The Power of the Inner Mind

Hypnotherapy is used widely to improve performance in sports. Since the Russians dominated back at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics, hypnosis has been a proven method in sport training. The Russian team took over 10 hypnotists to develop mental clarity and visualization. In the 1980 Olympics, 12 out of 20 Australian swimmers named, were using hypnosis tapes for two months beforehand.

Great athletes and the Mind Power of hypnosis

Golf is most likely the most popular sport that applies hypnosis techniques, although has been used with many other individual and team sports including football, tennis and baseball, basketball and even swimming.

Greg Louganis, of the 1988 Seoul Olympics would visualize himself doing the dive perfectly over and over before stepping on the diving board. When he tragically hit his head on the board while performing a complicated dive during the 3 meter final, he didn’t panic. While his head injury was being treated he put earphones on to listen to hypnosis tapes. Remarkably, Greg then went out to score a perfect dive the second time, enough to earn him the gold medal!

Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls used daily Self hypnosis to empower themselves to be an unbeatable team. They won 6 NBA Championships using mind power techniques to maintain their focus.

Jack Nicholas went beyond saying that golf is 90% mental. He said golf is a game that required 90% mental Preparation and 10% Skill to be the best. He was the first to describe how he visualized. Jack saw every putt going in, and every blade of grass the ball would land on before getting up to hit the shot. His preparation paved the way for his golf career to win time and time again.

Golf is the game that is 90% mental

Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson and even Ernie Els have worked on their mind power through golf hypnosis. You’ll often hear Tiger say, “I trust my subconscious”. The reason you don’t hear many successful golfers talk about their mental training, is because they know how powerful it is! Yes, 90% of the winners on tour have worked at their golf mind power extensively. Now you can too.

I believe one of the greatest shots in golf was Tiger’s shot at the 2005 Masters he had hit over the 16^th green. It was an incredibly difficult shot that took 100% concentration and complete belief in his internal ability. Watching him take all the elements in, scoping the entire situation and executing with the precision of threading a needle, Tiger holed a shot that was heard around the world. I’m still impressed when I see it! (Watch Tiger in action to the left of this article.)

I’ve worked with golfers of all abilities, from the first lesson of first gripping the club and addressing the ball, to PGA Tour players of clearing their focus and finding their inner vision. Even though golf is 90% mental, most golfers only practice the physical aspect of the game. Hypnosis is an effective way to connect the mind and body so they work together and improve equally.

So if it is said that golf is 90% mental, then why do most amateur golfers only want to hit balls to improve their game? I’ll tell you why. They don’t know how to do anything else. Many golf instructors and most books don’t emphasize practicing mind power. The big picture is being lost in translation of the essence of the game.

Golf is not just about chasing a ball all over the course; it is profoundly much larger than that. Golf is life! (okay so that’s for another article) Like life, golf has many games within the game. And like life, there are ups and downs to the game. The better you manage the downs, the better you will likely score. Mind power and developing the mental game is a huge game within itself. All top athletes know this, most amateurs haven’t a clue. Here is why.

Look at the number of books published on the golf swing vs. on golf’s mental game.

If you search Amazon’s site you’ll find this:

• Golf swing - 3,827 books
• Golf’s mental game – 254 books

So it’s not your fault if you are not creating your mind power, so to speak. The resources for improving your mental golf game is out there, just not as abundant as the physical aspects of the golf swing. No more excuses, the secret is now out. For you to continue improving at golf, you must work on the mental aspect of golf, period!

Here is your starting point. You can start to work on your subconscious programming when you listen to my FREE “power nap”. I am giving it away, no strings attached. Follow this link to get you started. During your “nap” think about what it is you want to improve on. I guarantee the wheels will start to move in the direction of your thoughts! The key is to work on your golf physically and mentally in equal parts so you grow in body, mind power and spirit. Golf is a game of a lifetime. Enjoy every part of it!

