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Nikki and I have been working for just under a year now, and the Kyle I was in January 2016 vs the Kyle I am today is dramatically different. Before I felt as if I were lost, constantly searching for something to latch on to. I knew I was good, but what I didn’t have was the understanding to use it. Throughout our relationship, I have gone from someone who was constantly seeking external happiness, to KNOWING that true happiness lies within. I have learned that this great game of golf is truly played in between the ears.

Golf is fun again and life has become a more enjoyable journey. I have learned that it is who you are in challenging moments that shape who you become. I have now, more so than ever, have become a person who is searching for the lesson in any given experience that I have. Golf or non-golf related. And by doing so I have now allowed myself to start on the journey of building the best version of myself. Not based off of others conceptions of “best” but my own version of “best”. I have learned that I created a lot of restrictions and notions in my own head that reinforce the notion that who I am is “not enough”. Now by being aware of when I am doing this to myself I am able to remove those limiting mental restrictions.

I have discovered that through using intentions and mindful observations that anything is possible. Something I felt as if I had always known, but was never able to apply to my life. Throughout my sessions with Nikki, I have holed 2 balls from over 200 yards.

Throughout play of my own I have made a Hole in one on a 315 yard Par 4, and so many eagles I cannot even keep track, chips go in the hole, putts fall in from across the globe. But what is most interesting in those moments my attention is not related to the result. In those moments I am completely and utterly in the present, knowing that who I am is capable of doing anything I desire. By putting my body, mind, soul, and spirit into each activity, I am able to bring the best version of myself into hitting each shot and having any conversation. In that exact moment of time, I am the absolute best I can be, not only as a golfer but as contributing member of society.

I have learned to always be open to the lesson, humble in victory or defeat it shows through my character or my “being” and that in itself evokes change. I have learned that “learning” never stops, there is always more to be obtained. Everything affects my ability to play this game, not only do the conditions constantly change on a golf course, but they change on each and every given shot. Just as it happens in life, things are continuously changing around me. Nothing is as is seems, nothing turns out as expected, so what can I count on? That’s is the greatest lesson I have learned so far, I can ALWAYS count on myself. My authentic self is the greatest gift given to me, learning how to wield myself into anything that I want. That is the journey I feel I embarked on, I’m learning to leave my arrogance and guardedness behind. I cannot wait to see what else is in store.

You are truly amazing and a blessing to me – thank you!!!

— Kyle DeSilva / Professional Golfer