Jarrod Moseley's regular morning lecture to himself worked wonders on Saturday when he broke the Celtic Manor Wentwood Hills course record by two strokes with a 63 to move third in the Wales Open.
Australian Moseley's nine birdies on a flawless card took him to 12-under-par 204, only three strokes behind British leader Ian Poulter, who still had 13 holes to go.
It was another demonstration of the 30-year-old Perth man's powers of positive-thinking.
He regularly tells himself in the bathroom mirror before starting his day, that "every day, in every way, I'm getting better and better."
Moseley, who won his sole 'European' title, the co-sanctioned 1999 Heineken Classic in Perth, on his debut on the European Tour to create a rookie record, is no stranger to low-scoring or 63, his career-best return.
He carded a 63 in the 2001 French Open and followed up last year - after beginning his daily lecture routine - with a 63 in Europe's flagship event, the Volvo PGA Championship, in which he tied seventh.
His latest 63 was achieved despite still suffering the effects of a bad cold, which, he said, frustratingly debilitated him at last week's Volvo PGA Championship.
Revealing his recipe for low-scoring, Moseley said: "I picked up a cold from my little girl and l was not very well at all last week but the natural vitamin C in the Welsh sunshine this week has done me a power of good.
"I just kept trying to make birdies but you've got to take each shot at a time, really believe you can shoot these kind of numbers, and don't do anything silly."
Ireland's Peter Lawrie recovered from yesterday's poor round of 75 with an impressive 67 to leave himself on six under.
The Dubliner carded a bogey free round to steady the ship, having shot a 68 on the opening day.
Graeme McDowell maintained his consistent but unspectacular form with a 72, having shot the same yesterday and a 70 on day one to sit on two under.
The Ulsterman recovered well from four bogies on the front nine to birdie four on the back nine and finish level for the day.
Gary Murphy was not so dogged however in his attempt to recover from yesterday's 74 as he carded a 77, with a triple bogey on the 14th and a double on the 8th doing irreparable damage.