You’ve heard it. C’mon, be honest, you’ve heard that voice in your head. It’s the voice that seems to show up just in time to sabotage your success. We’ve all heard this unwelcome intruder and we’ve all been influenced by it but you don’t have to give in to it any more.

Who is this inner critic and who invited him or her to the party anyway? Our inner critic doesn’t need an invitation because its sole purpose is to remind you that. “That wasn’t good enough”, “This won’t work” and “You can’t hit that shot”.

The word “critic” is derived from the ancient Greek word krites meaning a judge. (Click here to read the article in full)

I’ve spoken with many PGA Teaching Professionals over the years and the most common phrase I hear from them when talking about their students is, “If I could only get my students to…”.

As a former Tennis Pro I understand the frustration of watching a student try so hard to get something “right”, that they end up getting in their own way. Through trial and error I discovered that my students learned more quickly when their minds, bodies and emotions were in a “relaxed” state instead of the pressured state that comes with trying too hard to be perfect. Now, as a Performance Consultant, I teach my clients that TENSION is the number 1 cause for poor play and that tension is not just physical; it’s mental and emotional as well. When these elements are tense, it sabotages your power, rhythm and flow. (Click here to read the article in full)

“What if?” may be the most powerful question you can ask because it has the potential to:

1. Generate new possibilities
2. Trigger new action steps
3. Break unproductive patterns

Like all the Human Performance Laws and insights I teach in the Wired to Win© program the “what if?” question always produces results and the result you get will be in line with how you use it. When used negatively this question sounds like: (Click here to read the article in full)