In respect to my own growth, whether in tennis or any other aspect of development, I have found it helpful to look at myself as the seed of a tree, with my entire potential already within me, as opposed to a building, which must have stories added to it to achieve a greater height. This makes it easier for me to see that it doesn’t help me to try to be what I’m not at any given moment, or to form concepts of what I should be, or to compare myself to other trees around me.