Think positive

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A anecdote of the female golf player Michelle Wie:

To learn to handle the pressures of championship play, Michelle has started seeing psychologist Jim Loehr. He has worked with other athletes, such as Nick Faldo and Jim Courier; he also helps Navy Seals, FBI agents, and FORTUNE 500 executives perform in their respective combat zones. Based in Orlando, he advises Michelle mostly by e-mail and telephone.

She takes this aspect of her training very seriously. Every week she sends him detailed messages describing her state of mind. Using this insight, he has given her this advice: Lighten up. "When she's on the golf course she should look around and think to herself, Isn't this beautiful? Aren't I lucky to be here?" explains Loehr. He says she should play less golf, advising her to take one day off a week. When she misses putts, he has instructed her to repeat this mantra to herself: "I've gotten that out of the way. Now I'm one step closer to being the best putter in the history of golf."

Source: Brooker, K. (2005, Oct 17). Michelle Wie will rock you. Fortune, 152(8).

http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortu...8083/index.htm