Processing a Loss
In a Grand Slam there are 127 disappointments and 1 satisfaction. How to work through a tough loss: let the emotions run, take notes, and make a plan.
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Learned Helplessness
What the Seligman experiments teach us about tennis: why players stop problem-solving on court, and how the best players fight their way out.
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Emotions
Emotions pile up just like laundry - you need a good processing mechanism to get back to your ideal performance state between points and after …
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Developing Mental Toughness
Mental toughness can be developed: six practical steps from attitude and self-programming to mistake management, distraction control, and calming …
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Tennis Mental Toughness
The biggest and most basic weapon in tennis is mental toughness - and yes, it can and must be taught. What it looks like when matches are equal.
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Fear
Fear is immobilizing: it narrows your focus and blocks out possibilities. Understanding that its source is internal is fundamental to becoming a great …
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Discipline
What discipline really means, and the five disciplines of self-mastery: physical readiness, mental clarity, emotional depth, intuition, and heart.
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Emotionally Tough
Emotional resiliency - the ability to take a punch emotionally and bounce back quickly - is learned and grooved, just like a forehand.
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