Randy is an NSA Professional Member. She is a motivational, business golf and mind power speaker, that will leave you and your guests inspired beyond belief! Have Randy speak at your next business or golf function.

God gave you a gift of 86,400 seconds today.

Have you used one to say “thank you? ~William Arthur Ward

November is the “Thank You month”. In the United States most of us say a special “thank you” once a year. Thanksgiving, or Thanksgiving Day, is a traditional North American holiday to give thanks.

Brief history of the “Thank you” holiday:

The Plymouth settlers (or “Pilgrims”) set apart a holiday immediately after their first harvest in 1621. They held an autumn celebration of food, feasting, and praising God.

In 1789 Washington designated a national thanksgiving holiday for the newly ratified Constitution, specifically so that the people may thank God for “affording them an opportunity peaceably to establish a form of government for their safety and happiness” and for having “been enabled to establish constitutions of government for our safety and happiness, and particularly the national One now lately instituted, for the civil and religious liberty with which we are blessed… “

President Lincoln declared Thanksgiving a Federal holiday as a “prayerful day of Thanksgiving” on the last Thursday in November. Since then every U.S. President has always made an official Thanksgiving Proclamation on behalf of the nation.

Traditional Thanksgiving celebration

Growing up as a kid in the United States, I always loved Thanksgiving. It meant a time to get together with family, eat really good food, and of course, no school! Thanksgiving has always been a four day weekend which usually means schools and colleges have a break, and banks and post offices are closed. It’s a time when friends and family get together for a reunion, a day of thanks, and a festive meal.

Thanksgiving meals are usually family gatherings where certain kinds of food are served. Turkey is featured in most Thanksgiving meals (so much so that Thanksgiving is also known as “Turkey Day”).

At our house we’d have the biggest turkey mom could find (got to have left-over for sandwiches), stuffing, mashed potatoes and gravy, sweet potatoes casserole with apples and marshmallows, string bean casserole (my favorite), cranberry sauce, corn, pumpkin pie and apple pie. Thanksgiving guests may bring dishes of food or help with cooking as part of a happy, shared and grateful meal.

In keeping with the holiday theme of giving thanks, during the meal, people talk about what they are thankful for or tell about experiences during the past year which have caused them to feel grateful.

What does it all mean?

Why do most people only give thanks once a year?

Mind power awareness of gratitude, appreciation and giving “thanks” beyond Thanksgiving day is what truly works!

1. Say “Thank You” every day for the life you have

2. Acknowledge and praise the love you feel in your heart, and share it with others

3. Tell people in your life that you appreciate them, while you can

Thank You Business

§ Say thank you to your co-workers (especially the one’s that don’t notice you). Their reaction might surprise you.

§ Be grateful for the job you have (even if it’s not the exact one you want). Opportunities open when your heart is open.

§ Remind your self how blessed you are to love what you do. Find something pleasing about your job, or consider your options.

Thank you GOLF

§ Let your current shot be your best shot. Appreciate the ability you currently have to play an amazing game, and allow your gratitude to flow.

§ “I love these greens, they are perfect” vs. “I hate slow greens”. Appreciate what is presently in front of you, just be thankful.

§ Tell your partners know how much you appreciate playing with them. Your round will start and end more agreeable and fun.

Thank you LIFE

§ Tell your husband or wife, mother or father, sister or brother, “I love you” when they least expect it.

§ Hold open a door, tell a stranger “good day”, and thank your postman for delivering your mail.

§ Get your morning “GLO”. Wake up saying, “what a fantastic day to feel Gratitude, Love and Opportunity!”

Today is your day to be thankful. Every day you have a new opportunity to think, say and do something good. It starts with being thankful, grateful and appreciating your life. November is the “thank you” month. See what happens when make gratitude a daily practice! It’s a mind power with the strength to move mountains for you.

