New Daily Pickleball Journal Targets Mental Game and Habits

On January 6, 2026, Lee Rosenthal published One Soul Pickleball: A 365-Day Journey for Growth, Gratitude & Greatness, a daily guide and journal aimed squarely at the mental and habit-focused aspects of pickleball. The book delivers a year-long system of reflections, prompts, and habit-tracking designed to make small, repeatable gains in focus, preparation, and personal accountability.

Rosenthal, a former Division I tennis player and a DUPR-rated senior pro, frames the guide around three core pillars: intention, effort, and honest tracking. Each daily entry encourages players to set short-term intentions, log practice or match effort, and track habits that influence performance and wellbeing. The structure is intended to translate incremental daily work into measurable progress over weeks and months.

The release positions the book as useful for a wide range of players, from weekend competitors looking to sharpen match readiness to seniors seeking consistent routines that maintain skill and enjoyment. Rosenthal’s approach recognizes that technical practice alone is often not enough; reinforcing the mental and behavioral side of the game can reduce unforced errors, improve decision-making under pressure, and sustain motivation through plateaus.

Pickleball professionals have endorsed the project, including Ken Herrmann of the APP Tour, lending competitive credibility to a resource focused on mindset and daily discipline. The guide is available on Amazon, making it accessible to clubs, coaches, and players who want a practical, low-cost tool to integrate into training programs.

For community players, the book offers immediate practical value: commit to a daily five-minute entry to create habit momentum; use the prompts to frame pre-match routines; and employ the tracking pages to compare subjective effort with concrete practice time. Clubs can adapt the journal’s themes into weekly drills or mental-skills clinics, and coaches can use the tracking pages to monitor client progress between sessions.

One Soul Pickleball arrives at a moment when amateur players increasingly seek structured ways to improve without adding excessive time or cost. By concentrating on intention, effort, and honest tracking, Rosenthal’s daily system aims to turn small, consistent habits into lasting on-court gains.