What do yoga and visualization have to do with improving your golf game? More than you think.
In March 1999, Susan Morgan wrote an article entitled “Par Excellence” for Mirabella about a five-day workshop called “Golf in the Kingdom: An Exploration of the Deeper Game” at the Esalen Institute in Big Sur, California. Being a golfer, the article caught my eye and spurred curiosity.
This workshop approach to improving one’s golf game was developed in 1992 by Steve Cohen, an Esalen Gestalt-therapy practitioner and self-described golf hacker. The workshop echoes the philosophy of Esalen cofounder Michael Murphy, who wrote about golfer...
Sandra Ford Walston
Curious about women and courage, everyday courage or how to apply courageous leadership--this is the blog for you. No sensational stories, heroism or drama, just the understanding of how to apply courage at work or in your personal life. There is a direct correlation between your success quotient and your courage quotient. What would you do right now if you had "unlimited courage?"
Sandra Ford Walston
Sandra Ford Walston, known as The Courage Expert and innovator of StuckThinking™, is a learning consultant, trainer, speaker and courage coach. Sandra’s expertise allows her to focus on recognizing and interpreting courage behaviors, courageous leadership and individual personality and leadership styles. She is the internationally published author of bestseller COURAGE, STUCK and FACE IT! Published in magazines such as Chief Learning Officer, Training & Development and Strategic Finance, Sandra is certified in the MBTI® and Enneagram, and an instructor at the University of Denver. She can be reached at www.sandrawalston.com.
Courage, Golf and Self-Discovery Featured
In The Wizard of Oz, Dorothy stumbled along the Yellow Brick Road with her three friends and Toto only to lear
n at the end of her journey that she had had the power to fulfill her dream all along. Are you stumbling along a career path because of pre-defined expectations? Have you fallen asleep in the poppy field? Will you take time for self-reflection—to dwell deeply upon what you might stand for and love? Is conscious courage development your endgame?
What is forgiveness? How do you go about forgiving? What happens when you actually go ahead and forgive? Forgiving requires a courageous choice. The courageous choice is whether you are willing to consent to this healing. In Greek, to forgive means “to let go.” Forgiveness is offered without conditions. Using techniques such as forgiveness meditation/prayers or stopping to apply internal reflection, forgiveness can be centered on someone alive or someone who has passed on. In letting go and forgiving, the process is not about wishing they would change. Forgiveness should not be confused with reconciliation. Reconciliation requires mutual interest with...
A woman who noticed that a high-ranking position would soon be vacated said, “I thought about it and thought about it. So I did the somewhat brazen thing and went over and asked, “Can I have Vicki’s job?”
What’s wrong with asking, and why is it “brazen” to ask?
This is a perfect example of "scripts" or inner dialogues that multiply over time and define who we are. Left unchecked, they can prevent us from achieving what we want.
When you understand your scripts or inner dialogue, you realize how they have limited an honest and clear vision of who you...
What’s your definition of courage and why is it vital to claim it for yourself? Are you curious about why only 11 percent of more than 750 women I researched for five years perceived themselves as courageous? Interviews with the courageous 11 percent made it clear that these women manifest their courage in specific ways. I call these the 12 feminine behaviors of courage: 1. Affirming strength and determination, 2. Confronting abuse, 3. Conquering fear, 4. Embracing faith, 5. Hurdling obstacles/taking risks, 6. Living convictions, 7. Manifesting vision, 8. Overcoming illness or loss, 9. Reflecting self-esteem, 10. Reinventing self, 11. Revealing...
