Author name: slg

Golfers and Their B.S. (Belief Systems) While many beliefs are quickly evident sometimes they don’t become glaringly obvious until you’re way down the rabbit hole (or in the rough). I worked with a 20-something golfer one time who was attempting to take his play to the next level (to the extent of having parents who […]

I’m happy to have you here and my aim is that by the time you’ve read some posts you are too. To keep things simple, I’ve put the posts in 3 categories: Your Mind and Brain (yes, they are two different things and yet so deeply intertwined that it makes good sense to have everything

If you have a full calendar this weekend… ⏰📅 It’s that time of year – the good news is you’ve got 3 full days of back-to-back lessons. The “bad news” is you’ve got 3 full days of back-to-back lessons. While it may be challenging to keep it all going in the face of people showing

Your first thought may have been, “WTF does this have to do with golf?” so let’s get right to it – everything! Anyone who knows me knows that I am BIG on appreciation and gratitude (and that I swear like a truck driver – no disrespect to truck drivers). As you make your way through

One of the most common misunderstandings I encounter when talking to people about the mindset behind any achievement is that it is ALL about learning how to “think positively” and yet the area where I focus in helping new golf instructors achieve their goals is in learning to understand and then let go of their

One of the quickest and simplest ways to impact your play is with your language. And no, not THAT language!  The brain attaches meaning and emotion to words we use without any conscious effort on our part.  Much like when you don’t know the meaning of a word, you’ll have little or no emotional response

Whatever you’ve already accomplished in your business, there’s always another desire that pops up – expansion and ‘more’ is a part of how we’re wired as humans. If you’re aiming for more achievement, you can improve your life dramatically with a few simple changes. Although these suggestions are simple and straightforward, most of them will

Have you ever made big plans for increasing the number of clients you have as a golf instructor, only to flounder and not act on them? Or maybe you started with a bang and kept your motivation for a few days, and then suddenly lost interest. It’s actually easy to lose motivation after the initial

In Part 1 I outlined the concept of Growth and Fixed mindsets in very simple terms.  When it comes to golf, nowhere is the fixed mindset of greater detriment than in the area of beliefs around excelling at the game! Fixed mindset golfers think that if they only had more “natural talent and ability” (i.e. if I