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Driving With Attitude: Speak To Yourself Boldly... And Swing A Big "Stick"!




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Scenario #1

Youre driving along the freeway smoothly and comfortably. Youre in the
left hand faster moving lane, and you see youre coming up on a slower moving vehicle whos impeding your flow. C-mon; what is this you exhort. What the hell is he doing in this lane! And with that, you firmly decide Ok -- time to pass him. And, checking carefully the oncoming traffic to your right, you flip your turn signal, eagerly give it the gas, pass by the slow poke, and return back into your lane where youre again gliding along smoothly.

Scenario #2

You see the two lane road youre on is only relatively congested. Youre
driving along loosely and comfortably at the posted speed limit. In your rear view
mirror you notice theres a guy just randomly weaving from lane to lane seemingly
for the sole purpose of picking up car lengths. Why? You reason because its more
convenient than driving appropriately like all the other cars you see.

You notice hes almost cutting off some of those hes seemingly indifferently
winding around. And as you see him coming up toward you, you decide Ya know
what - no; hes not cutting me off -- convenience or not!

Youre approaching a red light about 150 yards up the street and you see hes
almost bumper to bumper with the car just ahead of you in the right hand lane; hes
trying to position himself so he can next conveniently bolt in front of you. So -
feeling in control and decisive - you move ahead to parallel with the car a bit ahead
of you, come to comfortably coast to stop at the light, and then proceed through
the intersection, to easily turn left into the mini mall parking lot where you had
planned to have your lunch.

Scenario #3

Youre a bit behind schedule driving to an appointment. You reason youre
not that far behind, but dont want to fall any further behind. Youre approaching
a big intersection youre familiar with, and you know its a long wait red light.

The light is green, and as you begin approaching the point of no return (where
you cant stop and must proceed through), the light turns yellow. UhhhMan
Nah , Im goin for it; Ill make it though safely and efficiently. And with resolve
and confidence, you go on to prove your calculation right by moving through the
intersection while the light is still yellow.

Are scenarios 1-3 examples of driving with reckless abandon disregarding
the safety of yourself and others? No. Theyre examples of driving with attitude:
you decide the result you want. You decide what youll do to produce it. You
become fueled by the conviction to do it. And then you firmly, decisively act.
Driving with attitude!

Driving On The Golf Course

Its interesting that this same driving with attitude concept applies when you
play golf. To hit long, straight, solid drives (the kind you know you really can, and
feel you should), you must have a certain pre- execution attitude. And its not a
Uh, lets see what we can do here, I hope I dont slice, chunk or shank, Let me
try to control my body, control my swing, control the balls distance and direction
situation. No.

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Its a driving with attitude situation. What is this attitude comprised of? Just
like the car driving scenarios 1-3, golf driving with attitude is comprised of the very
same tenets; you decide the result you want. You decide what youll do to produce
it. You become fueled by the conviction to do it. And then you firmly, decisively
act. Driving with attitude!

No Lets see. No Well, Ill try to crank one. No I dont want to mess up,
and wind up in the rough (or the trees). Its a matter of directing your mentality
with attitude: Theres my outcome point upon the fairway. And now Im gonna
smoothly generate a totally committed, fluid power stroke which fully drives my ball
to that point. Yeah -- Im goin for it; Ive successfully done this so many times
before-- and Im gonna do it as successfully right nowtoo!

Then, with this attitude freely flowing through and exclusive in your mind, take
1-2 practice strokes, set up to your ball, briefly laser in again upon your outcome
point down the fairway. And then - wholly re-focusing upon the ball - begin your
backswing, downswing, contact, and follow-through!

Thats how you drive with attitude. No mamby-pamby trying not to fail,
overprotective calculating. But a solid and targeted sense of:

What you want

What youll do to get it

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Reinforcing a success impact idea through your mind which stimulates sensations of conviction, confidence, and determination to unfold through you. Then, purposefully acting singularly fueled by this success impact idea, and its accompanying emotional energy.

What Are Your Options?

Well, lets see. You could choose to drive with tentativeness. Un-sureness.
A mental split between part of you wanting to go for it, and another part wanting
even more not to flub or fail. Or, the ever popular Well -- Ill just give it a whack,
and see what happens here. (Uhwhy would you ever choose this or tolerate
it?!)

Dont just say to yourself Hmmm lets just see what happens. Determine,
clearly and decisively, what will happen -- and consummately mean it! Say it in
your mind, feel it in your heart, and let its accompanying energy fuel your stroke.
From now on, before you execute each drive, do not let yourself swing filled with
low-grade mental octane. No, from now on, my friend, drive filled with super
gradeATTITUDE!

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