Why I Hate Golf - But Love It Too

Watching The open, the oldest and most prestigious tournament in golf, always makes me think about the level of my own play.

It would at best be described as 'poor'. I'd hate to think how it would be described at worst, but let's just say there are only 2 friends who are prepared to play with me, I am that bad!

It can be so frustrating, and yet of course it's highly addictive - when you hit a good shot, you want to hit another one, to repeat the good feeling... Then when you hit a bad shot, you want to hit another one to erase the bad feeling...

You can see the idea - there's always one next shot to do it right- it can be a life-long addiction! Watching the Major Tournaments is a chance to see goal achievement theory at work in quite a pure form.

Let's face it, golf is a simple game to understand, but difficult to master. Difficult, but not impossible! All the top players, the ones that stay there for year after year, they simply took instruction on how to play, learned the technique, and then worked. Worked hard. Worked hard for years.

In fact they never stop working at it. They all have coaches, even tiger woods, and you can see them churn inside with frustration when they get it wrong. Notice though, that after they've had a strop at getting it wrong, they buckle down to getting it right!

A successful golf game is based almost entirely on constant hard work to implement techniques which have been taught.

Yes of course you get people who have natural talent, but the huge majority of players on the golf circuit just use this simple goal achievement lesson.

If you apply it to most things in general life, you'll see the same kind of results.

So, do you you hate (but love) golf like I do?

Gordon Bryan is the author of 'Transform Your life in 21 Days!' which has been described as 'motivational magic.' Read about it and grab his free 8 Step goal Achievement plan at: http://www.transformyourlifenow.com

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Stress Management With Massages

Daily life can grind you down. Worse, you might not notice it until your body rebels in a big way.

One way to beat back the stress is through a massage every week or two. It takes 30 minutes to an hour and you will feel like a million bucks. Of course, you have to know what you are getting into, so here is a breakdown of the more popular massages.

At the top of the list, we have the Swedish massage. This is the default massage for most therapists. If you ask for a massage, it is what you get. It is undertaken using a lotion or oil which is applied to the body as sections are worked on. Long, smooth strokes are made over muscles with a nominal amount of pressure. The Swedish massage will relax you for a few hours, but not much beyond that.

The deep tissue massage can be found on the other end of the massage scale. The point of this massage is not to provide you with a peaceful, relaxing massage experience. It is to get at those deep knots of tension. This is done through the application of a lot of pressure on areas of tension. You will grimace and groan. So, why get it? Well, you will feel much better afterwards and the effects will last for days.

For something a bit different, a traditional thai massage is recommended. A real thai massage is a dozy. It takes place with you on your back on a padded floor. The thai therapist then begins twisting and bending your body this way and that. The stated purpose is to align your energy meridians. You can think of it as forced yoga. You will feel 20 years younger after a month of these massages.

Similar to the thai massage, we have the Shiatsu massage. Originating in Japan, this massage also has the stated purpose of aligning your energy points. The primary difference is the method used by the therapist to do this. Instead of bending you like a pretzel, the therapist will use their fingers to dig in at positions of energy. It can smart a bit, but the results are usually very relaxing.

There are many other massages that one can find to fill your particular need. If you feet are killing you, a reflexology foot massage can do wonders. Heck, there are even massages tailored to the pregnant, a Godsend if ever there was! To get the benefits of any of these massages, you just have to get out there and try them.

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