Category Archives: Goals

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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Keep your eye on the ball

Gallwey was a tennis coach who was frustrated by the limitations of conventional sports coaching methods. He noticed that he could often see the faults in a player’s game, but that simply telling him what to do to improve did not bring about lasting change.
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An Unfair Advantage

He tackles this topic with great skill. He explains that the coach needs to help the learner focus their attention in the right area (or shine the light on the right area as he puts it) so that the individual can learn. Continue reading

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Myles Downey The School of Coaching

Then, having read “The Inner Game of Tennis,” by Tim Gallwey, he began to work as a coach, initially in sport and then in business. Continue reading

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Focus, Learning, Pleasure, and Mobility in the Workplace

Ever since The Inner Game of Tennis, I’ve been fascinated and have personally benefitted by the incredibly empowering insights flowing out of Gallwey’s self-oneself-two analysis. This latest book applies this liberating analogy to work inspiring all of us to relax and trust our true self Continue reading

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Sense of Self-Worth

During the match, he was torn between wanting to win a new racket and not wanting to beat his father. Continue reading

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Coach Training & Certification offered by SUN

Success Unlimited Network (SUN) offer a course in coach training & certification that is based on Tim Gallwey’s approach to coaching. Continue reading

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IGEOS: Building the Teams that Drive Corporate Success

Together they have a company called IGEOS, the premier company in building the teams that drive corporate success. Continue reading

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Want Prosperity? Quit Trying So Hard

I read about Tim Gallwey many years ago in Reader’s Digest. He wrote Zen-like books about sports: Inner Tennis, Inner Golf, and my favorite, Inner Skiing. He could have written Inner Whittling, but it doesn’t matter. He used sports as a vehicle to teach about not being so damn self-critical and letting your mind be free to achieve, allowing your body to follow. Continue reading

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Interview with Tim Gallwey

In the 1970’s, Tim Gallwey wrote what is still one of the most crucial books for deeply understanding adult learning and change. He eloquently unlocked significant mysteries, mysteries with which most organizations and individuals unfortunately still struggle. Continue reading

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