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A beginner gets invited to play one of the most anticipated golf course openings in the U.S. What his first-ever round taught three veteran golfers about curiosity, ego, and why experts have more to learn from novices than they think.
Full Show Notes:
It's not every day you get invited to play one of the most anticipated golf course openings in the United States. Rarer still: for that to be the first time you've ever stepped on a golf course.
In this episode, Dr. Stephen Ginsberg shares the story of a friend's very first round of golf — played at Rodeo Dunes, a Michael Keiser course that had been generating buzz for months. What could have been a disaster turned into a masterclass in mindset, as a total beginner's shrug-and-laugh approach to the game reminded a group of seasoned golfers what they'd lost somewhere along the way: curiosity, presence, and a total absence of ego.
Drawing on Shunryu Suzuki's Zen concept of shoshin, or "beginner's mind," Dr. Ginsberg unpacks why expertise so often narrows our thinking instead of expanding it, and offers a practical challenge for approaching both the technical and mental sides of any skill — with playfulness instead of judgment.
In this episode: What it looks like to play a bucket-list golf course with zero expectations. Why the golf world's obsession with score and identity sabotages the game before it starts. Shunryu Suzuki's "beginner's mind" and what it means for anyone who has ever gotten good at something. A practical exercise for bringing novice curiosity back to your own practice — technical and mental.
Quote from the episode: "In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert's there are few." — Shunryu Suzuki
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Music Credit: “Kong” by Bonobo; Courtesy of Ninja Tune Records
