It doesn’t surprise me that golf benefits a business brain … or that in winter I miss even those annoying challenges out on the back nine. Did you know, however, that golf can literally raise your business IQ?
My kids gave me a box of my favorite blue golf balls for Christmas … while just outside the window … we watched 
January chills. That's why I find myself stoking the fireplace today and at the same time … visualizing my next shot from the tee.
Regardless of how busy we are … as soon as the snow melts … I plan another brisk round of golf. Aside from the game’s sheer adventure … golf’s a mental tonic at work. How so?
From that first shot off the tee … golfers capitalize on kinesthetic intelligence and naturalistic intelligence. The game also adds brain chemicals for sharper focus. A growing body of research suggests how the links hold mental benefits for business brains … beyond what most golfers realize. Perhaps more even than rich alliances and friendships gained on the course, golf keeps players in top mental form.
Regardless of age barriers … or setbacks like that famous little fox who steals golf balls in
In spite of a recent bout with cancer … Marjorie Brewer at 60 … still swings a driver like a pro and putts like a metronome. She’s out four times a week … near the grounds of her law office. People far younger struggle to keep up … and it’s a good game when you can. In one of the persistent mysteries of an aging brain … Marjorie found there are tremendous health care benefits to doing what she loves most – golf. But others see far more than bodily health … in Marjorie’s high-performance mind. She’s not alone either.
At 58 … Murray Jensen expected golf to help his brain to slow the effects of cardiovascular disease.
Did you know the working brain demands 21 percent of the entire oxygen to your body? Not surprisingly … when you golf … you enrich that oxygen supply and so add fuel to capitalize on more mental capabilities. How so?
Sit in a lecture or staff meeting and you’ll use less than 3 percent of your brainpower. Mentor another golfer during a game … on the other hand … and you use more than 90 percent.
At the MITA Brain Based Business Renewal Center … where we work to optimize brainpower … golf simply reinforces winning mental patterns. When my team won this year’s District Rotary Annual Golf Tournament in
Dr. Webber,
Thank you for this information. I can see where some of my clients may be able to apply some of these experiences to their learnings on how to play business golf.
Posted by: Mr Business Golf | January 5, 2008 6:57 AM | Permalink to Comment