The Supreme Mental Skill of Acceptance – Jim Waldron #385
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Release Date: 11/28/2025
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info_outlineIt is wonderful to welcome back again onto the show my very good friend Jim Waldron to discuss what I believe to be THE single most important mental skill of all ACCEPTANCE
We have had Jim on the show many times before but each time I get him back people say just how much they enjoy our conversations
Jim is such a generous man with his time and he brings with him an incredible depth and breadth of knowledge about the game.
His own experiences and the people he has worked with and studied under.
He is as busy as ever coaching in some wonderful locations in Oregon and Hawaii
In today’s conversation we discuss:
- Why acceptance is THE foundational mental game skill
- Acceptance of what our mind is actually doing
- Having some form of meditation practice
- Not resisting your experience
- Being willing to deal with all possible outcomes
- What acceptance certainly isn’t
- As ever a really engaging and thought provoking session with a truly remarkable coac
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