The Power of Attention

Key Points

• Train your mind to focus on the present before each point by giving yourself a pursuit goal
• Pursuit goals can be: Play freely; Smart aggressive; Play with intensity
• Do your serve or return physical routine as a gateway to present moment focus right before each point
• Focus on something in the external world for 5 seconds in between points such as looking at and feeling your strings to avoid overthinking
• Another option to become present between points is to label and rate your feelings Red, Yellow or Green. This can be good to do in practice to become more aware of your feelings and create some distance from them