A golf ball is 1.68 inches across. The golf hole is 4.25 inches in diameter, two and a half times wider. So why do so many golfers, athletes, and high performers play (and live) like there's zero room for error?

In this episode, Dr. Stephen Ginsberg introduces the idea of your "circle of good," the personal, often unconsciously narrow definition of what counts as an acceptable outcome. Drawing on stories from coaching college and professional golfers, PGA Tour proximity-to-hole data, and the difference between perfectionism and genuine excellence, Stephen makes the case that a rigid, all-or-nothing standard doesn't produce better performance, it produces more pressure, more self-criticism, and less resilience.

You'll hear why even tour pros are routinely 20+ feet from the pin on approach shots, what separates "high achieving" perfecti ...