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A Guru
tells You How To Win
Bob Rotella, is recognized as the top Sports
Psychologist in the world and has dedicated his
life to helping athletes use their minds to
take them to the top.
Bob says, "When you watch major
golf championships don't be fooled by the calm
expressions - they sweat over every shot;
they're nervous. The big difference is the top
performers have learned that success isn't so
much about who has the best swing; it is will
their minds let them win?
To win your Major focus on
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1. remember, the only thing
that makes this event a Major is how you think
about it.
2. fill your head with positive
thoughts - on what you want to happen rather
than what you're afraid might happen.
3. stay "in the moment" which
means being aware of what is going on right
here and now. We might be dwelling on the past
or we may be fantasizing about the future. As
with all unmindful activity, we have no
awareness that this fantasizing is pointless.
All it does is reinforce unhelpful emotional
tendencies that can never truly enrich our
lives.
4. welcome the feeling, prepare
your mind to thrive on the excitement that
comes from the situation.
To deal with the pressure you
can either downplay its importance or you can
emphasise it as ultra-important. For most the
best advice is to downplay the event. Remember,
it's just a golf course, it has grass like
every other course, it has greens like every
other course, the balls and clubs don't know
the difference. Only your mind knows it's a
Major.
Focus only on the positive, but
if you can't stand the idea of exclusively
positive thinking, then eliminate all negative
thoughts - those thoughts that are left over
will be fine. Don't allow your mind to wander
onto "not" thoughts - playing not to miss the
cut, not to embarrass yourself, or even not to
play badly. Don't let your fears control your
thinking. Make sure you're committed to an
attitude of playing great, as opposed to not
play badly.
You need to want to win, which
means doing everything it takes to stay in a
position to win. Champions stay in contention
regardless of how they're hitting the ball. It
takes tremendous self control not to get
panicky. You have to be committed to your plan.
If you lose your discipline, you can begin to
lose your self-confidence and, once that
falters, you lose control of your game.
All the great ones have felt it
- in the hours of their highest hopes, at those
climactic moments, they have felt it. On the
first tee they feel it, and on the 18th green
at the British Open. Harry Vardon felt it, and
so did Bobby Jones - it is nearly universal
among those who do great things. It is the
feeling of champions - it is the feeling that
you're about to throw up.
"Don't buy into the myth that
great players don't get nervous," Bob Rotella
says. "Their hearts beat faster, their hands
shake just like everyone else's."
Article Source:
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About the
writer
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Neil Handley graduated as a Bachelor of
Economics and Accountant. After some 20 years
as a stock broker Neil turned to property
development. He then acquired a controlling
interest in a property development company
listed on the stock exchange and became CEO. He
has been involved in developing residential
subdivisions, industrial subdivisions,shopping
centres, office buildings and medium density
residential dwellings in Sydney's north shore,
Northern Districts, Parramatta and Liverpool
areas and on the Gold Coast, Queensland. One
office building was sold to the AMP for $25ml.
Neil's company advises on building wealth via
property.
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