“In body, mind power and spirit”
Randy

“If the only prayer you say in your entire life is ‘thank you’ that would suffice.”
~ Meister Eckhart

Rushing off to work, the bills, un-healthy relationships, traffic jams, late for appointments, criticism, pressure, under-appreciation… and then running to the golf course to play without a warm-up! How do you deal with stress?

Imagine… You are snuggled warm in your cozy bed when you hear the beeping of your alarm clock go off. Your arm reaches over to press the “snooze” button, but this morning nothing happens. The beeping continues – and is getting irritating, all you want is 5 more minutes. So now you open your eyes, press again on the button, more beeping. You hit another switch which should turn the alarm off completely… more beeping. In a fit of frustration you finally pull out the cord from the electrical outlet.

You’re now up and in the bathroom at the toilet when . . . the toilet won’t flush. “Oh this is going to be a great day,” you think. You get dressed and start the coffeemaker. When you come back to the kitchen there is hot water and coffee grounds all over. Now it’s getting late and you’ve got to get to work. As you drive to work, you’re thinking about how rough the morning has been when suddenly . . . you are cut off and almost run off the road.

When you arrive at work your heart is still racing and you take every opportunity to tell everyone about “your morning”. What a relief it will be when this day is over!

Remember “Murphy’s Law”… Well, if you’ve ever had a day when everything that could go wrong, did, you can probably sympathize with that story above. It’s easy to become frustrated, feel sorry for yourself and think, “why me”?

Imagine a day when . . . .

• the alarm works perfectly
• the toilet flushes
• the coffeemaker makes a hot cup of coffee
• no one cuts you off

Now what happens? Do you arrive at work feeling overwhelmed with gratitude – with an attitude of appreciation for all the people and things that are supporting your perfect glorious morning? That would be wonderful… but probably not.

Habits of attention, becoming aware

If there’s no real problem going on that morning, your mind may think about something that happened in the past or anticipate something that may transpire during your day. It is common for our attention to focus on the problems we are having because we have to pay attention to in order to handle them. (Make sense?)

In becoming aware

Unfortunately many people develop the “habit of un-awareness” in which they fail to notice the many good things that support them. Your health, work, family, and efforts to accomplish your goals all become habits at some point.

The more this “habit of un-awareness” has developed, the less likely you’ll be able to experience gratitude. You must become aware of what is good in your life in order to de-stress, or rid your self what is not welcome.

Self-reflection – looking in your personal mirror

When you take a step back and quietly reflect on everything in and around you, are now becoming aware. The moment I did that, I felt more cared for, loved and supported than ever before. A feeling of gratitude hit me in such a way that it woke up my consciousness! Once I became aware to notice my life, I gained a power I had never known before… the power of gratitude!

Three obstacles of feeling gratitude

1. Self-preoccupation:
Being constantly preoccupied with your own thoughts, feelings, and needs you’ll have little left over for anyone or anything else. Think of your thoughts as a flashlight. Shine the light on your problems, negativity, aches and pains, and you’ll see more of those things. Like the law of attraction states, what you focus on gives your more of that which to focus on.

2. Expectation:
When I turn the switch on in my bedroom I assume the light will go on. Once I’ve come to expect something, it doesn’t usually get my attention. I am usually not aware of something until my expectation isn’t met. (Because the light bulb doesn’t work, I have to change the light bulb)… aha!

3. Entitlement:
The more I think I’ve earned something or deserve something, the less likely I am to appreciate it. As long as I think I’m entitled to something I won’t feel grateful for it.

To experience a sense of heartfelt gratitude you must overcome these obstacles. Self-reflection provides a path by creating self-awareness. It allows us to stop and appreciate what is being given to us rather than focus on what we don’t have.

It is rare to meet a person whose life is full of gratitude. Many people don’t truly appreciate what they have until it is gone. That’s a sad truth, which we all have the power to change.

To develop gratitude you must become aware. Once aware, you must practice it. Like any sport, without practice you cannot develop the skill - only the concept or idea. You cannot become a grateful person just by thinking, “I want to be grateful.”

