Table Of ContentThe Truth . . . is all there is.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
FOR ATHELETES
Peace
Discipline
Disappointment
How to play THE GAME
What do you want?
Perception
Do you love what you do?
Freedom
Do you understand which game you are playing?
Hard Work?
Enjoyment is the ultimate mindset
What Can You Win? Or What Can You Be?
Amateur and Professional
Questions
Putting
Innocent
Your Image
Truths
Language
Thought
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Your Path
Teachings
What You See and What You Don’t
Setup
Freezing
Prescriptions, Rituals, and Routines
Beyond
Swinging and Walking
House of Chaos
How does the Zone arise?
Performance and Skill
Teachers and Students
Great teachers are an endangered species. Great students
are practically extinct.
How to Be
The Ultimate Dance
Sage Advice?
Frustration
Skill and Submission
On Language and Communication
True Coaching
The Teacher’s Dilemma
Crossroad
Golf Shots
Mental Toughness?
Mindwashed
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Promises . . .
The Myth of Performance
Positive Thinking?
Distractions
Moderation
Attitude
Positive Thinking
Technique
Is the Mind an Antagonist?
On Becoming a “Competitor”
Tennis: The Opponent
Teaching Through Words
Creating Art
Art
Practice
Acting Is Not An Act
The Relative and The Ultimate
Company?
Things Happen
Disappointment
The Source of the Dance
The Modern Athlete is a Beggar
The “Mental Game”
Self Doubt
Reach Instead of Teach
Practice That Which You Love
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Teaching Through Silence
Great Teachers Are Hesitant To Teach
Golf: A Game Ruined By The Hand Of Man
What If There Were No Teachers?
The World of ‘I DON’T KNOW’
Golf Is Not Played With A Swing
The Sportsman And The Sailor
What Does The Tour Player Fear?
Retreat Into The Solution?
The Spurious Case Against Phil Mickelson
Belief In A ‘Mental Game’ Only Makes One Mental
Words
The Effect Of Ambition Upon A Human Being
Practice Under Pressure?
A Life On The Run . . .
What Is The Best Way To Learn A Physical Skill?
The Hand That Moulds
The Self-Motivation Of Pupils
Where Did It Go?
Why Should You Seek My Services?
A Monumental Failure Of Instruction
The Putting Stroke
Distance Control
How Can It Not Be About The Stroke?
A Note To The Modern Athlete
Tournaments Kill Potential
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Why Does The Athlete Suffer?
An Open Letter To Instructors Everywhere
The Truth Behind Wedge Play
For As Long As You Use A Sport Psychologist, You Will
Remain Fragmented
Golf vs Other Sports
Siddha Performance Training Insights: Part One
Hit Down On The Golf Ball?
The Short Game Of Golf
An Open Letter To Athletes Around The World
The Feel Around The Greens
He Who Teaches You Mechanics Is Your Enemy
Stay In The Moment
Competition Is The Enemy Of Play
The Secret Of True Practice
The Trap That Ensnares Every Athlete In The World
Where Is The Authentic Student?
Teaching Without Teaching: The Siddha Performance
Secret
No Prescriptions
The Key To Supernatural Goaltending
Can A Human Being Truly Realize His Potential?
Supreme Performance Through Levitation: A Siddha Secret
A Reliance On Science Produces Not Giants
Fields Of Grass
Is INSTANT FREEDOM Truly Possible?
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How Do I Motivate The Young Athlete?
The Ultimate Meditation For Performance
A Clarion Call To The PGA Tour Player
The Ultimate Mindset For The Athlete: A Behind The
Scenes Training Secret
What Have You Got For Me Today?
On Consulting, Coaching, And The Road To Riches
Hard Work Is No Excuse
How Do I Get A Student To Change?
Jeremy Jones: Into The Wilderness
Six Is Not Equal To Half A Dozen
The Mountaineer Who Could Not Die
The Real Truth About Man And His Destiny
The Inferno Illuminates The Path
What Every Human Being Craves
Does Your Craft Give You A Living? Or Does It Give You
LIFE?
The Surest Way To Destroy A Teaching Is To Teach It
How To Truly Help A Human Being: The Siddha
Performance Way
This World No Longer Interests Me
The Professional Athlete Seeks Everything But
GREATNESS
Out Of The Cobwebs And Toward The Light
The Consultation I Will Never Forget
What The Athlete Wants. What His Humanity Craves
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The Eyes Of Peter Forsberg
What Is That Hallowed Path To Greatness?
My Wish For You . . .
What If Greatness Could Happen Overnight
Why The Professional Athlete Loses His Way
The Kindness Of Tornadoes
Do You Remember When . . .
The Amusing Irony Of Need
A Beautiful Lesson In Sincerity
The Practice That Will Make You THE VERY BEST IN
THE WORLD
What Does It Really Mean To Be The Best In The World?
A Focus Upon “Technique” Will Cost You Your Career
Bruce Lietzke: The Exception Is The Possibility
On Becoming A Soccer God
THE FEEL Behind The Feel: A Siddha Performance Secret
Putting Is Not What You Think It Is
From Where Will My True Voice Arise?
The Golf Swing Has NOTHING WHATSOEVER To Do
With The Swing
Siddha Relaxation: A Siddha Performance Secret
The Tragic Journey Of The Professional Athlete
Is There Not Something Wrong With This Picture?
How Does An Athlete OWN His Technique?
The Insight And Futility Of Press Interviews
The Dream Hockey Game
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On Form, Technique, and The Flight Of Butterflies . . .
Are You Telling Me The Coaching Establishment Is All
Wrong?
You Are My YIP MAN
To Live A Life COMPLETELY FREE Of Anxiety
An Ode To Parents Of Sporting Youth
All Professional Athletes Play With Only 30% Of Their
Talent
The Excruciatingly Honest Secret Truths About
Professional Athletes And Coaches
What Jordan Speith Knows That Other Tour Pros Do Not
On “Swing Coaching” And Touring Professionals
On Winning, The Mind, And The Professional Athlete
The Greatest Coaches Live A Life Of Torment
The Ultimate Life Truth That No Professional Athlete Is
Ever Taught
Are You Merely A Professional? Or Are You A Legend?
THE TRUTH . . . About Winning The Masters
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