Golf Course Management Magazine – Reposted March 11, 2019 – Seth Jones – Whats your vice? Food? Alcohol? Tobacco? Four superintendents tell how they beat their bad habits, and experts advise how you can, too. Being a superintendent means dealing with problems: staffing shortages, water restrictions, turf disease.… Read the rest
Good Businesses Demand Great People Skills In the competitive business arena, there are a number of business challenges that are optimally addressed with business psychology and executive coaching services. Sometimes the best approach is to provide large or small group workshops, sometimes it is best done one-on-one, and it often includes both.… Read the rest
A Tribute to the Late Rob Ragatz, PhD – Washington State University Psychology Internship Coordinator, by WSU Intern John F. Murray (1997-1998) “Far more than our year-long stroll with him in those amber waves of grain, where he enlightened us with wisdom, kindness and tolerance, his influence now from the vantage point of stars will be greater” Rob Ragatz was a rare great man.… Read the rest
Mental Equipment Syndicated Column – Jan 1, 1996 – Dr. John F. Murray – Athletes have long recognized a relationship between confidence and performance. Sometimes it appears that only the greatest athletes have access to that magical confidence, while all other inferior beings can only wish for it.… Read the rest
There is no shame in seeking help for a mental problem In the distant past people with psychological problems or mental illness were often treated very poorly. This was largely due to ignorance and the fact that the fields of psychiatry and psychology had not evolved yet.… Read the rest
I am the author of ““The Mental Performance Index: Ranking the Best Teams in Super Bowl History”” which, like the title implies, uses a systematic approach to determine which teams were best. It was only after standardizing performance ratings in a football game with the Mental Performance Index statistic (MPI for short) that we were […] Read More »… Read the rest
Show jumpers often seek mental training in South Florida Sports psychology and show jumping go together well and this is especially the case with an office in the Palm Beaches not far from a Wellington horse show. Dr. Murray has had the privilege of working with many equestrians, and this includes some of the best polo players in the world too.… Read the rest
St. Louis Post-Dispatch – Feb 3, 2006 – Dan O’Neil – FOOTBALL SHRINK – Dr. John F. Murray of Palm Beach, Fla., who has created something called the Mental Performance Index, is predicting the Seahawks will win the Super Bowl, according to the Seattle Times.… Read the rest
