Mental Game
The Power of Gratitude
According to the Oxford Dictionary, gratitude is the quality of being thankful; or a readiness to show appreciation for and to return kindness. Expressing our gratitude to others, and as a result, it can have powerful effects on our relationships. By expressing gratitude to others, we improve communication, strengthen individual bonds, show greater empathy, increase our likeability and thus our ac...
Golf IQ
In psychology, intelligence quotient, or IQ, is a term commonly used to describe an individual’s intelligence level, in a given area. Thanks to the work of Howard Garner, in his best selling book Multiple Intelligences, intelligence is no longer thought to be unidimensional and can be measured across many domains including social, emotional, interpersonal, intrapersonal and even music. So what a...
Pick a Target for Golf Mental Game Practice
When it comes to golf focus, your target may not always be what you think, but whatever you are thinking is always your target. You might be wondering, what on earth does that mean? Golf psychology can be a tough nut to crack, but when you take the time to get to know how our minds work, you can have a better understanding of training your brain to focus better and improve your overall golf ment...
The Heat is On: How the rising temperatures affect our mental game
Few years back, I had the opportunity to play a local Connecticut Open qualifier with Ivan Lendl. For those of you who don’t know Lendl, he is considered by many (including myself) to be one of the best men’s tennis players of all time. He was ranked world No. 1 for 270 weeks at the peak of his career, and won 94 singles titles including 8 grand slams. I loved watching tennis growing up and I ...
Anger
Anger is considered one of the six universal emotions expressed throughout the world (surprise, disgust, enjoyment, fear, and sadness being the others). Anger most often boils to the surface when we are either prevented from getting something we want, or when we perceive that we are being treated unfairly. Anger can be dangerous leading to violence and aggression, and it can be physiologica...
