5 Elements Blog
Your daily dose of the 5 Elements of Success to strengthen
your golf game and enrich your life!
Fear of Failure
Recently I have had several conversations with adult players, junior players and their parents about the state of their games and development as a whole. I understand that many of us are not where we would like to be in our development as a golfer, and it made me think, why not? Why do we think we are not going to be good. Why do we feel that we will not obtain our goal? As I sat down to write...
Do We Need Shoes?
Ever since you were young, you jammed your feet in socks and shoes, why? Well because your parents put them on and society told you to keep them on. The shoes you wore as a kid didn’t even fit your feet properly. The toe box is narrow and it jammed your toes together, the sole is cushiony, making it feel like you were walking on a pillow and the heel is much higher than your toes. None of this m...
There Is No Sudden Breakthrough
It is common in golf, or sports in general, to hear someone say things like, “where did that kid come from?”, “he/she came out of nowhere to win”, “I don’t know what happened but suddenly my game improved by 5 strokes.” Let’s look at this “sudden” breakthrough syndrome. In my opinion, no one in the history of anything just “suddenly” got better. It takes many hours, d...
SMART Goals
Whatever your goals may be in life and golf, make sure they’re S.M.A.R.T! Too often we get caught up in the bigger picture and forget where we’re going along the way. This causes too high of expectations and decreased self esteem and efficacy when an unrealistic goal is not met. So, in order to prevent derailing from your original goal from fatigue, frustration and failure. Set yourself up...
How To Be Your Best
All in my pursuit of helping thousands of athletes both young and old become the best version of themselves, I have asked thousands of athletes and other successful people how they reached their successes, and to no surprise it sounds easy! If you have tuned in to any of my newsletters or articles you have also heard me mention, “easy is hard.” You may be wondering, what do the best people ...
