginning of a competitive sports event but the ‘best’ team isn’t necessarily the team made up of the ‘best’ players, the best team is exactly that;... [Read More...]
Building Your Runway
“Some of us have great run ways already built for us. If you have one, take off. But if you don’t have one, realize it is your responsibility to grab a shovel and build one for your self and those who will follow after you”- Amelia Earhart This quote reminds me of the great book Calum’s Road by Roger Hutchinson the story of a determined man building his own road on Skye. As I return form London to the Highlands of Scotland... [Read More...]
Get in the Zone, Stress Less, Succeed More.
“For this game you need, above all things, to be in a tranquil frame of mind” - Harry Vardon Top golfers know a thing or two about high pressure situations and as a Performance Coach I want to pass some of the secrets onto you. Imagine the eyes of thousands of spectators watching your every move on the golf course; close-up images of your every swing being displayed on huge TV screens for the benefit of those who don’t manage to bag a prime... [Read More...]
Using Golf Psychology for that Life Hole in One ?
“Once you get the basics down, it’s all mental” - Ken Venturi, pro golfer The golf psychology technique of visualisation is key to success in the game of golf. If you watch professional golfers in action, preparing to take a shot involves not only physical preparation in terms of achieving the correct stance and grip on the club, it involves mental preparation in terms of achieving the correct degree of focus and then visualising where they... [Read More...]
NLP and your well formed outcome
The Psychology of Golf and the Game of Life
“Eighteen holes of match or medal play will teach you more about your foe than will eighteen years of dealing with them across a desk…” It’s always said that you can learn a lot about someone and their psychology of life by their handshake. If you speak to a golf professional, they’ll add to that by saying that you can also learn a lot about someone by the way they play golf. Golf coach Tim Sanders says, “The way a player approaches... [Read More...]
Being flexible to achieve your goals
We’re all familiar with the concept of being hard, being steadfast and pursuing things in a straight path to our goals. What about being flexible? What does this hold for us? “Just as a sapless tree will split and decay So an inflexible force will meet defeat” – Tao Te Ching Flexibility can have as much power or more as sheer force of will and determination. Think of the power of water. One of the greatest athletes of... [Read More...]
The Leader as a Servant
“The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you. In between, the leader is a servant.” – Max Depree I’d like to talk about leadership in a way we perhaps don’t always think of it. In order to lead, we must know how to follow. Those born for a leadership role do not just seize the reigns of power and gallop on without an understanding of those they are leading. It doesn’t... [Read More...]
