Fall in love with the journey

It's more about the journey than it's about the outcome. Yes, it would be great to meet all of your goals and succeed every time you played. But it's golf we are talking about! There is only one winner in a golf tournament. You will lose more than you will win. I think it's important to focus more on the process and the journey than the ultimate outcome. Golf mimics life in this way. Life is better appreciated and enjoyed when we embrace the journey along the way.

If all you are ever concerned about is the result, you will feel like you have failed more than you have succeeded. Don't miss the golden opportunities that are right in front of you each time you play. Every round of golf you play is an opportunity to learn something about yourself and your game.

Every tournament you play will most definitely offer up a whole host of things that you will have to deal with and overcome over the course of the tournament. You will be tested in many different ways. It is the process of forging through what sometimes can feel like the fire when you compete. This is the journey.

Re-define what winning looks like to you. What are some small wins you can identify from your round? What are some things you overcame playing this round? What surprised you about yourself? What did you learn?

We are human. We will make mistakes. We will also prevail when pressed against all odds. But that will never be discovered if you never allow for the opportunity. Putting yourself out there to compete is a win in and of itself. Not everyone is willing to do this.

There is a fine line between developing scar tissue from a bad experience playing in a tournament to the way you can surprise yourself with what you overcame by walking through the fire. You can't learn some of these lessons without going through it. This is where you give yourself the chance to become a better version of yourself.

All too often we put invisible boundaries around ourselves that limits our true potential. We don't realize that we are barricading inside our comfort zone. Growth comes from pushing and testing ourselves. Getting curious about what we can do. How do you ever know what your potential is if you never put yourself out there to truly test it?

Focus on the small victories of things you overcame this time that was more difficult the last time. Celebrate the little wins.

Fall in love with the journey you are on. Figure out what is your process that you focus on that allows you to play your best golf. Let go of control.

Where are you in your journey right now?