Complaining is a wonderful practice if you wish to develop frustration, bitterness and self-pity. If you’ve ever tried it, it’s very effective. Each time you complain you get better at complaining. It is like learning to play a sport. Become aware of what you want.

Now what?

Create the stress free life you were meant to have. Start to observe, reflect and express your life. The first step to change anything, is in becoming aware! Your mind power is your ability and awareness to become grateful today.

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Hey, what’s that sound? Oh, it’s the reminder on my phone of an appointment. What a great feature. It frees up my mind to do other things. Thanks, phone. And thanks to my sister who gave it to me. And thanks to all the people who made it. And thank goodness my finger works well enough to shut it off!

“In body, mind power and spirit”
Randy

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What do golf, billiards (pool) and racquetball all have in common?

1. They all involve use of a small ball to play the game
2. The use of a stick or racquet is used to hit the ball
3. They all involve the understanding of angles and spin to really excel!

Teaching golf to students with varied athletic backgrounds made me approach every student differently. The more I could relate a sport to them they already knew, or some analogy they could understand, the easier they would apply the lesson.

In doing more motivational mind power speaking these days, my approach is similar. Most people learn faster and more efficiently when there is a relationship of relativity that is applied. For this article I am using the three sports of Golf, Billiards, and Racquetball to relate the concepts of angles and spin. You may even get an “aha” of your own game from reading this!

Learning racquetball at a young age helped me understand other sports much easier. Being literally in a box with four walls, a floor and ceiling, meant having to understand angles. The more I understood angles and spin and how the ball was effected, the better I became. Here are some shots I mastered with this understanding:

1. Ceiling shot (Spin was based on which wall the ball hits first)
   1. Ceiling then Front wall: creates top spin, releases towards back wall
   2. Front wall then Ceiling: creates back spin, and stops before back wall

2. Pinch shot (An angle and spin shot)
   1. Ball is hit into a front corner: it always comes back to center
   2. Splat shot: an advanced shot hit back or at center court where the ball is hit hard into mid court side wall, then catches front wall, then spins into side wall and either dies or shoots into center court usually rolling out. (I loved that shot!)

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Billiards is a bit closer to golf. It’s all about angles and knowing how to control the cue ball with spin. You must create a plan in your mind (mind power) before executing each shot. The present shot you are hitting must have a plan of where to leave the cue ball for the next shot.

If you hit the cue ball into another ball haphazardly, you may leave yourself blocked out for the next shot. Watch a master billiard players eyes. The eyes tell the story of a plan about to take place. Here are a two shots to understand how to control the cue ball:

1. Punch stroke: Line up a shot straight in the side pocket. The cue ball should be a couple of feet away. Deliver a “pop” sound with one sixteenth below center. The cue ball should stop dead in its tracks.

2. Follow stroke: Line up a shot straight in the side pocket with the cue ball a couple of feet from the object ball. Place your cue tip one-sixteenth below center. Deliver a follow stroke and make the cue ball follow the object ball.

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Watch the eyes of the master golfer, like Tiger Woods. His eyes tell a story. Everything is being played out like a movie on a screen. Golf is a game of angles and spin. When you understand their basic principles, you can then visualize what you want to happen and execute the shot with precision. Let’s look at a few scenarios:

1. Angles - Your first hole is a dogleg right (meaning the fairway starts straight out and then bends to the right towards the green). Create a plan.

• Question your self: “Where do I want to hit my next shot from?” The answer should be, “from the wide part of the dogleg.” Most people make the mistake of “biting off more than they can chew”, meaning cutting off too much of the corner of the dogleg, thus leaving the player blocked out of a next shot to hit. Courses are set up to be played a certain way. When you learn to play the course properly, it’s not only more fun, but you will score better…period!

