Ep 113 - Failure is Feedback with Sean Foley

What's Next with Eric Wood

Eric Wood

Sports

5 • 714 Ratings

🗓️ 1 December 2021

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Summary

One of the biggest names in golf instruction, Sean Foley has coached the likes of 2018 FedEx Cup Champion and Olympic Gold Medalist, Justin Rose, 2016 Masters champion, Danny Willett, 2-time PGA Tour champion, Cameron Champ and coached Tiger Woods from 2010 to 2014. He has been voted as the top golf teacher in the world by players on the PGA Tour.

Born and raised outside of Toronto, Foley currently teaches out of Sean Foley Performance at EaglesDream, offering elite golf training and a world-class experience for junior players that train there.

Today on the show, Eric and Sean discuss his relationship with Tiger Woods. Other topics include:

(1:45-5:50) - Born in Toronto, moving to the US, getting into golf

(5:50-12:05) - How Sean got his start teaching golf professionals, grinding as a waiter before his big break

(12:05-18:15) - Competence vs confidence

(18:15-28:00) - What separates the great from the good for professional golfers

(28:00-38:30) - Mental toughness, courage and other qualities successful people have

(38:30-47:15) - Relationship with Tiger Woods

(47:15-50:15) - What drives Sean now

(50:15-55:15) - Favorite golf course, advice for the average golfer

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Transcript

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0:00.0	And so at some point you're going to make a mistake.
0:08.0	And you can call it failure if you want.
0:10.0	My friends in the neuroscience world called failure feedback.
0:13.0	I think it's a better word.
0:16.0	The brain's constantly evolving, neuroplasticity is adapting.
0:20.0	It comes from everything you go through and not just the
0:22.2	good times.
0:25.7	Welcome to What's Next with Eric Wood, where we will prepare you to make your what's next in
0:30.6	life your best yet by learning from high performers at a variety of industries.
0:35.7	Our next guest is Sean Foley. Sean has worked closely with
0:40.1	some of the best golfers in the world throughout his career and was voted as the top golf
0:44.7	teacher in the world by players on the PGA tour. He coached Tiger Woods from 2010 to 2014,
0:51.0	which we will definitely discuss, but you will be impacted by his stories and insights
0:55.8	on what it takes to be your best, no matter what you're striving for in life. If you enjoy this
1:01.2	podcast, please rate, review, and subscribe to help spread the impact we hope to have. Also,
1:07.5	if you share it on social media and tag me, I'll share as well and we can double the impact.
1:12.8	Enjoy.
1:15.0	Sean, welcome to show, brother.
1:17.5	Thanks for having me, Eric.
1:18.9	Absolutely.
1:19.6	And there's so many different directions we could go here with your career.
1:23.3	I've heard you speak on mindset, you know, personal development principles, guys you've worked with.
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