Monthly Archives: February 2010

Henin Makes Australian Open Final on Own Terms

Tim Gallwey, who wrote “The Inner Game of Tennis,” said athletes such as Henin and Clijsters who devote their lives to sports starting as youngsters often have to get away from the game to regain control of their lives. Continue reading

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Leadership Development: When to hire a coach

That changed in 1974, the year Gallwey published The Inner Game of Tennis. He shifted the focus from what was happening on the outside, to what was happening in the mind of the tennis player. Continue reading

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Find Your “Inner Zone of Excellence”

The concept of the “inner game” was developed by Timothy Gallwey as a way of helping people to achieve excellence in various sports (e.g., tennis, golf, skiing, etc.), music and also business and management training. Continue reading

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What is Inner Game?

Timothy Gallwey first coined the term ‘inner game’ in his book The Inner Game of Tennis: The Classic Guide to the Mental Side of Peak Performance. Continue reading

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Constructive Living–Performance=Potential less interference

PERFORMANCE = Potential less Interference This equation has important implications for managers and coaches as it recognizes that the working environment can have a major impact on individual performance and productivity. It also provides the pathway for Self-coaching. Tips on … Continue reading

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Simply Organised: Maximise your performance by minimising your interference?

What is stopping us maximising our performance? To answer that question, you should look at the work by Timothy Gallwey, called the Inner Game. The Inner Game as developed by Gallwey in 1974 builds on the notion of “Potential” and … Continue reading

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Various Provocations: Performance, Amateurism and Professionalism

His emphasis on fun comes mainly from his DNA but also from his reading, specifically W. Timothy Gallwey’s The Inner Game of Tennis, a 122-page book with a cult-like following. Continue reading

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Controlling when you’re “in the zone” – Talk Tennis

Getting in the zone either happens by chance, on any given day and there aren’t really any events that trigger it. It just happens. Sometimes you do everything right to prepare and have the worst day on court. Other days … Continue reading

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Play Better Golf » The Mental Game

One of the best books to read is ‘The Inner Game’ by Tim Gallwey, he explains in great detail about how our conscious mind-Self 1, fights with our natural ability to hit the ball- Self 2. Continue reading

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The Inner Game of Tennis – The Competency Cycle

The blog “Tennis Articles and Tennis Videos” a part of Fitness Model World posts some information directly related to Tim Gallwey and The Inner Game of Tennis. Continue reading

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