Hello and thanks for taking time to read this, the steps I'm going to talk about can be used in any part of your life not just golf, I'd love to say that I've come up with them all ,but I have been greatly influenced by a man called Earl Nightingale.
Ok, let's go through them in order, firstly I'll list them, then I'll go into a little more detail on each one.
1) Desire
2) Faith
3) Auto Suggestion
4) Specialised knowledge
5) Imagination
6) Organised planning
7) Decision making
8) Persistence
9) Master mind group
10) Enthusiasm
11) Subconscious mind
12) Your Brain
13) 6th Sense
Some of the above will make sense but there maybe some that don't so I'll attempt to piece them all together for you.
1) Desire , What is it you desire? Is it to lower your handicap? swap your slice for a draw? To play consistently? You wouldn't have the desire unless you were capable of achieving it. Write down what it is you desire and read it on a regular basis, Fix in your mind what you want, What will It give you if you achieve it ? Set a Date when you want it by, Create a plan, Start it today and Write down a statement when and how you will achieve it.
2) Faith , affirmations are a scientifically proven method of improving your faith, without this you will be influenced by others who will take you off course. Do everything you can to justify your faith and don't let it waver.
3) Auto suggestion , close your eyes and repeat what you want to achieve, what you are prepared to do to achieve it? And believe in your own ability. Constantly motivate success in your head, if you've found a person who gives you the confidence to achieve keep listening to them.
4) specialised knowledge , to really succeed you will need specialised knowledge, if you are a golfer seek out a professional whom you believe in and stick with that person, pride yourself in gaining knowledge and write it down so you don't forget it, learn as much as you can and don't listen to people who think they know what they are on about, only to people who do know what they are on about.
5) Imagination , your Imagination is your internal workshop where anything can be created, this is the best place to make changes as there are no limitations in your mind, everything that has ever been achieved has started with imagination .
6) Organised planning , Write down In hard copy exactly what you have planned, and how you will achieve it, always do more than you say you will and never underestimate the power of self discipline.
7) Make Decisions, make them promptly and change them slowly - stick with your decision and don't take forever to make decisions as often you'll talk yourself out of doing something. All great achievers make quick decisions and change them slowly unlike the majority of people. Don't mistake opinions for Decisions, Opinions are cheap and not always worthy.
8) Persistence , The Power of will. This is where Men are separated from Boys. it's a state of mind which can be cultivated, it's habit forming and needs to be maintained, why do you think people are able to achieve great things ? There are thousands of examples which spring to mind, if you've been shown something and it doesn't happen straight away be persistent with it , it's only delay; your mind and body getting used to it. No person has ever achieved without this vital ingredient.
9) Power of a master mind group which is 2 or more people, a group creates stimulating ideas and creates thoughts that as an individual might not have, pick your group with great care, and work on a common purpose.
10) Enthusiasm , this is an invisible drive that can't be broken, when you have a vision for what you want and a plan of how to achieve it everything is possible.
11) subconscious mind, all of your senses impact on your subconscious if you want to achieve greatness, seeing, feeling, touching, hearing and smelling successes will
Plant ideas in your mind and your subconscious will draw on your infinite intelligence, hand your subconscious desires, give it a clear picture and watch what happens, follow your sudden ideas and remember it works 24/7 all by itself.
12) Brain, the most powerful force the world has ever known , it consists of 14 billion cells that all work for you , give it a job and it will do it no questions asked. It's free and never turns up late for work , you carry it everywhere, it's doesn't require payment but it does need feeding constantly.
13) 6th Sense , once you've mastered the first 12 this sense will become activate, it's responsible for creative imagination , it's an instinct ,it creates hunches and inspirations , we all have it but don't recognise it , trust it and watch the power of it change your world.
Remember we are all entitled to opinions and thoughts but if you manage your thoughts in the right way anything is possible .
I hope this has helped inspire you to take action and you achieve all you want out of life.
Happy Golfing and a Happy life .
Julian Mellor PGA Professional
Positive Impact Golf Coach
Stoneleigh Deer Park Golf Club
