Jared Tendler’s Blog
Insights, Stories and More
Recent Posts
The Dangerous Comfort of Hoping and Wishing
I have an important question to ask you. This is a question that’s best answered from your gut, not your head. Take a deep breath, put log...
Gratitude Can Be Practical
For years I’ve heard people talk about how gratitude has helped them in life. By perhaps starting the day thinking about the things they’re gra...
Finding Your Competitive Fingerprint
The number of ways you can be successful in trading and poker is staggering. Walk down the driving range at any PGA Tour stop, or your local...
Intensity Takes a Toll
Every day you put your money at risk. Your goals and aspirations are on the line. Preparation needs to be sharp. Adaptation and continual im...
Seeing the Forest for the Trees
Clients often describe struggling with Tilt, fear, overconfidence, second-guessing, overthinking, greed, self-criticism, or a lack of confidence li...
Golf is Not 90% Mental
The old adage that golf is 90% mental is wrong. Thinking this way is like still playing with hickory shafts or a balata ball. The game evolves. So ...
New Book: Everyday Golf Psychology
I’m excited to announce that my latest book, Everyday Golf Psychology, will be available April 21st! Three years in the making and I couldn’...
Risky Business
Risk is everywhere. From leisure activities, like renting a paddleboard, skydiving, or taking your kids to a trampoline park, to driving a car, ope...
Boom & Bust
Boom or bust. Feast or famine. If you deal with extreme ups and downs in your performance, you know exactly what this feels like. You’ll h...
Everything Gets Easier When Your Goals are Right
I talk a lot about goals, particularly around this time of year as we set our sights on the opportunities before us. I talk a lot about goals bec...
Trading
Poker
Golf
Jared's Golf Goals
Your Pitfall I Spitball
News
Blog Posts
From “F*** it!” to Funded
The urge to say “F*** it” and gamble can be very, very tempting in some situations. And this isn’t something that just happens in poker, or trading,...
I Won!
I won! I actually won! In my first tournament of the year, the GAP Mid-Amateur Qualifier, I shot an even par 69 in incredibly windy...
Finding My Long-Lost Brother
I wrote this blog a few days before my first tournament of the year, and spoiler alert... something great happened that I talk about at the end of...
Build Endurance for Your A-game
It’s easy to perform badly for a long time. Anyone can do that. Your A-game, however, is taxing. You’re utilizing recently learned skills and that...
2024 Golf Goals & Season Plan
Having clearly defined goals is really important for me. With all that I’m trying to juggle in my life, if I want a chance to reach the heights in...