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GOLF
- THE MIND FACTOR NEWSLETTER 4 Jan 2008
by
Dr Karl Morris
www.golf-brain.com
Happy New Year!!
Welcome to the first MIND
FACTOR newsletter of 2008 with some
new features and regular fortnightly access to information
geared to help you move in your chosen direction.
Let me begin though by asking you a tough question!
- What is THE best golf hole you
have EVER played?
- If there was just ONE single memory
of a hole you have played where would it be and
WHY is it SO special?
Over the next year, we are going to ‘play’
some of the finest golf holes on the planet, we are
going to start with my personal favourite but I need
YOUR help by you sending in YOUR
detailed description of your favourite to me direct
at sales@golf-brain.com
Give me as much detail as you can as you describe your
special place.
Imagine, as the year builds, what kind of course this
will turn out to be!
LEGENDARY GOLF HOLES
The first hole on our Legendary Holes course is the
majestic par 3 12th at Royal Birkdale scene of the 2008
Open Championship.
Even off the back tees at just over 180 yards this is
not a short hole that protects itself with length. There
is a deeply beautiful aspect to the ruggedness of Birkdale
that in my opinion has no match.
You have little margin for error on the
12th as there are bunkers on either side of the green
and sand-hills covered in scrub tower over either side.
As you stand on the the, the green actually looks much
smaller than it really is. The view around you is breathtaking
and into the wind this is a seriously good test of shotmaking.
Miss the green either side and you are in big trouble.
Being the 12th hole it can be that piviotal moment in
your round where a well played hole can give great momentum
to your finish. A fabulous hole on a magnificient golf
course.
BOOK CLUB
Every fortnight, I will review a book
I feel could improve your Golf, perhaps your business
or even your life in general.
Zen Golf
By Dr Joseph Parent with an endorsement by Vijay Singh
Is a wonderful golf book that connects
mind and body.
Leaning heavily on his Buddhist teachings
Parent puts together a series of simple yet profound
teachings that are hugely beneficial.
He writes with great authority and with the essence
of someone who is actually teaching this in the real
world with real clients as opposed to academic theory.
His
comments on gaining awareness of your thoughts can only
help you in the quest for mental clarity and calmness.
RESEARCH
Why most goal setting is
DOOMED!!!
I know it is the time of year when we all are supposed
to set New Year's Resolutions but why is it that MOST
of the great ideas and plans are doomed to FAIL?
Is this next year going to be MORE
of the same or are you going to take some ACTION
and look back at the end of THIS year
with a genuine glow of achievement?
Richard Wiseman, of the University of Hertfordshire,
led the team that tracked more than 3,000 people attempting
to achieve a range of goals and intentions including
losing weight, heading to the gym, quitting smoking
or drinking less. The participants were randomly placed
into one of several groups.
At the start of the project, 52% of the participants
were confident of success but Wiseman found that only
12% actually achieved their goals.
This is a staggering reflection on how little we know
about RE-WIRING our brain. Men were
22% more likely to succeed when they set goals for themselves,
such as losing a pound a week rather than losing weight
in general. In addition, men tended to succeed when
they focused on rewards, such as losing weight to become
more attractive to the opposite sex.
Women were more successful at keeping
their resolutions when they told family and friends
about their plans. They also responded better to encouragement
not to give up if they reverted to old habits temporarily
- such as treating a chocolate binge as a setback rather
than failure. Telling others increased women's chance
of keeping resolutions by 10%.
"Men may be more likely to adopt
a macho attitude and have unrealistic expectations,
and so simple goal setting helps them achieve more,"
said Wiseman. "Likewise, women might be reluctant
to tell others about their resolutions, and so benefit
more from the social support provided by friends and
family once they have made their goals public."
He says that women could write down their
resolutions on a big piece of paper, sign it and place
it somewhere prominent at home. Family and friends could
even provide helpful nudges throughout the year.
The researchers found that the resolutions
most likely to succeed were: enjoy life more, which
32% of people stuck to; improve your fitness (29%);
lose weight (28%); be more organised (27%); quit or
cut down drinking (25%); quit or cut down smoking (24%).
An incredibly interesting piece of research
that backs up what most of us know in our hearts. I
am absolutely convinced that we need to KNOW
how to perform DAILY RITUALS of SUCCESS.
In the new PLAYERS PROGRAMME
you will find the most detailed information of how to
literally rewire your brain and be guaranteed to move
in the direction of success. Some of the information
has never been released before and is backed up by cutting
edge research. I know that you are wondering how much
this will cost but what VALUE would
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of success?
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ATTENTION ALL
PGA PROS
Attend MIND FACTOR
courses with Karl Morris :
DATES:
PSYCHOLOGY OF PRACTICE
Weds 16 Jan at The Belfry
Tues 22 Jan at Silvermere, Surrey
MIND FACTOR
Weds 30 Jan at The Belfry
Weds 6 Feb in Dublin
To book contact Debbie Stockton at the PGA on 01675
470333
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