https://www.onlinetennisschool.com/tags/mindset/Recent content in mindset on Online Tennis SchoolHugo -- gohugo.ioWed, 08 Oct 2014 00:00:00 +0000https://www.onlinetennisschool.com/articles/learned-helplessness/Wed, 08 Oct 2014 00:00:00 +0000https://www.onlinetennisschool.com/articles/learned-helplessness/In brief In learned helplessness studies, an animal is repeatedly exposed to an adverse stimulus it cannot escape. Eventually it stops trying to avoid the stimulus and behaves as if it is helpless. When escape becomes available, learned helplessness means the animal still does not act. The experiment In Part 1 of Seligman and Maier’s classic work, three groups of dogs were placed in harnesses.https://www.onlinetennisschool.com/articles/perspective-on-tournaments/Thu, 17 Jul 2014 00:00:00 +0000https://www.onlinetennisschool.com/articles/perspective-on-tournaments/I hear these comments too often: “I want to take it slow before my tournament tomorrow.” “This is a really important tournament.” Similar phrases everywhere. I want a different story to shake out the fallacy. The Microsoft interview metaphor On my way to a high-paying job at Microsoft, I clear many hurdles.https://www.onlinetennisschool.com/articles/self-improvement/Sun, 08 Jun 2014 00:00:00 +0000https://www.onlinetennisschool.com/articles/self-improvement/A great competitor once told me that “competition merely justifies your process." Simple but true. Just like any test: if you have prepared well - relentlessly, consistently, covering the major touch points - you will do well. As a coach, I admire students who are willing to work hard to improve.https://www.onlinetennisschool.com/articles/meet-matthew-biondi/Sun, 01 Jun 2014 00:00:00 +0000https://www.onlinetennisschool.com/articles/meet-matthew-biondi/I had the chance to pick the brain of Matthew Biondi - 11-time Olympic medalist in swimming, Hall of Famer. We talked about competing at that level and what separated him from his peers. I distilled the conversation (while trying not to be completely starstruck) into six points. They transfer cleanly to tennis.https://www.onlinetennisschool.com/articles/fear/Sat, 31 May 2014 00:00:00 +0000https://www.onlinetennisschool.com/articles/fear/When you are fearful, no other possibilities exist. You cannot perceive other possibilities, or act on them properly even if you were able to perceive them, because fear is immobilizing. What fear does on a tennis court Physically, it causes us to freeze or run. Mentally, it causes us to narrow our focus to the object of our fear.