I made a massive shift in my game between missing the cut at the 2016 U.S. Mid-Amateur to making it the finals of the 2017 U.S. Mid-Amateur. In this episode we get into two major ways I did that.

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You guys comprise the best community of the smartest, most thoughtful, deepest thinking bunch of golfers I’ve ever seen. And I’ve seen and heard how much you guys have engaged over the years. It's been incredible.

So we wanted a way for you to engage even further and deeper than you already do. Somewhere you could get even more out of the podcast and of course ultimately improve your game even more.

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We've got another check-in with Nerd Fitness Matt.

Ok, sure, these are thinly-veiled selfish conversations with my fitness coach. But also I firmly believe they're a peak for you into the mindset that builds real consistency and actual results with fitness, nutrition, habits, self-care, and just general relationship with ourselves and what we need.

Hope you learn more about yourself listening to this.

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Chapters:

0:00 - Intro

0:53 - Struggling With Motivation to Workout

5:41 - Cast Tiny Votes for The Person You Want to Be

11:15 - The Perfect Pre-shot Routine digital course: Go to joshnicholsgolf.com/courses

13:05 - Getting Distracted from Doing the Boring Work (Shiny Object Syndrome)

16:59 - Can/Should AI Replace Coaches?

24:40 - Shot Pattern: Go to shotpattern.app and use the discount code MENTALGOLFSHOW

26:39 - Why You Shouldn’t Try To Optimize Your Fitness

32:16 - The Simplest Way for a Golfer to Get Stronger

42:18 - Matt Myers: Get the FREE MVP Golf Workout

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Mentioned in this episode:

🎓 The Perfect Pre-Shot Routine digital course - Dial in your pre-shot routine, play your best golf.

🎯 Shot Pattern - The Golf GPS App Designed to Help You Play Smarter Golf - Start a free trial and get 20% off by using the discount code 'MENTALGOLFSHOW' or click this link to go straight there.

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Josh's stuff:

👨🏻‍🏫 1-on-1 Mental Coaching with Josh: Visit joshnicholsgolf.com/coaching to see plans and pricing to work with Josh on your mental game. Or send an email to josh@joshnicholsgolf.com.

📊 FREE Mental Game Assessment: joshnicholsgolf.com/assessment - identify your mental strengths and areas for mental game improvement.

📧 The Mental Re-Grip Newsletter: Sign up for weekly mental game tips atjoshnicholsgolf.com/newsletter.

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