2. Spin - You are 10 yards off the green. Spin will vary based on the green being uphill or downhill from your shot.

• To an uphill green – the ball will hit, have back spin and stop - Use a club with less loft and more roll (9-iron or PW instead of SW)
  

• To a downhill green – the ball will hit, have top spin and roll forward – Use a club with more loft and less roll (SW or LW instead of pw)

Next time you are going to play golf, create a plan in advance. Remember, the law of attraction is about creating what happens through your thoughts and feelings. Your mind power begins with thinking before acting. While on the golf course, think about your plan, stick with it, and allow your game to happen. Play the golf course the way it’s meant to be played… in the fairway and on the green. When you find you are out of position, make sure you get back to the mind set of playing “your game”. When you have a plan, and are prepared to use it, your thoughts become actions, and ultimately create your “Mind Power”!

“In body, mind power and spirit”
Randy

Combine…“Life is what we make it, always has been, always will be” by Grandma Moses and

from the movie Forest Gump, “Life is like a box of chocolates…you never know what you’re gonna get!”… and it sounds like:

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“Life is a box of chocolates, even when you don’t know what you are going to get, you can always make the best of it!”

We all have the power to decide how we react in life, no matter what it is filled with! Yes, “life” happens to everyone. It is the attitude of appreciation (of self), allowing (of love), gratitude (for abundance) and forgiveness (to all healing), that enhances our own best creation of life.

The law of attraction states, what you think about, you bring about. Like a magnet draws its energy towards it, we create what we have and where we are going either consciously or subconsciously. It is through our thoughts, feelings and how we treat others in life that brings us to a higher place of good. The power of gratitude is one of the strongest forms of guidance for attracting what you want, by appreciating what you have. This is an article of gratitude, in so many ways!

There is something in my life (a product) that I started using when I was around 12 years old that I still use to this day. I am grateful for this and wanted to share it. When you read the “About Randy” page, you’ll know that at that time I was playing competitive racquetball. My Dad, who introduced me to the game, has always been an advocate for using the right tools in any sport you play. (That’s probably where I picked up the line I’ve said to my students, “you’re only as good as your equipment will allow you to be”).

My Dad introduced me to my first pair of Thorlos! If you have never heard of them, keep reading. This is a sock to be grateful for and I feel the need share with the world why I still wear them. It’s funny, anyone I have met over the years that wear Thorlos, swear by them. You’ll see why!

Back in the 70’s, “tube socks” were hot! Yes, I had every color tube sock Thorlo made (white with a color stripe at the top). They were beautiful and rode all the way up to just below my knees! (Can’t imagine wearing a tube sock now, but it was in then… and I looked cool!). The bottom line, in racquetball my feet took a serious beating, and I never got blisters! When other competitors were complained that their feet hurt, mine were always happy. So I thought it was time I spread the word in the hopes of saving agony of your feet.

Fast forward to the present, thirty plus years later, this is the one constant I still have around in my life. That’s pretty amazing! I have my thick one’s for the gym, medium ankle socks for golf, and love the hiking crew for playing golf with pants when it gets colder out. I really think my lack of back pain is due to taking care of my feet. I know of many back sufferers that do not take care of their feet. The correct fitting shoes are really important, but I also found when I wore a sock (other than Thorlo), my feet hurt at the end of the day. Teaching golf all day requires standing most of the time. Thorlos made such a difference in my energy level by how my feet felt.

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What really hooked me was reading about Thorlos support in the cure for breast cancer! “Now this is a company that cares about people” … they are giving their socks away (along with funding) so “people can help people” to make a difference. THAT’S POWERFUL! That’s what it’s all about!

