Put an Obama in Your Golf Game

Try putting a little Obama in your golf game and I'd bet, you'll end up lowering your scores. Whether or not Barack Obama is elected to the Presidency of the United States of America, we will all have benefited from his example during his campaign. He may be especially instructional for those of us who play golf.

I don't mean "watch his swing mechanics." I don't know whether he even plays the game. but, rather, watch how he plays the game of campaigning. What could you learn about playing under pressure? Imagine your game enhanced by some of the qualities of temperament and character you have seen him display in the last several months of intense scrutiny. Put yourself on the putting green with millions watching you stand over a 15 ft putt to win. What would you be feeling? What would you be thinking? What would your body look like on the outside and what would it be experiencing inside?

These questions refer to states of emotion, the clarity of mental focus and the fitness of the physical body to perform in stressful situations. You may not like him. You may not vote for him, but you've got to acknowledge his extraordinary confidence and calm under pressure. He is emotionally balanced, intellectually disciplined, physically alert, calm and relaxed. Now, imagine a description of your golfing demeanor with those words.