The Inner Game of Tennis by W. Timothy Gallwey

Find a coach or become a coach (and see why that makes a difference).Overcome fear of failure, change-resistance, boredom, and stagnation.Work in the mobility mode rather than the conformity mode.Change a rote performance into a rewarding one.And if your work environment has been turned on its ear by technology, reorganization, and rapidly accelerating change, The Inner Game of Work offers a way to steer a confident course while navigating your way toward personal and professional goals. No matter how long you’ve been doing it or how little you think there is to learn about it, your job can become an opportunity to sharpen skills, increase pleasure, and heighten awareness. “If you feel like you’ve sunk to a new mental low on the job, this book has the potential to pump you up and help you to regain your ambition.”- Rocky Mountain News ? did you grow up in a culture of achievement and relentless criticism ? as a child, were your shortcomings frequently judged and exposed ? as an adult, do you feel you are, at times, holding yourself back tim gallwey was a talented tennis instructor in a well-to-do part of california that may not sound like fertile ground for important cultural observations but gallwey's patient scrutiny and observation lead him to new and real insights as his tennis players '.talked to themselves.A groundbreaking guide to overcoming the inner obstacles that sabotage your efforts to be your best on the job-part of the bestselling Inner Game series, with more than one million copies sold! I'm a musician and I'm not going to get the Inner Game of Music. the principles described here are universal to all sports and all activities where performance and pressure play a part, such as for example music.

This is the original inner game and I have heard people say that it's the most powerful one. The description of self I and self II are so recognizable that it feels like meeting an old friend.yourself, that is. Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you? I have not but for a while, I thought it was the author reading it, he commanded the material so well. Have you listened to any of Dan Woren’s other performances before? How does this one compare? What was one of the most memorable moments of The Inner Game of Tennis?Īpart from the above mentioned passage, the description of his teaching style vs the traditional one. The ending anecdote about being stranded in a snow storm, actually brought tears to my eyes, it was really moving. It's there, right underneath the surface.

I was surprised at how spiritual it sounds to me. What made the experience of listening to The Inner Game of Tennis the most enjoyable?

The Inner Game of Tennis by W. Timothy Gallwey