Here are some inspirational quotes from the 3-Day walk:

“Being a Survivor myself, it is so great to see Thorlo get involved with the 3-Day Susan G. Komen events. For walking & working out, Thorlo is the sock to wear.” A. Aiken. Huntersville, NC

“I have been wearing my THORLO socks while training for the breast cancer 3-Day walk. I LOVE THEM!! They are by far the most comfortable socks I have ever worn.” S. Sutliff. Eagan, MN

“I LOVE these socks… This is my 3rd 3-Day and I have struggled with blisters each time, this time….no blisters…Thank you!”. Christensen. Kirkland, WA

“…after walking 10 miles in them. I didn’t suffer fatigue, or blisters, or hot spots. I LOVE THEM and have already ordered my 6pk.” D. Schwichtenberg. Palm Harbor, FL

“Nice height, pink is fun and they work exactly like they should. These socks wick the moisture so I don’t even feel sweaty. They also have superior cushioning…these are my new favorites and I have been wearing Thorlos for about 8 yrs” P. Billman. Keller, TX

“Thank you Thorlo! I am so appreciative and grateful for your incredible product that has lasted over 30 years! It is my pleasure to pass it on.” Randy Friedman

“In body, mind power and spirit”
Randy

“Feeling grateful or appreciative of someone or something in your life actually attracts more of the things that you appreciate and value into your life.” –Christiane Northrup

The Power of Gratitude is an important aspect of attracting to you the Abundance and Happiness that you desire and deserve in your life. The power of gratitude will moves mountains for you. Whatever it is you want in your life, you must first be grateful for all you have in this very moment.

The power of gratitude for golf is loving everything about your golf game right now! It sounds strange, but it works! The moment you are ungrateful on the golf course, you just “seem” to fall apart. You’ll see, keep reading.

The most powerful Universal Law is the Law of Attraction. The energy (vibrations) that you resonate and project through your thoughts, feelings, and emotions determines your “vibrational frequency”, which attract positive and negative to you. Feeling grateful for everything in your life right now, is a very powerful positive frequency. The events, situations, and circumstances that you attract are all by-products of the Law of Attraction, whether you are aware or not.

When you are in a sincere state of gratitude, your energy (vibrational resonance) is one of acceptance and harmony. You resonate this energy and as a result project a much higher vibrational frequency which is what attracts to you the events, conditions, and circumstances that you desire. Are you aware of what you are projected?

Think of yourself as a giant magnet. No matter what you are feeling, whether its love, fear, anger, happiness, anger, joy, gratitude, etc. you are in essence creating a magnetic force that attracts and draws to you events, conditions and circumstances which are in direct connection to what you are feeling. Fear of something creates a magnetic force that attracts more of what you fear. Expressing Gratitude for any situation projects a magnetic force that draws to you more of what you are expressing gratitude for.

Become empowered to express sincere gratitude for whatever is currently happening in your life. You must become aware of this power to receive all this is good and right for you in complete abundance. The Law of Attraction is there (just like the Law of Gravity exists) whether you acknowledge it or not. The fact that YOU have the power to create your life on purpose!

Perception vs. Reality

What you perceive to be true, is true (for you). Your perception of something going wrong is only your perception. It is only wrong thought and wrong perceptions that are responsible for creations that show up in your life in the form of events, conditions and circumstances that you perceive as “going wrong.”

It’s important to recognize and express gratitude for the fact that EVERYTHING in your life is a vision, a creation that YOU formed in your mind that became thoughts first and into beliefs.

Here are 7 Grateful thoughts for you to consider:

1. Breathe and Say thank you! Inhale say, “thank”, and as you exhale say, “you”. Do this when you first wake up in the morning as you get out of bed. Your lungs will thank you too!

2. Be grateful for your food. Stop and really look at your food before you eat it. Take in the smells and think about all the people it took to get that food on your plate.

3. Be grateful for your pets. Look in there eyes as you pet them. Show them you are grateful for their warm nature and guidance they share with you.

4. Be grateful for your family & friends. Be present and tell them how you feel in the moment. Time is precious, we never know when it will be our last time to dance, play, sing, laugh, share a meal.

5. Be grateful you have a home and show some gratitude by keeping it tidy and clean.

6. Bless your body. Take a few deep breaths and exhale slowly, giving thanks for your health and vitality. Thank yourself for taking care of it!

7. Connect with a higher spirit. Take a few minutes each day to reflect on the fact that a power greater than you exists and is working through you.

