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Separating SELF from CRAFT – Raymond Prior and Karl Morris – recording of live webinar #304

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Apr 5, 2024

Raymond Prior and Karl Morris discuss the concept of 'Separating SELF from CRAFT' in golf, exploring how performance can affect self-worth. They delve into developing a 'SAFE PLACE' to play from, the toxic relationship with the game, and the importance of intrinsic values. The podcast emphasizes the need for self-reflection and building stable confidence for better golf performance.

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INSIGHT

Separate Self from Craft

Identifying oneself with golf performance creates fragile confidence prone to anxiety and burnout.
Separating self-worth from golfing outcomes fosters a more stable confidence and mental freedom.

INSIGHT

Identity Threats Cause Anxiety

Coupling identity tightly to golf performance creates emotional threat and anxiety during play.
Evolutionarily, humans protect valued identities to avoid social exclusion, impacting performance under pressure.

ADVICE

Explore Why You Play Golf

Ask yourself deeply why you play golf to uncover intrinsic motivations rather than adopted or extrinsic reasons.
Challenge your core beliefs about golf and identity with direct evidence to foster healthier engagement.

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Today on the Brain Booster we have a live recording of a webinar I conducted with Raymond Prior.

The event was over subscribed with people trying to get into the Zoom call after it was full.

BUILDING STABLE CONFIDENCE – THE NEW PROGRAM

To get your copy of the brand new program with Raymond Prior and Karl Morris

It will truly make a BIG difference to your development

Link to buy: Building Stable Confidence

Raymond and I collaborated on what we believe to be a ground breaking project called 'Building Stable Confidence'

It is a program that has had wonderful reviews and could be a wonderful assistance this year to help you get the best from your game.

During the webinar we discussed the key concept of

'Separating SELF from CRAFT'

How can we develop the capability to create some space between our capability as a golfer and our self image as a human being

How being 'concerned' about our value as a human is tied to our evolutionary development

The early messages we receive as youngsters from important people around us and how this can weave into our identity

The need to develop a 'SAFE PLACE' to play from
How our performance can become a THREAT to our identity
How this leads to unstable confidence
Why your relationship to the game can become so toxic

The necessity to ask yourself the question 'Why do I play golf?' Not to take your initial answer but to look deeper to what is REALLY important to you

What are your INTRINSIC and SELF DIRECTED values to play the game?
Challenging your core BELIEFS to see if they REALLY work for you
The fragility of EXTRINSIC values and why you can never 'get enough'
The need to JOURNAL your experiences and why that is so important
What am I committed to TODAY?
Think about WHY you play golf WHEN you play golf
Being INTENTIONAL and on purpose

This is a wonderful session with Raymond and Karl as they go into some real detail as to how to get the very best from your game

Take ACTION and get yourself a copy of the stable confidence program