Positive Compounding Negative Compounding

Positive Compounding
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Productivity
-Accomplishing one extra task a round is a small feat; over an entire season it could mean everything.
​- Repeatability builds habits. Habits require less thinking. That means more mind space for you to focus on other areas or learn a new skill.
- When you build repeatability you can automate things and get exponential gains.
Knowledge
- One idea may not make you a genius, but lifelong learning can be game changing.
- Acceptance that your swing may come and go but your mind will always be there. 
- When you think different, you are different.
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Negative Compounding

Stress
- The frustration of a traffic jam. The weight of parenting responsibilities. The worry of making ends meet. The strain of slightly high blood pressure.
- We deal with stress every day. And usually we feel it’s manageable. And we ignore it.
- We have to be able to address stress in these areas if you are going to tackle it on the golf course. 
Negative Thoughts
- The more you think of yourself as worthless, shitty, etc, the more you condition yourself to interpret your time on the course that way.
- You get trapped in a thought loop.
- Negative thoughts also influence your perceptions about your surroundings  Once you fall into the habit of seeing the course or your clubs as the problem, you will always fall back on that excuse. 
Outrage
Outrage compounds. A long series of microaggressions that  slowly multiply. Finally, one event tips the scales and outrage spreads like wildfire.
The Red State
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This is the demotivated place you fall into when you think it’s you vs. the world. When you believe that the golf course is  out to get you. When you are surrounded by negative emotions that may consume you. When you feel alone in your round, and think there is no one you can count on. When you act from a place of competitiveness and not from a place of generosity. When you see the world from a scarcity mindset and not as an abundant universe. When you compare yourself to others, constantly measuring what is lacking, instead of what you have.

You get into the red state when you don’t feel good enough. When you feel as though someone will find out you are a ‘fraud’, aka imposter syndrome. When you feel you can’t beat a buddy who hits it further, straighter, and even putts better than you. When you get in front of a crowd and you feel your only goal is to not mess up. You start to drop into a negative state. That’s not empowering for you.

You also get into red states when you allow external factors to control the way you feel. You feel ill-equipped to do something. You think you need a lot more training, more experience, more investment, more time, more...everything, before you can thrive.

In red, you are constantly in a place of stress, overwhelming pressure, anxiety, and fear. It simply stops you from moving forward.

The Green State

Also known as flow or peak state, the green state is where you want to be. You are driven by your passion. You know what you are playing for. Your drive incites action. You want to learn. You are curious, excited, empowered. You know and embrace exactly where you are, simply because you know that’s that stage you are in right now.

You get to play and experience the game of golf on your own terms. You feel confident about what you do. You are deeply rooted and comfortable with what you do. You are internally motivated. You are not competing and comparing. You want to grow and you want to be challenged.

You are in a state of positive vibes. You feel equipped. You feel you have the right tools. You want to serve others, in the way that you know you can. You feel trained. You have an urge to move forward and take on the next challenge.
The more you can keep yourself in green states, the faster you progress through the different stages of success.