Cumulative Pressure

I was recently listening to a tennis podcast. The hosts were recapping the results from the US Open. One of them brought up this concept he titled ‘Cumulative Pressure’. - [Cumulative Pressure: Striving For Results]( [Even When You’re Losing]( He was specifically talking about it in the case of Coco Gauff, who happened to win that US Open. He explained how Coco would continue to run down balls, making that one extra shot where other players would have pulled up, giving up without even trying to hit that final shot. However, just because Coco made the extra shot doesn’t mean she actually won the point. She in fact lost the entire first set, so all that ‘extra’ work chasing down that one extra shot in rallies only to still lose would make it seem like a waste of energy. The podcast host — Kamau Murray — is also a tennis coach. His claim to fame is coaching Sloane Stephens to a US Open title. Murray said the reason for running down everything, even if you lose the point, is not just about creating more chances to win. It’s a form of cumulative pressure. You’re telling the other player that you won’t give up, that they are going to have to win the point, you won’t give them anything for free. He then said something I found really interesting… If you lose the set, that’s okay. If you lose even the match, that’s okay too, because the cumulative pressure exists in the memory of your opponent. Over time, because you put so much pressure on your opponent and never give up on any ball, they feel the pressure. That pressure might lead to you winning the second set, and the third, as Coco did to win the US Open. Or, perhaps you lose the match, but the next time you play you win because the pressure has carried through. This could continue match after match, but eventually the pressure is too much, and you win. As I reflected on this concept of Cumulative Pressure, I realized it applies to business as well. Continue reading… - [Cumulative Pressure: Striving For Results]( [Even When You’re Losing]( Yaro -- yaro@yaro.blog Blog Mastermind Ltd 330 Avro Ave Pointe-Claire, QC, H9R5W5, CANADA [Unsubscribe]( Sent with [Systeme.io](