Another month gone... where does the time go??

From the Neck up...

"The Most important attribute a player must have is mental toughness." --Mia Hamm

As I quickly approach another birthday, it becomes really evident to me that growing old is just as much in the mind as it is in the body.

I spent some of my holiday weekend helping my sister clean out her house to prepare for re-construction and my parents' move in. The other part of my weekend was spent on the golf course, a place I love.... most days.

Sunday proved to me that sport is most certainly mental. And while I had a somewhat terrible day on the scorecard, I had fun learning to hit my brand new golf clubs that I received as an early birthday present. It wasn't all bad. It was just... not all great.

I took the time to remember that most of life is about the process, not just the outcome.

And so it is with goal-setting, playing a game, practicing, and competing at any level. The most important goals you can set are process goals, or ones which you are developing task-oriented approaches to sports, not outcome goals, or ones in which we focus on winning, or a certain score, etc. Process goals work on improving our performance, not setting a bar that we will either hit or miss (win or lose).

I remembered that as I walked up to the 14th tee. I focused on hitting THAT particular tee shot with no stress in my shoulders, focussing in on the dimples of the ball as I swung, being totally in the zone with the ball. And yes, it was my best drive of the day...

See, you can always start over. It doesn't matter what hole you are on, or what minute of the game the clock says it is, or how many innings are left to play, or most certainly...how old you are. You can CHOOSE to start NOW in creating the atmosphere you want.

This fall, my Peak Performance Training program will help show you how to do all of that... and will bring to you ideas and exercises that will completely change your game.

NO matter what YOUR game is...

See you at the top of your game,

Coach Jen