Do you have a desired result for your next practice session? Or your next round of golf? Or your next season? If not, it’s time to create a plan, set goals and measure your progress.
Picture yourself 9-12 months from now looking back at your golf accomplishments and taking stock of your victories (and setbacks) and the journey you took to get there. If you can picture it, you can do it.
Set clear and concise goals. For example:
- I am going to reduce my handicap by 4 strokes.
- I am going to stay positive throughout an entire round of golf.
- I am going to embrace my processes of playing golf.
Own Your Plan
Your reasons for wanting to improve and enjoy your golf must be your own. They must come from within. This is crucial if you want to maximize your game and experience the success you desire.
Execute Your Plan
The fun part of setting goals is having a clear and concise result to strive for. Not so long ago, before GPS, a family road trip might take several hours of planning prior to departure. Unfolding a road map (not to mention the challenge of refolding the map) and tracking out the route was part of the journey. My family went to great lengths in our planning to avoid major cities and heavy trafficked areas during rush hour on our journeys. We had to make good time in getting to our destination and mastering the inevitable perfect return route home after vacation.
We had a clearly defined destination, a reason for our visit and a planned road map. We owned our journeys!
Do you have a clear vision of what you want your golf game to become?
Embrace your journey of getting better and accept both the successes and the setbacks along the way. Successes and setbacks are part of the learning process that helps us to continually refocus and redefine our desired result.
Are you going to plan out your practice sessions? Are you going to commit to defining your goals?
Make clear cut goals, make them measurable and begin your journey with the desired result in mind.