I had the honor of hosting Steven Yellin on the podcast. Steven is an author of the book Simplicity. He holds some very strong positions on how good golf must be played. But he claims they aren't his ideas, they are just the way the brain and the body work. I truly can't spell it all out here, you'll have to listen to know what I'm talking about.

If you like this podcast in general, you're going to love this conversation with Steven Yellin.

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Steven Yellin's links:

Website: stevenyellin.com

Book: Simplicity: The Fluid Motion Factor Golf Program

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I used to always play golf with a ton of fear. And frankly, I still play golf with fear. But not as much as I once did, thanks to an understanding of some of the core reasons we as humans encounter fear.

In this episode, you will learn what the core sources of human fear are, why we fear those things, how that relates to golf, and a solution for dealing with and extinguishing each of the core sources of human fear.

I'm confident you will leave this episode with a better understanding of yourself, your tendencies, and having new tools to play better golf.

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I had the great honor of hosting Dr. Gio Valiante for a conversation that had me thinking from the moment he started talking. Something about the way Dr. Gio explains things makes me feel like golf is on the one hand deep and rich and complex, but on the other hand incredibly simple and fundamental to who we are as humans. His grasp of human psychology is aspirational, so it's no wonder he's been a pillar of the golf psychology arena for decades.

I know you'll enjoy this episode, and I'm confident you will leave this episode with a deeper understanding of your golf game as well as yourself and why you do what you do on and off the course.

Topics:

• Is Fear the Root of Most Mental Game Problems in Golf?
• Fear, Flow, and the Full Spectrum of Golf Psychology
• What Fear Does to Skill, Decision-Making, and Performance
• Why Golf Creates Fear: Social Judgment and the Human Brain
• Mastery Orientation vs. Ego Orientation in Golf
• How Golf Shifts from Love of the Game to Results and Approval
• Embarrassment, Shame, and the Conditioning of Fearful Golf
• Why Ego-Driven Golf Makes Flow States Unlikely
• What It Means to Compete in Golf—and Who You’re Really Competing Against
• Playing the Golf Course: Targets, Process, and Task Focus

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Dr. Gio Valiante's books on Amazon:

Fearless Golf: Conquering the Mental Game

Golf Flow: Master your mind, Master the course

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👨🏻‍🏫 Josh Nichols Golf (1-on-1 Mental Coaching): Email josh@joshnicholsgolf.com or visit joshnicholsgolf.com for sessions.

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