What Golf Reveals About How You Handle Pressure and Setbacks - with Paul Miles, In The Swing Leadership

What can your golf reveal about how you handle pressure, setbacks and challenges away from the course?In this episode, Kris Lynch is joined by Paul Miles, founder of In the Swing Leadership, to explore how the golf course can become a powerful environment for self-discovery, feedback and personal development.They discuss imposter syndrome, vulnerability, being open to coaching, and why highly successful people can sometimes struggle when their golfing ability doesn't match the confidence they've built elsewhere.Paul also shares the fascinating idea of “Seventh Hole Syndrome” - the point in a round when conversations can move beyond small talk and people begin sharing the things they really need to talk about.You'll also hear why being intentional about what you want from a round of golf can change the experience completely - whether that's competition, improvement, connection, recovery or simply enjoyment.About Paul MilesPaul Miles is the founder of In the Swing Leadership, where he develops leadership capability using the golf course as a classroom. His work uses the pressure, feedback and uncertainty of golf to help leaders explore how they respond to real-world challenges and create learning that sticks.In this conversationWhat can golf reveal about you? Paul explains why the golf course can be such a powerful environment for self-discovery - and why it can be difficult to hide behind the professional version of yourself when you're playing.How can golf help us understand pressure and setbacks? We explore what happens when the game challenges our confidence, expectations and sense of capability.What can golf teach us about imposter syndrome? Paul shares a fascinating story about a successful professional who struggled to believe they were good enough, despite the evidence of their achievements.Why is feedback so important? We discuss the immediate feedback golf provides, the importance of being willing to be coached, and why recognising our strengths can be just as important as working on our weaknesses.What is “Seventh Hole Syndrome”? Paul shares how conversations on the golf course can sometimes move beyond small talk and create the space for people to talk about things they're really struggling with.Does every round of golf need to be about performance? We explore the importance of deciding what you actually want from your golf - whether that's competition, improvement, connection, recovery or simply enjoyment.Can golf help us become more aware of ourselves away from the course? Paul shares how he uses his own golf as a way of noticing what's happening in other areas of his life. Connect with PaulPaul Miles — In the Swing LeadershipWebsite link hereLinkedIn profile hereWant personalised support with the mental side of your golf?If you'd like some personalised support with the mental side of your golf, you can also book a free 30-minute discovery call with Kris using the link here Thanks, as always, for watching or listening.And until next time, remember:Happiness First. Handicap Later.