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Ben*, a doctor, was having trouble with his golf game. There was nothing wrong with Ben's mechanics. His opening statement said it all: "Golf isn't fun any more." Golf was important to him, not only for the recreation and exercise it afforded him, but it was also an important marketing and educational tool that kept him abreast of developments in his local medical community. But golf had become almost a like chore. And the less fun it was, the more tense he became on the course, and the higher his scores rose. With Interactive Imagery, Ben was able to mentally return to a place in time when golf was the most fun for him. He was easily able to recall the exact place and time, the weather that day, the people he was with, the feel of the clubs in his hands, the pleasure he had playing. We concentrated on the word "play," allowing him remind himself that golf was a game, and games were meant to be fun. He was able to remember vividly how it felt not only mentally, but in his body, in his gut. He then linked that bodily feeling to a simple gesture that he can use anytime on the golf course without anyone else's knowledge -- fingering a golf tee -- in order to rekindle that feeling and recapture it on demand. Ben now plays the game of golf again, and it is once again fun.
*The client's name has been changed to ensure anonymity and confidentiality. |
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