#21. How to Create the Golf Identity You Need to Shoot Lower Scores

"Who do you need to become to shoot par?"

This is the starting point of today's episode, which features a detailed breakdown of how to deconstruct and ultimately create the golf identity you need to play to your potential. 

You'll learn what an alter ego is, its role, and how you can create one to shoot better scores on the course. Plus, you'll learn the exact framework I use (and use with my clients) to help them align with the person they desire and are destined to become.

Whether you're aiming to improve your game or achieve personal milestones, this episode provides valuable insights and practical steps to help you become the golfer you aspire to be. 

Tune in to learn how to reverse engineer your identity and embody the characteristics necessary for success on and off the golf course.

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Key Points:

• To achieve your golfing goals, you need to become the person who is capable of achieving them.
• Creating an alter ego can help you express different aspects of your golfing identity.
• Your self-talk, beliefs, actions, and results shape your identity.
• Write down a clear and specific golfing identity statement that reflects the person you want to become on the golf course.
• Align your actions and decisions with your golfing identity to achieve your goals.

Key Quotes:

• "Who do you need to become to break 90? Who do you need to become to break 80, to shoot scratch?"
• "Who do you need to become to achieve said goal?"
• "Did you know that Beyonce has an incredibly strong religious upbringing?" 
• "I show up with a beginner's mindset really as a student of the game to absorb and learn as much as I can from these individuals."
• "The sum of your results influences your identity. The sum of the decisions you make and the actions you take influence your results. It's the collection of your beliefs that influence the actions and decisions you make." 
• "And it is your self -talk, which is composed of both your word choice and your thoughts that eventually go on to shape your beliefs."
• "And if we go from the very core, now moving bottom to top of piece of paper, it's your self -talk, which is composed of your word choice and thoughts that influence your beliefs, which influence your actions and decisions, ultimately shaping your results and creating your identity."

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Time Stamps:

• 00:00: Introduction and Gratitude
• 03:49: Becoming the Golfer You Need to Be
• 09:05: The Power of Alter Egos in Golf
• 13:42: Understanding the Components of Identity
• 19:43: Crafting Your Golfing Identity Statement
• 28:32: Aligning Your Actions with Your Golfing Identity