Confidence is a term that comes up often when talking about golf performance. Its all about confidence and I just need to be confident are some of the sentences heard.
Confidence means different things to different people. This article is about helping you to grasp what confidence means for you. How do you experience it, and more importantly, what can you do to get it?
To begin, lets talk about how you experience confidence. When experiencing confidence, what do you see,
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Next, the question is what happens immediately before you feel confident? And then, what happens immediately before that? Try to establish the pattern that leads to you experiencing confidence; this is where you start on your journey to accessing confidence.
Confidence is a state of mind; it is a process of behaviour, not a thing. You cant fit onfidence in a wheelbarrow. What Im interested in is the pattern is that leads to confidence. Do you say something to yourself? Do you see yourself performing perfectly? Do you hear somebody telling you how good you are? What is involved in the process that leads you to feeling confident?
Try answering these questions?
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2) I know Im confident when
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..happens right before I experience being confident
5) If I want more confidence,
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As a final thought,
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About The Author
Steven's work has appeared in various media including Smarter Golf Podcasts, The Golfer,
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http://www.myfriendsunlimited.com/in...hionista-fash/, and JNJGF Backspin magazines,
http://codysystem.com/discuss/index....1954#msg421954, and is the current Golf Psychology contributor to Golf Australia magazine.