Challenge Your Self Talk
Reviewing Your Round If you’ve read any of my previous blogs, you’ll know I’m a big fan of journaling—especially after a round of golf. Sport, and golf in particular, can be frustrating, and it’s easy to become complacent or spiral into negativity about your performance. But asking the right questions after a round can be incredibly insightful and revealing. I recently played 9 holes. It wasn’t a memorable round, but on the drive home, I decided to review it in more detail. Initially, I noticed how negative I was being—criticizing myself harshly. It would’ve been easy to take that internal self-talk as gospel. But instead, I challenged it and dug deeper into what actually happened. Here’s what I was telling myself: “How bad was that?” “My putting felt crap.” “I made a bad double on the par-3 fourth.” “I made two bogeys from inside 120 yards—I need to work on my wedges.” Let’s break each of these down and get some objective learnings. How bad was it, really? I ...
