Timothy Gallwey quotes
Gallwey is the acknowledged master of the performance coaches. He is surprisingly light on goals and his book (1975/1986) is full of remarks such as, ‘simply involved in the exploration of his latent capacities’ (p110); ‘time competition is identical with true co-operation’ (p112). Gallwey focuses on dealing with ‘freak-outs’, of which, he says, ‘there are three kinds: regret about past events; fear or uncertainty about the future; and dislike of a present event or situation’ (p116).

You can read the entire article, “Should Performance Coaches Focus on Performance?” here.

Finally, for people interested in a different approach to coaching, I recommend Tim Gallwey’s The Inner Game of Work. Not only does this book apply Gallwey’s inner game theories to the workplace, but it also includes a personal analysis tool in which he suggests that you think like the CEO of your own life. How many shares have you given away?