I think I mentioned before that I'm reading a book that helps with the mental side of playing golf as keep losing my rag on the golf course of late. I across this interesting quote in the first twenty pages that I think applies to Slimming / Life / pretty much anything really which together with some advice from the Founder of Slimming World has made me decide to change my target weight to something more achievable (not sure what yet!). So bear in mind this quote is from a sports psycologist specialising in helping golfers and substitute the word "player" with "slimmer" and then it pretty much works!
"I want players to understand that while it’s important to have dreams and goals in life, the pleasure comes from chasing those dreams more than it does from catching them. I can’t guarantee any player that his dreams will come true. I can’t predict when they’ll come true. What I can guarantee is a life spent chasing dreams is a life well spent. Anyone who does this will get to the end of their days and look back with a smile. He will have had a ball. Once a player understand this it gives him remarkable peace of mind. He can weather the inevitable downs in a game of ups and downs. He doesn’t get critical or judgemental about himself. He knows that in the end, things will turn out well. He’s an optimist."
What I'm taking from that is that the important thing is the journey not the destination. Will post some other stuff from it in due course but they'll be more related to my golf and temper!!!!
Book is called "The Golfer's Mind" by Dr Bob Rotella who's a top sports psycologist in the States and it's a darned interesting read so far.
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