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.
A world-class golfer once came to me for coaching. She told me she needed help with the stress she felt when she was playing the last few holes of any competition in which she was in contention for the title. “My hands begin shaking, and I lose touch with the feel of the club,” she said. Her sense of pressure was heightened by the fact that if she could win just two more tournaments, she would be a candidate for inclusion in the Golf Hall of Fame. Since it was impossible to simulate the circumstances of her stress, I asked the golfer two simple questions: “What is the goal of golf?”, “Why do you play?”
Since you loaned me John's preview copy, it's been my bible – I'm not kidding. I read and re-read sentences…I look forward to coming home from work to spend time with the book. I don't know what I would've done this past month without it.
- K.C. (patient)
This is a book that goes a long way to helping people get through the kind of hard times we all encounter. Reading it might save some folks a trip to the psychiatrist.
- Marc Galanter, M.D., Professor of Psychiatry, NYU School of Medicine
This is a book which is filled with information that can guide you through the stressful times we all encounter. Life is difficult, not unfair, but when you learn to turn difficulties into challenges you become empowered. So read, and learn how to become strong at the broken places.
- Bernie Siegel, MD author of Faith, Hope & Healing and 365 Prescriptions For The Soul
Henry Tenenbaum of San Francisco's KRON-4 News interviews Tim Gallwey and Dr. John Horton. They explain how we can silence our "inner critic" and tap into our fullest measure of creativity, discussing and the power of re-definition to not only put us back in control, but to fully enjoy – and love – even the challenges of the holiday season.
Each week on Voice of America's Your Inner Journey, Penny Calcina talks with experts in a variety of fields. Click here to listen to her recent interview with Tim Gallwey, & Drs. Edd Hanzelik & John Horton.
by Tim Gallwey
The Holidays are right around the corner. It's well known that the Holidays are stressful times for families, so we will be offering some Inner Game Insights in the way of Holiday Hints over the next few weeks. Hint #1 is an example of how I used the Re-define Tool.
When my children were young and Christmas was approaching, I found myself getting stressed. I really didn’t know why. The facts of the matter were simple: I was in Europe and about to come home to my family and it was Christmas time.
Nothing in the facts were inherently stressful. So I looked at the “story” I was telling myself. What did I think I [...]
