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Dr. Joe Parent has coached the mental game in golf, business and
life for over 25 years. A distinguished PGA TOUR Instructor, he has
attracted such clients as major champions Vijay Singh and
David Toms. About his first book, the bestselling ZEN
GOLF: Mastering the Mental Game, Golf Digest
reviewers say, “Here is a book that is highly original and exciting,
destined to become a classic. Dr. Parent is a groundbreaking writer
in the history of golf.” Now in its eleventh printing, there are
over 175,000 copies in print world-wide, including foreign editions
in seven different languages. ZEN PUTTING: Mastering the
Mental Game on the Greens is the eagerly awaited follow-up,
incorporating the groundbreaking yet timeless strategies from his
Zen Golf philosophy to the all important game-within-the-game,
putting.
As a result of his writing and his
instruction of PGA TOUR players, Golf Digest named Dr. Joe to
their first list of “Top Ten Mental Game Experts” in the world, and
made him a featured instructor in their popular instructional
section: “Breaking 100-90-80 and 70.” His instructional articles,
rich with tips from his lessons, appear in many major golf
magazines.
In the early 1970’s,
Dr. Joe encountered the mindful awareness practices of Buddhism that
explained self-defeating patterns of behavior and provided profound
methods to transform them. After completing his Ph.D. in psychology,
he began bringing his insights to golf and business.
Since then he has become a renowned and
sought-after instructor of the mental game, teaching the path to
success to hundreds of professionals and amateurs in golf and other
sports, as well as in business and life.
He is a highly regarded keynote speaker at
corporate, celebrity and charity events hosted by companies such as
Merrill Lynch, Dreyfus, LPL, Salomon Brothers, Bank of America,
Fidelity, AIG, CBRE, the World Presidents Organization, PGA of
America, the Tiger Woods Foundation, the First Tee Foundation and
many others.
Dr. Joe has been featured on CNN,
NBC’s Today in New York, HBO Sports,
ESPN, and many appearances on The Golf Channel.
The ZEN GOLF book is featured in a widely circulated
MasterCard “Priceless” ad, and had its own cameo
appearance being read by Ray Romano on “Everybody Loves
Raymond.” Dr. Joe has coached Ray, Kevin James, Malcolm McDowell,
Michael O’Keefe (Danny Noonan in Caddyshack), Hall of Fame
running back Marcus Allen, world champion boxer Oscar de la Hoya,
and many other celebrity golfers.
Dr. Joe Parent teaches at the Los
Angeles Country Club and at the Ojai Valley Inn and Spa Resort,
Ojai, California.
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