What are you grateful for?

When on the golf course, just look around! That’s an easy place to find gratitude. An attitude of gratitude will get you where you want to go. How can you focus on being more grateful today?

I am thankful for you reading my articles. I am grateful for the ability to convey a message of helping others through educating, enlightening and empowering. If you learned something from this article, pass it on. You’ll be grateful you did!

“In body, mind power and spirit”
Randy

Are you aware that the words you speak and the thoughts you think, become your subconscious beliefs?

Your conscious and subconscious mind have separate functions, yet they work together. The beauty is that you have some control of both of them. You may have heard the term, “conscious control” used before. That’s because our conscious mind controls part of you subconscious mind.

Your conscious mind is the critical factor, it’s the one reading, ingesting and deciding whether or not this information is appropriate not. Your conscious mind is constantly taking in new information and either keeping or disposing the contents.

Your subconscious mind is more like a computer. It is non-critical and does not make judgments. Just like a computer you can add and remove programs at will. Unlike a computer, your subconscious can take on huge quantities of information and process all of it at incredible speeds.

The first time you learn something new, you must think of how to do it consciously. Skills like learning to walk, feeding ourselves, riding a bicycle, and playing golf, are usually learned by listening to or watching another do the skill so we can figure out how we can do it.

I remember the first time I learned how to drive a stick shift. I thought I would never get it, as I jerked the car back and forth from one gear to the next. Of course it didn’t take long before I was shifting gears, shifting lanes and with a drink in my hand, (don’t try that at home!) Once these skills have been learned and programmed into your subconscious mind, you no longer consciously need to think about it. Your subconscious takes over the automatic pilot part of your mind, unlike the first time you ever tried it, and allows you to perform without thinking of “how to perform”.

Your subconscious takes care of your autonomic system. Can you imagine if you consciously had to think about every heart beat and every breath you took? That wouldn’t leave much time to drive a car! Your subconscious mind deals with hundreds of different tasks simultaneously among other responsibilities which allows the conscious mind for a higher plane of thinking, reasoning and learning.

Here is where the Law of Attraction comes in. Our beliefs are usually formed and then embedded in our subconscious. Your subconscious mind does not pass judgment; it only accepts what your conscious mind told it.

So if you believe that poor people are good and rich are bad, or “money is the root of all evil” - your subconscious mind will not let you be rich because it believes that being rich would make you a bad person, and that money is evil and therefore not good for you! (Phew, that was a mouthful!) Therefore it sees being rich as a bad thing. That in effect is the law of attraction. Your conscious thoughts turned into subconscious beliefs, which is what you will attract in your life.

Subconscious programming can be very positive if you believe that it’s your right to be wealthy. (We were all put on this earth to live life with abundance). A great mind power wealth belief is having more money enables you to help more people. Isn’t that a great reason to think about why you should have more… to give some away!

Feed your mind with positive places, people, and events to ultimately achieve your positive reality. How do you get more positive events occurring in your life? Think positively in all moments and at all times - don’t allow yourself to become distracted by the negativities of life. We all have “stuff” that happens to us… and? You’re not going to sulk about it, and continue to bring more suffering in your life, are you? Well wake up and do something about it. Look, complaining statements like, “my life is just the pits and I never get a break”, will bring more of what you are complaining about. So now is your chance to do something about it. RIGHT NOW!

Decide that feeling good and being positive is a dominant part of your life. You must become aware of what you no longer want, and decide what you do what. Focus on what you want to have, do or become. Your positive thoughts will manifest positive outcomes. Be patient and persistent!

I listened to Zig Ziglar many years ago and remember being so inspired by his message. He said that if you want be a millionaire than surround yourself around millionaires. If you want to move up the ladder in life, spend time with people that are either at the top or getting to the top.

• The rich spend time with the rich!
• The poor spend time with the poor!
• The lonely spend time with the lonely!
• The happy spend time with the happy!

