🎙️ Episode Title: Getting Out of Your Own Way – with Kathy Hart Wood

Hey friends, welcome back to The Tech Ed ClubhousePodcast! In this episode, I sat down with mental golf coach and all-around mindset ninja, Kathy Hart Wood. We explored the mental side of performance—not just in golf, but in the classroom, in life, and everything in between.

Kathy brings decades of experience from the golf world, butwhat really struck me is how transferable her lessons are to educators and students. We dug into how managing your mind and emotions is a life skill, not just a sports strategy.

Some highlights from our conversation:

⛳ Kathy’s journey from professional golfer to mindset coach
🧠 The “STEAR” model she uses to help athletes (and students!) manage thoughts and emotions
🐹 Why she compares our brains to hamster cages—and how to calm the chaos

🖐️ Simple 15-second sensory drills you can use to bring calm and clarity before a test or performance
💡Why learning to feel calm, certain, and confident beats chasing perfection every time
🧩How embracing the process (not just the outcome) leads to deeper learning and better results
🎯The danger of tying identity to a number—whether it's a golf score or a test grade

Whether you're a teacher, coach, golfer, or just a humantrying to get better every day, this episode is packed with practical mindset tools. Kathy’s wisdom had me nodding and taking notes the whole time.

Resources & Links:

🎧 Kathy’s podcast: Think Above Par – short, powerful episodes on mental game mastery

🌐 Visit her website and coaching programs at kathyhartwood.com

📲 Connect with Kathy on Instagram: @kathyhartwood (highly recommend following!)

Thanks for tuning in—don’t forget to share this episode witha fellow teacher, coach, or parent who needs to hear it. And if you try out any of Kathy’s mindset tips with your students, let me know how it goes!