The Mental Golf Show

263: Paul Salter - Fear, Confidence, and the Secret to Consistent Golf Success

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Nov 4, 2025
Paul Salter, a mindset and performance coach specializing in hypnotherapy, shares insights into achieving consistent success in golf. He discusses the importance of committing to mastery over mere choice and the power of language in enhancing self-talk. Paul emphasizes the significance of building confidence through action and unlearning limiting beliefs that often stem from childhood experiences. He also addresses managing fear and expectations, balancing obsession with relationships, and how golf mirrors personal growth.
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ANECDOTE

From Scarcity To Abundance In Poker

  • Paul shares his poker-era scarcity mindset that cost him money and confidence.
  • Hiring a mindset coach flipped a switch and freed him to see abundance and act confidently.
ADVICE

Use Curiosity To Unlearn Limiting Beliefs

  • Identify how a limiting belief helped you and how it now hurts you to build awareness.
  • Use nonjudgmental curiosity about when and why you learned it, then replace it with new behaviors.
INSIGHT

Let Confidence Drive, Fear Ride Shotgun

  • Fear and confidence can coexist; fear signals readiness while confidence can take the lead.
  • Paul suggests moving fear to the back seat and letting confidence drive performance.
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