You’re up 5-4. You step up to the line to serve for the set… Read more
Tennisyphus
Everyday someone tells me that they would be “better” if they could improve their forehand… or backhand… or serve… or…
And every time I tell them… (More)
Success is Non-Transferable
Skill Acquisition
We’ve given the same tennis lesson for more than 100 years. More…
Progress?
We took a little trip to the city yesterday. It had been awhile since I’d seen civilization.
I’m not missing much.
Better is not funner
Marcie’s thing is tennis.
But her story applies to pretty much every thing. Read more…
Leash Management Part 2: Relationships
Everyone in our lives is holding us back.
And we, in turn, hold them back.
None of us thinks we’re doing that… but we are.
“I’d like to do that… but, my spouse / my family / my friends would never go for it.”
Leash Management
Every time I put Fred (my dog) on a leash he gets himself hung up. Trees, swings, BBQ’s, picnic tables… anything with legs is like kryptonite for his brain. Ping pong tables are his absolute nightmare. Read More…
To “A” or Not to “A”
A big brand uses underweight models and people get mad.
They use fat models… I’m sorry, I meant to say the new “normal” weight models and… Read More…
The True Cost of All This Coaching
Football players lined up on a pitch, the crucible of little orange cones in front of them; A tennis player pulls her magic wand from its bag and steps onto the court for a lesson… Read More…