“The real test in life, as in golf, is not in keeping out of the rough but in getting out after we’ve hit one in the tall grass. Championships, in games and in life, are won by those who have learned to cope with adversity.”
– OG MANDINO
I want to thank everyone who has already picked up a copy of my new book, THE MENTAL SHIFT, and especially those who have already posted the first five-star reviews about the book. (See what initial readers are saying about THE MENTAL SHIFT here.)
I can’t thank you all enough for your support!
For those of you who have not yet read THE MENTAL SHIFT, what follows is the book’s introduction. This gives more insight into what the book is about and reveals why I think this just may be the most impactful book I have ever written…
We’ve all been there.
You’re cruising through life. You’re feeling good, working hard, and staying positive. You’re on a winning streak, hitting nothing but fairways and greens. It seems like everything is going your way. You’ve got it all figured out.
Then, you suddenly get blindsided by adversity.
You lose a key client. A health issue shows up out of nowhere. The marketing strategies you’ve used in the past abruptly stop working. Your company gets bought out and you lose your job through no fault of your own. Bad news about a loved one suddenly requires all of your attention. Accidents. Injuries. Uncontrollable changes.
Overnight, it seems like those fairways and greens you’ve been hitting have turned into bunkers and ponds.
Whatever the cause, that winning streak you’ve been on collapses into a losing streak, and now you feel lost. You can’t figure out why this is happening or what you’re doing wrong.
It happens to us all.
Life has an uncanny way of throwing adversity at us right when we think problems just might be a thing of the past.
When things go wrong, we often lose control of our thinking.
Thoughts of worry, self-doubt, anger, and panic can take over our minds. We worry that this new problem may never go away, that all that was good may never come back. We question our decisions, our worthiness, and our abilities. We get angry about what we can’t control. We enter a mental state of fear, stress, and panic.
Why is this happening?
Was all our hard work a waste of time and effort?
Was all our optimism nothing more than wishful thinking?
What if our best days are behind us and never coming back?
These are the types of thoughts that make a tough situation tougher. They make us feel helpless, as though we no longer have any control over what might happen next.
Instead of going down such a negative path, there is one question above all others you should be asking yourself when life hits you with an obstacle you didn’t see coming: How can I get back on track and overcome this obstacle in the fastest way possible?
This book will show you how to do exactly that.
I know that sounds like a big promise, but I spend my life researching the differences between those who rise to the top and those who fall by the wayside. In sports, business, and life, the most successful people I’ve studied and interviewed respond differently—much differently—than the not-so-successful when faced with adversity.
What separates them isn’t luck or talent.
It’s the way they choose to respond. It’s the way they choose to think when faced with adversity.
Top achievers haven’t figured out a way to avoid more adversity than everyone else, they’ve figured out a way to bounce back faster and without losing their confidence or focus along the way.
When you get blindsided by a negative event—whether it’s suddenly losing your golf swing or something much more serious—you must remember that how you respond to the adverse event makes all the difference.
Your life will follow your most dominant thoughts. But it’s easy to forget that during times of stress and panic.
To get back on track, the first thing you must do is take control of your thoughts and shift your mindset from a negative state of helplessness to a positive state of empowerment.
You must make a mental shift before you can attack your problem effectively. This book will reveal what that shift is and exactly how to do it.
In this book, you will learn how to overcome setbacks quickly, confidently, and positively.
With golf as the metaphor for life, THE MENTAL SHIFT will walk you through a powerful process for attacking any adversity you face.
Told as a relatable fable, this book follows up with characters first featured in one of my previous books, The Mental Game.
Just as pro golfer Jack McKee has become one of the top players on the PGA Tour, a freak car accident has left him with devastating injuries. Through no fault of his own, his world has been turned upside down and everything that was going so well for him has been taken away. His comeback attempt has been a disaster and Jack is now worried his career is over.
Questioning all the positive-thinking techniques he once embraced, Jack reconnects with his old mentor, the legendary golfer Eddie Collins, who teaches him a powerful method for shifting his mindset, taking back control of his future, and quickly overcoming life’s setbacks.
How should you respond when everything that had been going well suddenly turns on you?
That is what this book answers.
If The Mental Game was the guide to developing a positive self-image and training your mind with powerful self-talk, The Mental Shift is the advanced course on how to respond when that new mindset gets put to the ultimate test.
Whatever adversity you may be dealing with right now—whether it’s something as serious as a job loss or health crisis, or a classic case of the yips on the golf course—this book will show you how to take back control of your life quickly and confidently.
This isn’t about pretending everything is fine.
It’s about learning how to respond when it isn’t.
In sports, in business, and in life, you can’t change what happened, but you can change what happens next!
The power to take back control begins with a simple shift in your thinking. This book will show you how to do it.
Grab your copy of THE MENTAL SHIFT here!
