#70: Frank Giampaolo – The Soft Science of tennis

In this episode I’m delighted to welcome back Frank Giampaolo for his 2nd visit on the podcast. In the last episode with Frank, which was number 40, he discussed how to best be a tennis parent and support your children in their tennis journey. This time around Frank is digging even deeper into what he calls ”The soft science of tennis” which is also the title of his new book that recently got released. I had the honor of getting an early copy of the book and was so excited about the way that Frank is able to make soft skills very concrete and easy understandable that I reached out to Frank to get him back on the Podcast and elaborate on his findings and the reasoning behind the new book. You’ll get to know: – How to use personality profiling – How to develop character and nurture life skills – How to manage fear and risk Before we dive into the interview Frank has been so kind to offer free e-books for the first 20 people who email me on contact@adamblicher.com – so don’t hesitate to reach out if you wish to secure yourself a copy of the brand new “Soft Science of tennis Enjoy the show! Timestamps 01:30 The computer analogy 03:40 Project oxygen 05:11 The 4 sides model 08:30 Succesfull communication 10:00 Personality profiling 11:10 Pre- and post match talks 14:00 Verbal vs nonverbal communication 14:50 Conscious and unconscious mind 19:30 Myers Briggs 22:30 Introvert vs extrovert 27:30 Sensate vs intuitive 30:30 Thinkers vs feelers 33:00 Judgers vs perceivers 39:30 Developing character 41:30 Nurturing life skills 43:00 The 168 hour rule 46:40 Managing fear and risk