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...]
The secret skills of Great Leaders –Visioning the Future
“A vision is not just a picture of what could be; it is an appeal to our better selves, a call to become something more” - Rosabeth Moss Kanter, American business speaker Visualisation is a key mental skill in terms of achieving full potential in competitive sport. With visualisation, an athlete not only learns how to picture themselves in a winning performance, they learn to see beyond a picture of what could be by developing a clear vision... [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...]
“its not Unusual” or What I learnt from Tommy Woodward ?
Sitting in the living room on Sunday morning drinking coffee and listening to Tom Jones on Desert Island Discs . And he told the story of being a kid and how he would get his mother to introduce him in the kitchen. HIs real name was Tommy Woodward and he would get his mum to say “Ladies and Gentlemen Tommy Woodward and only then would appear from behind the kitchen curtain to start singing. Tom said when he heard his last name he know he would... [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
NLP and focusing to clear the clutter !
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...]
