Anthony Ross has worked extensively in developing mental toughness in tennis players, and he has some great insights. In the article below, he articulates the internal process that can cause a player to give up, even when s/he is on the verge of winning. Sometimes especially when they are on the verge of winning. The […]
Month: January 2017
How to be Successful in Life, and a Recipe for Guaranteed Failure
Aren’t formulas great? There’s so much pressure to get it right, and there are so many different ways we’re told to do it, it’s hard to know what to do. And if you’re like me, you’re spending a lot of time just kind of wandering (sometimes flailing) around, not really sure what you’re doing, so […]
A Slightly Different Way to Think About Resolutions
I understand why the New Year gets people all excited about making a list of resolutions – it’s a brand spanking new year, a brand-new calendar, plus it comes on the heels of the chaos and excess that is the holiday season. Most people give themselves lots of leeway around the holidays, me included – […]