Good performances don't happen by accident, they're a result of good thinking. Instead of leaving them to chance – train them. Establish a “peak performance vocabulary” – a list of key words and powerful images you deliberately chose to think of in specific situations and contexts during your game to take charge of your emotions when it matters most.
Choose how you would like to feel in certain scenarios and come up with a set of key words and phrases (and/or visual icons/images) that generate those feelings. Use them during your practice sessions until they become “anchored” as a habit. You want to develop an automatic and unconscious skill to guide you as an auto-pilot of positive attitude during the “ShowTime”.
What could you say or imagine in each of the following situations to feel more capable and confident?
Your opponent is leading. You're anxious. You have taken the lead. Your concentration is lapsing. You're feeling fatigue. You've lost motivation. There is friction with other team members. You have done better than expected and still being criticized.
Having key words for both positive and negative scenarios is equally important. Key words and visual icons can also be used to focus more effectively on important aspects of performance.
You might have a key word, phrase or image to help with your swing, a particular shot, concentration, will to win or relaxation; think like they are the buttons that activates a desired “state’ when clicked.
Make a list of what emotional states and performance aspects are important to you, and note beside each item a key word, phrase and image that you will use to activate it. Use them in practice and play – make them a habit of success! Some players like to write theirs on small pieces of card and have them in their golf bag, or pocket.
Make it one for you and starting to reap the rewards of mastering your thoughts and feelings today!
Mauricio Galante, Performance Coach.
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