To create new subconscious programming, find people who are already successfully running those programs that you want. If you want to be a better golfer, play with better golfers. If you want to move up the company ladder, have lunch with the higher-ups, and make sure you play golf with them! Do what they do, imitate their beliefs and watch as your new thought patterns begin to emerge. The first step is to become aware! When you are aware of your negative thinking, you now have the consciousness to change your thoughts with positive self-talk. “I know, like I know, like I know…” You get to fill in the blank!

“In body, mind power and spirit”
Randy

Are you aware that nearly 90% of

Fortune 500 CEO’s, play golf?

It is the international sport of business. In certain industries, clients and prospects play golf as a way of doing business. If your clients and prospects play, then you need to be out on the course with them. It is important to understand how the game of golf can help you develop your business, as well as benefit you personally.

Have you ever been the one stuck in the office, while others are out playing golf? Doesn’t that just make you wonder what all the fuss is? You get the invitation, but you turn it down saying, “no I just can’t”. To be perfectly honest, you can! Saying You Can’t has two meanings:

1. You either don’t know how to, or
2. You don’t want to.

The questions I have for you here are … where is your career heading and where do you want it to go? Golf is the only game you can play and develop a conversation at the same time. Not only that, you gain an understanding of the persons personality you are either doing business with or about to do business with. The game of golf is more popular than ever. Understand the importance of golf in business, so you aren’t left out of the business meetings held on the golf course.

Let’s look at these four important points:

1. Discover the professional and personal benefits of golf.
2. Learn another language of business—“the game of golf”.
3. Learn how playing business golf can save you time.
4. What you can learn about your playing partners.

1. Discover the professional and personal benefits of golf.

Golf is one of the only sports you can play and do business with at the same time. Think about it. It takes you 30-60 seconds to assess the situation (the distance, carry, lie, and wind), take a club out of the bag, take a practice swing, setup and hit the ball. The rest of the 4-5 hours you’re walking or riding in a golf cart with the undivided attention of your client. Need I say more!

Personally, golf is an exceptional sport for many reasons. Since you don’t need anyone to hit the ball back to you, and it’s just you and the golf course, you are not competing against anyone. That being said it physically makes for an inviting sport for spouses, siblings and families to play.

2. Learn another language of business—the game of golf.

Have you ever found yourself at work listening to your co-workers having a conversation that you could not be a part of? If you don’t play golf, you are likely to come across one of those talks. Golf talk happens everyday in offices around the water cooler and world. Just pay attention after a Major, like The Masters, US or British Open. I guarantee golf talk is occurring around the water cooler. You need to be a part of that conversation! The game of golf contends with the game of business! Learn the language and you will be invited to the next company outing.

3. Learn how playing business golf can save you time.

A day of golf with three clients in one place will get a lot more done than you think. Not only will you be with them on the course for an extended period of time, but there is likely breakfast or lunch before the round and lunch or drinks after the round. Now you’ve created a new relationship and the phone call tomorrow has a different tone! It’s a beautiful thing.

4. What you can learn about your playing partners.

Here is where everything happens or not. You can learn so much from your playing partner by the actions he or she carries out on the golf course.

Some things to observe are:

1. Cheating
2. Misrepresenting their score (ahem, cheating)
3. Shouting absentees
4. Throwing clubs
5. Stomping feet
6. Mistreating the caddy
7. Neatness in appearance

You can learn a lot by observing what they do and don’t do. Many top executives will not do business with someone until they play golf with them. Now you understand why.

How you can get started in golf:

1. Take lessons with a professional golf instructor
2. Understand the important rules and etiquette of golf.
3. Play with friends until you feel comfortable enough to entertain on your own.
4. Join the EWGA (an executive women’s golf league). It forces you to get out there and play
5. Subscribe to a golf magazine (Golf for Women, Golf Digest, Golf Magazine)

The Bottom Line
Learn to play golf and you will learn to play better business!

“In body, mind power and spirit”
Randy