Just about anyone today can call themselves a coach. Michael traces this trend back to its source and finds out that the secret to effective coaching lies not in retraining the body, but the mind.

• We meet the original guru of “the inner game”: Timothy Gallwey, author of the 1974 classic, “ The Inner Game of Tennis • .” • We find out how mental skills coaches only need one coaching toolkit to work with everyone from New York City firefighters, youth softball players, professional musicians, and even writers with a podcast.

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