I would like to share excerpts from GOLF…THE GREAT REVEALER! In it, you’ll read about the greatest game ever created and many of the metaphors between golf and life. These same metaphors are applicable to pool and life. Anywhere in these quotes that the word "golf" is mentioned, the word "pool" can be substituted.
“Golf tends to be extra frustrating to those with excellent physical or mental abilities but lacking in discipline.”
“Preparation is of the utmost importance in anything worthwhile. A golfer is prepared to diagnose weaknesses and create solutions if they realize today’s round is an evaluation of their mental strength. Today’s round is not a false report; it is an accurate report.”
“Golf has a way of exposing those who refuse to accept and strengthen their mental weaknesses.”
“If you are not at peace with yourself, you may shoot excellent scores, but you will not rise to your potential.”
“Most golfers stop improving because they don’t identify their weaknesses and are mentally undisciplined when they practice.”
“Underneath your most difficult frustrations are your greatest lessons. You can erupt as those frustrations surface, or you can have the patience to look underneath those frustrations and find access to your greatest treasures. This principle applies to golf and life!”
“We are what we are in life, not because of what has happened to us, but because of how we responded to what happened to us. If you do not credit your past problems with making you stronger and wiser, that needs to change immediately. Not because you hope it is true. But because you have learned from those experiences and what you learned has made you stronger.”
“If one learns from every mistake they make, mistakes become so profitable that they should not be regarded as mistakes. They become gateways to enlightenment! When one gets that epiphany, they become willing to work on things so difficult that they make mistakes, so their rate of learning increases.”
“It doesn’t make any difference what your past has been. You must reject any notion that the rest of your life is dictated by your upbringing, what others have done to you, things you experienced beyond your control, or your previous bad decisions. You have the power to change the rest of your life!”
The principles of practice, playing well under pressure, and the long process of steady improvement are the same in pool as they are for golf. The reason why...they are both dealing with our brain, human nature, and all its proclivities, physics, biomechanics, and anatomy.
When one understands the keys to getting "In the Zone" in golf, they will also understand how to get in that place in pool. To play at a level that far exceeds our normal levels, and gets one as near to their potential as possible, one should know these things:
* How to get in the zone
* How to stay in it
* What tosses one from the zone
* How to get back in if tossed
The more time one spends in the zone, the more they learn the answers to those questions.
One doesn't play well under pressure by denying it is present. One plays well by focusing only on the things in one's control, and not being distracted by things out of one's control. Whether in golf or in pool, the better one wants to play, the better one will need to know oneself.
There is nothing like the thrill of surpassing one's achievements. The ability of one able to consistently do that is enhanced when one is honest with oneself and eliminates destructive habits. As one engages in that process and does not violate their own sense of truth, they will find their self-respect rising. As self-respect rises, so does one's ability to play near or equal to their potential.
That journey is like nothing else in life!
On a side note, please notice that the eBook price is much lower than the paperback price.
“Golf tends to be extra frustrating to those with excellent physical or mental abilities but lacking in discipline.”
“Preparation is of the utmost importance in anything worthwhile. A golfer is prepared to diagnose weaknesses and create solutions if they realize today’s round is an evaluation of their mental strength. Today’s round is not a false report; it is an accurate report.”
“Golf has a way of exposing those who refuse to accept and strengthen their mental weaknesses.”
“If you are not at peace with yourself, you may shoot excellent scores, but you will not rise to your potential.”
“Most golfers stop improving because they don’t identify their weaknesses and are mentally undisciplined when they practice.”
“Underneath your most difficult frustrations are your greatest lessons. You can erupt as those frustrations surface, or you can have the patience to look underneath those frustrations and find access to your greatest treasures. This principle applies to golf and life!”
“We are what we are in life, not because of what has happened to us, but because of how we responded to what happened to us. If you do not credit your past problems with making you stronger and wiser, that needs to change immediately. Not because you hope it is true. But because you have learned from those experiences and what you learned has made you stronger.”
“If one learns from every mistake they make, mistakes become so profitable that they should not be regarded as mistakes. They become gateways to enlightenment! When one gets that epiphany, they become willing to work on things so difficult that they make mistakes, so their rate of learning increases.”
“It doesn’t make any difference what your past has been. You must reject any notion that the rest of your life is dictated by your upbringing, what others have done to you, things you experienced beyond your control, or your previous bad decisions. You have the power to change the rest of your life!”
The principles of practice, playing well under pressure, and the long process of steady improvement are the same in pool as they are for golf. The reason why...they are both dealing with our brain, human nature, and all its proclivities, physics, biomechanics, and anatomy.
When one understands the keys to getting "In the Zone" in golf, they will also understand how to get in that place in pool. To play at a level that far exceeds our normal levels, and gets one as near to their potential as possible, one should know these things:
* How to get in the zone
* How to stay in it
* What tosses one from the zone
* How to get back in if tossed
The more time one spends in the zone, the more they learn the answers to those questions.
One doesn't play well under pressure by denying it is present. One plays well by focusing only on the things in one's control, and not being distracted by things out of one's control. Whether in golf or in pool, the better one wants to play, the better one will need to know oneself.
There is nothing like the thrill of surpassing one's achievements. The ability of one able to consistently do that is enhanced when one is honest with oneself and eliminates destructive habits. As one engages in that process and does not violate their own sense of truth, they will find their self-respect rising. As self-respect rises, so does one's ability to play near or equal to their potential.
That journey is like nothing else in life!
On a side note, please notice that the eBook price is much lower than the paperback price.
GOLF...THE GREAT REVEALER!: Will adversity make you…or break you?: Williams, Steve: 9781667815152: Amazon.com: Books
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GOLF...THE GREAT REVEALER!: Will adversity make you…or break you?: Williams, Steve: 9781667815152: Amazon.com: Books
GOLF...THE GREAT REVEALER!: Will adversity make you…or break you? [Williams, Steve] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. GOLF...THE GREAT REVEALER!: Will adversity make you…or break you?
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great job on the new book