Take ownership

Take ownership of your situation.

If you make a mistake, it’s your mistake. It’s not the putter’s fault. Do not punish your driver because the ball has hooked into the woods. And the bag – it was only sitting there watching before you clobbered it! It’s not the fault of the club that you happen to be its owner!

If the result does not resemble the intention there is nothing to be achieved by throwing your toys out of your pram! It was your mistake, own up to it.

When you loose your rag you allow your entire system to enter freefall. Just about every critical function within you is allowed to run wild. The result can be catastrophic.

• Massive adrenaline release – causing muscle tightening, increased heat rate etc. (refer to what is happening to you)

• Resulting release of energy – wasting your most precious resource.

• A flood of negativity – affecting rational thought process.

With absolutely nothing to gain and everything to loose, why would you want to do this to yourself? And what’s more, you’ll look pretty silly too!

Unless you take ownership of a mistake you are effectively blaming some external influence over which you claim no control. This is negative thinking, leaving you with a situation you are unable to fix.

If your ball rolls into a divot, lands under the lip in a bunker or gets stuck behind a tree, it got there courtesy of you. It might not be great, but it’s what you’ve got – so get on with it.

If a double bogey goes on your card, deal with it. It’s yours. Nothing can change that.

Taking ownership of a situation allows you to deal with it and confirms you are still in control. It is a positive belief allowing you to move on.