You Have Nothing to Fear About Total Golf Success

Winston Churchill once said,

"Courage is rightly considered the foremost of the virtues, for upon it, all others depend."

The systematic development of the deep down quality of unflinching courage is one of the fundamental requirements for leadership in any field. Fear, or lack of courage, is more responsible for failure in most areas of life, including total golf performance success, than any other factor. It is always fear that causes people (golfers) to hold back, to sell themselves short, and to settle for far less than they are capable of - both 'on' and 'off' the course!

Eliminate Fear and Doubt

I firmly believe that people can BE, DO and HAVE far more than they now know if they could eliminate the fear, doubts and misgivings that consciously and unconsciously interfere with the realization of their full golf performance potential.

Unlearn Your Fears

If there is anything positive about fears is that they are learned. No one is born with fears. They had to be learned. Therefore, they can be equally unlearned. And, if you want to understand the role of fear in shaping the course of your golf experience, just ask yourself,

"If I had a magic wand that would absolutely guarantee my total golf performance success ... no matter what I attempted ... what goal(s) would I set for myself?"

The Great Question

"What one great thing would you dare to dream if you knew you could not fail?"

If you had no fears 'at all' with regard to setting and achieving any golf performance goal you could dream of, what would you do differently than you've done so far? Most of the golfers I ask this questions to can think of many changes they would or could make in their goals, and in their performance strategy, if they truly had no fears holding them back.

The Origins of Fear

The development of courage with understanding the psychological origins of fear. The newborn child has no fears other than the fear of falling and the fear of lour noises - and those fears, naturally, are for self protection. All other fears as we grow into adulthood are learned, primarily as the result of well-meaning but destructive invalidation and/or criticism from our parents, family, friends and coaches.

How Fears Develop

When a curious child gets into things and makes a mess, the parent scolds and punishes the child, eventually building a pattern of fear connected with trying or getting into anything that is new or different. Pretty soon, as adults, we start behaving in ways, and making choices, to do the 'safe' things in life so we don't have to confront the fear of doing something 'wrong' or failing. For most adults, the fear of failure, taking a risk, making a mistake, or losing is very powerful and paralyzes much of our true potential.

Actions Exercises - Reprogramming Fear into Courage!

Here are two suggested 'action' steps you can immediately take that, when done consistently, will enable 'courage' to dominate 'fear' in your game and in life.

1) Imagine that you have no fears at all. What goals would you set for yourself if you were guaranteed total success?

2) Decide what you want and then act as if it were impossible to fail. You may be surprised at how successful you are!

If you'd like to learn more about how to break free from your fears, set new and exciting goals, and accomplish your dreams, then please visit www.CallawayGolfFitness.com and register for a FREE consultation or call directly at: 630-567-7572.