Mental Toughness Messages from "Golden Oldy" Books

There are some messages that last. My parents, grandparents and mentors read “mental toughness” books long before the Internet and science provided proof.

I am starting out 2010 with some of their suggestions.

The Power of Positive Thinking and Enthusiasm Makes a Difference (Norman Vincent Peale)

The Greatest Miracle in the World (Og Mandino)

Think and Grow Rich (Napoleon Hill)

Mind work is a lifetime job. These “golden oldies” will be a great addition to my personal development library.

Quote from Thomas Carlyle in The Power of Positive Thinking (1952):

“Silence is the element in which great things fashion themselves”.

The Security of Tour Status

2010 feels different. So many questions: How will Tiger come back? How will the golf world deal with it? How will we players react as we’ve looked up to Tiger all along? It’s going to be a bit weird.

One thing that will help is belonging to a tour, in my case, the Canadian Tour. I can plan my calendar and I know I will have others to talk to. As Tiger “figures things out”, we have to too.