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Managing oneself on the golf course is essential. Lack of personal management means one can lose one's temper, become frustrated, give up, relax too much, fail to observe potential problems, try too hard, become frustrated with slow play. Some of these symptoms and emotions are likely to affect each and everyone of us. How well you handle these symptoms and emotions will affect how well you manage and control the golf ball and how well you control the golf ball will affect how you handle yourself. A classic chicken and egg situation.

Managing oneself at work is essential. The emotions experienced during today's play are likely to be similar to emotions or symptoms you feel or display at work. The impact of failing to manage oneself at work can lead to bad team play, failure to meet deadlines and worst of all Pressure. Just as in golf pressure is a personal thing, truly only you can create or destroy it.  Recognise it for what it is, FEAR. Once you recognise that your pressure is based on your fear alone then we can move on.

I have played golf for many years and have been astounded by the number of executives who play golf for fun, yet get very angry and irate with their game.  Many of these executives fail to recognise the simple fact that a £2:50 golf ball, for the eighteen holes and 3.5 hours of play, is their most valuable asset and needs to be managed.
Additionaly, most of these play less than once a week and never practice.  Unless they're gifted with unnatural talent this lack of play is a sure recipe for disaster. Especially when ego and a brand new driver get the better of logic and planning.
In most cases the golf ball will only finish where the clubface was pointing at impact. How far it travels and the way it gets there is determined by swing speed and swing alignment relative to the ball.  Most players are obsessed by length.  Anything to gain an extra 20 yards. The easiest way for any amateur to gain 40 yards is to hit the fairway. The ball usually bounces and runs on the fairway. It rarely or never does in the rough or hazards. This is an aiming game, you must learn to aim the clubface.  A 5 iron into a fairway gives you a far greater chance of making a par than Driver into the woods!

Some of the keys to managing your workload are routines, procedures, checks and balances. Planning is important but I believe that recognising distractions is essential. If you can't recognise what actually distracts you from working, then your workload increases significantly. Many of us believe that it is actually unplanned work that distracts us from achieving objectives. I used to believe that until I realised that it was actually people who could reach us that distract and divert us from our intended objective at a specific time. The biggest culprit is the telephone. We tend to respond to phone calls as if they are the main priority.  In actual fact the person who has thought out their request, and has taken the time to compose a letter should be given at least equal if not higher priority than someone who has made a phone call on the off-chance of reaching you. Similarly, the task you have in hand when the distraction occurs is probably more important. Finish the task or delegate it up or down.
In golf, the objective is to get the ball round in the least number of strokes. There are diversions and distractions that occur on the golf course that affect the player from reaching the desired objective. If you can recognise some of these distractions then you will be better armed to deal with them as they occur.  Slow play infuriates everyone but the slow player.  The slow player never looks behind, does things serially i.e one at a time and is completely oblivious to everyone elses needs without being prompted. The way to compete with and against slow play is to play slower and get a good tune or thought in your head.
The comments of fellow competitors are a serious problem. In some cases we can learn from them but in most cases they're a distraction. Comments such as "I hit that really well and it is two clubs short. I forgot about the wind." or "This green is much quicker or slower than I thought."  What these comments do is make you re-evaluate your shot and quite often you will hit two clubs more or putt harder or softer than you would have, with disasterous consequences. The reason for this is that you have no idea on what the fellow competitor based his evaluations prior to the shot. In most cases you willl have no idea how well the ball was struck against the predetermined criteria. Be objective about your observation of other peoples performance and above all trust your own judgement.

Pressure in golf is a personal thing. Only you can create or destroy it. A straight six foot putt at the first counts exactly the same as a straight six foot putt for the match at the eighteenth. The pressure is created by timing and the measure of importance one places on winning or losing or being successful or failing. Remember, it is not a matter of life or death (even though it may feel like it).
Pressure and confidence are so interlinked in this game that really it comes down to competence and self belief that any particular shot can be executed when required. Experience is a factor which generally works in your favour if you've been a winner.  However, experience can also be very negative if you've been a loser. When one can become so objective that you're almost detached from yourself then an inner calmness occurs that helps release the tension.  Similarly being able to remove oneself from the game by playing other mind games such as singing a tune in your head will help calm you.

How many times have you experienced at work the feeling of ,"if only I had". I believe we have all been there on occasion. The if only is often thought about at work yet not discussed because one does not wish to let a mistake or one's lack of judgement become common knowledge. The if only I had is filed away for future reference often remembered as experience. We call this experience and if a similar situation occurs the if only is remembered and put into practice. Just listen to the company after a round of golf - If only I had or had not done ***. Individuals freely vent there emotions and thoughts after a game of golf.  If you can get rid of If only I at work and golf and make yours I did, then you are achieving your intended objectives .

One of the real problems with golf is that it is a game of opposites. This confuses many people because it is not really taught. Quite simply if you wish to make the ball move right to left you must aim yourself to the right. If you wish the ball to move from left to right you must aim yourself to the left.  If you want the ball to travel further you must swing easier.  If you want the ball to go high, hit down on the shot.  If you want the ball to go low, hit up on the shot. Quite often what you think you should do is quite wrong, you should do the opposite.
Real Life
Watch the slicer on the first tee, aims to the left and hits the ball left to right into the trees. Reloads aims further left and hits it shorter and further right into the trees. It's almost impossible for that slicer to aim the club down the fairway and himself at those trees.  Until he does he will never hit that long draw he craves so much.

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