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Links for Life

Links for Life

著者： Tommy Thompson
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Golf is a microcosm of life. In the short hours we spend on the links, each shot challenges our focus and tests our emotions. When hitting that small, dimpled ball, we strive to stay present and to trust. Golf offers us the opportunity to grow physically, mentally, emotionally, and even spiritually. How often in casual conversations about the game have we heard someone say, "Golf is just like life!" And yet, we frequently miss the lessons that golf affords.

Through golf, we learn to wrangle destructive emotions. We learn to stay present in the moment, letting go of the past and resisting the allure of projecting into an unknown future. In a round of golf, we have unrushed time to enjoy our favorite relationships with fewer distractions than everyday life. Golf is beautiful and challenging. Golf is play, and hard work. Golf shows us who we are and teaches us how to become better versions of ourselves. This is the "why" of Links for Life, a show that explores the intersection of golf, growth, and God. Tune in for inspiring and empowering episodes that explore the beauty of golf and how it can teach us to improve our daily lives. Join your host, Tommy Thompson, to discuss relationships, mindset, faith, leadership, and, at the same time, how to improve your golf game.

In Links for Life, find out how the game of golf parallels the challenges you face along your journey, offering incredible mental strategies for personal growth while at the same time learning from the masters how to lower your handicap. Learn how to focus on the present, let go of past negativity, and free yourself of anxieties about the future. Get tips on overcoming nerves, improving your chipping and putting, and having more fun along the way.

Tommy sits down with golfers at all levels who openly share their life experiences and how they use the game of golf in their everyday lives. Gather practical advice and inspiration from their stories to transform your life. Let their personal experiences and learned lessons guide you in elevating your beliefs, spirituality, and perspectives.

Of course, golf isn't just about self-improvement. It also teaches you how to connect with others on a deeper level. Through these conversations, discover how this sport can help you build better relationships in all areas of your life. Find out how to create lasting connections with the people around you. Learn how to cultivate and appreciate relationships with the most important people in your life, helping you become a better spouse, parent, sibling, or friend.

Your host, Tommy Thompson, has been a golfer for over five decades. He knows the game inside out and fully understands how it brings people together on a much deeper level. Beyond that, Tommy is also a professional life coach and business entrepreneur who has mentored countless executives and leaders, helping them achieve balance, fulfillment, and more significant impact. He also has a seminary degree and is the author of Space to Breathe Again: Hope for the Overloaded and Overwhelmed. Tommy is host of the sibling podcast Space for Life. Tommy's journey stands at the intersection of golf, personal growth, and a vital relationship with God, making him the best person to lead these thought-provoking conversations.

Join Tommy in improving your scores, dissecting the intricacies of golf, and exploring its limitless links with human life.

Listen to Links For Life at linksforlife.golf

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  • Jose Alvarez on Pitching for the Atlanta Braves, the Pro Rivals Open, and Finding Purpose Through Faith

    Jose Alvarez on Pitching for the Atlanta Braves, the Pro Rivals Open, and Finding Purpose Through Faith
    2025/12/16

    Former Major League Baseball pitcher Jose Alvarez joins Links for Life to reflect on his journey from pitching for the Atlanta Braves to competing in elite events like the Pro Rivals Open and serving in golf ministry through Links Players International. After a 16 year professional baseball career, including multiple seasons in the MLB, Jose shares what success taught him and what it couldn’t, exploring identity beyond performance, the pursuit of lasting fulfillment, and how faith ultimately reshaped his sense of purpose. Through stories from professional sports, competitive golf, and decades of mentoring athletes, this conversation highlights how golf became a powerful avenue for meaningful relationships, spiritual growth, and life changing conversations on and off the course.


    Chapters

    00:00 The pursuit of happiness in sports

    03:03 From MLB pitching to golf and ministry

    05:53 Competing in the Pro Rivals Open

    09:12 Finding purpose beyond winning

    12:04 Faith and family as the foundation

    18:05 Forgiveness and overcoming adversity

    24:02 The illusion of success in professional sports

    30:02 Life lessons revealed through golf

    39:12 The Refresh Box and conversations on the course

    44:00 Identity beyond performance

    49:03 Links Players

    55:04 Golf tips, mindset, and faith in action


    Links Players - https://linksplayers.com


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  • Our Favorite Golf Games for Getting Better and Having More Fun

    Our Favorite Golf Games for Getting Better and Having More Fun
    2025/12/11

    In this episode, Tommy and Joe walk through a wide range of golf games—both team-based and solo—that make golf more fun while also sharpening your skills. From classics like Nassau, Wolf, Skins and Bingo Bango Bongo to creative solo formats like forward-tee rounds, back-tee rounds and reverse scrambles, these games help sharpen strategy, create pressure, practice smarter, and bring creativity back to the course.


    They also explore how mixing up formats reveals weaknesses, builds confidence, and keeps golf fresh and enjoyable. Whether you're playing with friends or testing yourself alone, these games give you structure, focus, and a way to practice the mental game in real time.


    (0:00) Intro

    (3:15) Golf Games Glossary

    (11:53) The Benefit of Golf Games

    (13:33) Nassau

    (18:24) Wolf

    (26:19) Skins

    (28:29) Bingo Bango Bongo

    (34:13) 3 Sixes

    (36:10) Getting Creative with Formats

    (39:09) Solo Games

    (40:00) Playing from the Forward Tees

    (45:09) Playing from the Back Tees

    (47:11) Self-Scramble / Best Ball

    (52:29) Reverse Scramble

    (54:53) Final Thoughts


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    59 分
  • Creating a Golf Performance Routine (Think, Play, Memory, Refresh)

    Creating a Golf Performance Routine (Think, Play, Memory, Refresh)
    2025/12/02

    In this episode of Links for Life, Tommy and Joe break down one of the simplest but most powerful frameworks for playing better golf: the four-box cycle of Think, Play, Memory, and Refresh. Adapted from the book Be a Player by Pia Nilsson and Lynn Marriott (Vision54), the framework turns every shot into a repeatable rhythm that helps golfers manage emotions, make smarter decisions, and execute with clarity.


    Tommy explains how each “box” creates structure around the chaos of a golf round. Joe shares how the model is helping him eliminate overthinking and separate decisions from execution. Together, they highlight how this cycle not only improves performance on the course — it also maps beautifully onto rhythms of daily life.


    Timestamps

    0:00 Intro

    16:14 Introducing the four-box performance framework

    20:16 Overview of Think, Play, Memory, Refresh

    26:34 The Think Box

    46:35 The Play Box

    1:05:40 The Memory Box

    1:16:11 The Refresh Box

    1:23:55 Applying the four boxes to daily life


    Takeaways
    • There’s genius in this framework — it simplifies everything.
    • Each box is its own action, helping you avoid blending thinking and execution.
    • The cycle repeats every shot, giving you a clean reset.
    • The Memory Box keeps you from dragging emotions into the next shot.
    • The Refresh Box is where rhythm, joy, and presence return.
    • This same cycle maps onto daily life: plan, act, reflect, rest.


    Resources
    • Be a Player by Pia Nilsson & Lynn Marriott
    • Vision54


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    1 時間 33 分
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