The Inner Game » W. Timothy Gallwey http://www.theinnergame.com Fri, 30 Dec 2011 13:56:43 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 The Inner Game of Tennis: The Classic Guide to the Mental Side of Peak Performance « karycumby http://www.theinnergame.com/2010/04/the-inner-game-of-tennis-the-classic-guide-to-the-mental-side-of-peak-performance-%c2%ab-karycumby/ http://www.theinnergame.com/2010/04/the-inner-game-of-tennis-the-classic-guide-to-the-mental-side-of-peak-performance-%c2%ab-karycumby/#comments Sun, 25 Apr 2010 09:45:52 +0000 admin http://theinnergame.com/?p=466 Continue reading →]]> I found the book in the library and was surprised at how thin it was. Then I noticed there were no pictures. I thought “What kind of tennis book has no pictures? ” I started to read there next to the shelves and my life has never been the same. I wound up captain of my highschool tennis team, all-state selection, and along the way crushed the bums who used to beat me.

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]]> http://www.theinnergame.com/2010/04/the-inner-game-of-tennis-the-classic-guide-to-the-mental-side-of-peak-performance-%c2%ab-karycumby/feed/ 0 The Inner Game of Stress reviewed by Passion Diva http://www.theinnergame.com/2010/01/the-inner-game-of-stress-reviewed-by-passion-diva/ http://www.theinnergame.com/2010/01/the-inner-game-of-stress-reviewed-by-passion-diva/#comments Tue, 12 Jan 2010 16:32:45 +0000 admin http://theinnergame.com/?p=299 Continue reading →]]> About The Passion Diva

Lori is an authentic, engaging speaker and coach who shares her real life experiences with honesty and passion! Lori is the Founder and CEO of Foundation Coaching Group Inc. Foundation Coaching’s primary mission is to impact as many women as possible and share the vision of living passionately.

One area of coaching that touches my heart and soul the most is Stress Management. I was happy to be able to read and review this book when asked by the authors. As you might imagine I have read a LOT on the topic and more often than not it is several thousand words of meaningless drivel. I was pleasantly surprised when I dug into the book and I had to actually turn on my brain.
The book is broken out into three sections:
Part One: The Game of Stress, goes into great detail about what exactly stress is, where it comes from, acknowledging and understanding your stress and our reactions to stress.
Part Two: Outsmarting Stress, teaches how to become aware of your stress, shows you strategies to move past stress and how to take control of your life and the stress.
Part Three: The Inner Game Toolbox, describes in detail eight tools to overcome stress.
Throughout the book there are dozens of real world examples of how people worked through their stress or used a particular strategy. As a reader I like to see how other people work similar situations, these were timely and relevant. Each new concept also had a corresponding exercise that lead to new insights about yourself and the stress in your life.
By far the most valuable part of the book is the Inner Toolbox. Eight strategies that can have a significant impact on your life. Each tool is described in a step-by-step manner, includes exercises to cement the understanding and real life stories to share how other people successfully used these tools.
The simplest and easiest tool is the “Stop” and the one that I loved the most was “being the CEO”.
I would highly recommend this book for anyone that knows they have a stressed life and is ready to change it. I also think this book is great even if you feel your stress is under control that tools are ones that should be added to your personal box and can support you continuing your stress free life.

]]> http://www.theinnergame.com/2010/01/the-inner-game-of-stress-reviewed-by-passion-diva/feed/ 0 The Inner Game of Tennis: Still one of the best Sport Psychology books ever written. http://www.theinnergame.com/2009/11/the-inner-game-of-tennis-still-one-of-the-best-sport-psychology-books-ever-written/ http://www.theinnergame.com/2009/11/the-inner-game-of-tennis-still-one-of-the-best-sport-psychology-books-ever-written/#comments Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:35:19 +0000 admin http://theinnergame.com/?p=179 Continue reading →]]> Here is a quote for the blog entitled JSA Advising by Justin Anderson.

The Inner Game of Tennis, a 1970’s classic by author W. Timothy Gallwey, continues to remain one of the best sport psychology books ever written. With no disrespect towards the more contemporary sport psychologist’s who have written many impressive works in the past several decades, Gallwey (an ex-tennis pro) explains many of the inner workings of the mind in a simple yet powerful manner. And unlike the title suggests, The Inner Game of Tennis is a book that can crossover into any sport or performance zone… it’s not just for tennis players.
Gallwey starts off his book by looking at the big picture that affects each person and every game… no matter the forum. He opens the introduction with: “Every game is composed of two parts, an outer game and an inner game. The outer game is played against an external opponent to overcome the external obstacles, and to reach an external goal. Mastering this game is the subject of many books offering instructions on how to swing a racket, club, or bat and how to position arms, legs or torso to achieve the best results….It is the thesis of this book that neither mastery nor satisfaction can be found in the playing of any game without giving some attention to the relatively neglected skills of the inner game. This is the game that takes place in the mind of the player, and it is played against such obstacles as lapses in concentration, nervousness, self-doubt, and self-condemnation. In short, it is played to overcome all habits of mind which inhibit excellence in performance. “
It all starts with the mental game. Strengthening the mental muscle will take your external game to an entirely new level.

Timothy Gallwey’s website click : http://theinnergame.com/about-tim-gallwey/
Find the book at Amazon Books: http://www.amazon.com/Inner-Game-Tennis-Classic-Performance/dp/0679778314

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Inner Game of Stress

Renowned sports psychology expert W. Timothy Gallwey teams up with two esteemed physicians to offer a unique and empowering guide to mental health in today’s volatile world. The Inner Game of Stress applies the trusted principles of Gallwey’s wildly popular Inner Game series, which have helped athletes the world over, to the management of everyday stress–personal, professional, financial, physical–and shows us how to access our inner resources to maintain stability and achieve success.

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