"You are what you believe yourself to be." Paulo Coelho

 

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Jon Rahm won The Masters on Easter Sunday by 4 shots.  At the beginning of the day, with 30 holes to play, he was down 4 strokes, but he managed to come from behind and win the coveted green jacket.  Once again, the game of golf offers so many lessons about Life. 

At his interview to receive the green jacket, and in subsequent interviews, Jon Rahm talked about wanting to be ahead of the field and making the others chase him.  It takes a lot of confidence to believe that you can overcome a 4 shot deficit and pull ahead to lead the pack  under the pressure of playing 30 holes in one day, but he did it.  As I listened to Jon speak during the interview, I thought about how much this lesson about believing in yourself can translate into real life.  Have an interview?  Put the best YOU forward, and know that you ar enough.  Show the interviewer who you are - reliable, trustworthy, and hard-working.  Competing in a race or other event?  Train the best you can, and visualize yourself winning.  Know that you can do it, because if the mind can perceive it, you can do it. Facing an unpleasant situation?  Stay the best you that you can be - that is the best you can do.

I have played golf for 52 years, and I always find the parallels between the game of golf and the game of life.  Both require patience, persistence, honesty, finesse, humor, and your best effort. 

Congratulations to John Rahm, a real champion who taught the world about self-confidence. Her is the link to his interview:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYhWX4BGPmY

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