Success Leaves Clues with Jon Karcich
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Hosted by Jon Karcich, a former D1 baseball coach and 7th-round MLB draft pick, Success Leaves Clues is designed for players, coaches, and parents who want to grow their game. Each episode offers short, actionable tips, proven strategies, and authentic stories to help sharpen skills, build mental toughness, and achieve goals on and off the field. With over a decade of coaching experience, Jon delivers practical insights and real-world advice to empower athletes and those who support them. Let's grow together, keep it simple and discover how small adjustments can make a big difference.
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#242- The Mickey Mantle Lesson
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Oct 12, 2026 |
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#241- What A Champion Taught Me
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Oct 09, 2026 |
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#240- Is Winning Enough?
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Oct 07, 2026 |
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#239- Top Prospect's Boring Separator
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Oct 05, 2026 |
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#238- No More “One More”
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Oct 02, 2026 |
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#237- Would You Rather?
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Sep 30, 2026 |
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#236- Being Successful Is Boring
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Sep 28, 2026 |
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#235- The Gap Is Closer Than You Think
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Sep 25, 2026 |
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#234- You're Chasing The Wrong Thing
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Sep 23, 2026 |
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#233- How I Got Stronger
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Sep 21, 2026 |
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#232- Steph Curry’s “Superpower” Lesson Every Athlete Needs
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Sep 18, 2026 |
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#231- Why You Shouldn't Wait
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Sep 16, 2026 |
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#230- Water the Plant: Why Success Takes Longer Than You Think
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Sep 14, 2026 |
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#229- The 1 Cent Mindset
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Sep 11, 2026 |
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#227- Nico Hoerner: Be the Teammate Everyone Wants
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Sep 09, 2026 |
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#226- My 5-Year-Old Taught Me This Mental Game Lesson
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Sep 07, 2026 |
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#225- Showcase Ready Or Wasting Time?
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Sep 04, 2026 |
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#224- Confidence Isn’t a Feeling...It’s Evidence
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Sep 02, 2026 |
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#223- Comparison Is Stealing Your Focus
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Aug 31, 2026 |
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#222- Your Coach Doesn’t Care About You… He Cares If You Can Win
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Aug 28, 2026 |
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#221- Your Default Mode Is Costing You
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Aug 26, 2026 |
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220- Pete Crow-Armstrong’s “I Don’t Care” Mindset Is a Superpower
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Aug 24, 2026 |
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#219- Delusional Confidence
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Aug 21, 2026 |
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#218- Your Brain Doesn’t Hear “DON’T”
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Aug 19, 2026 |
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#218 - In a Slump? Stop Trying Harder—Start Smiling
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Aug 17, 2026 |
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#217- Trust, Not Talent, Gets You Paid
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Aug 14, 2026 |
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#216- You’d Give Anything to Strike Out Again
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Aug 12, 2026 |
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#215- The REAL Difference Between Division I and Pro Athletes
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Aug 10, 2026 |
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#214- Athletes: This Is For You
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Aug 07, 2026 |
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#213- You Belong at the Next Level
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Aug 05, 2026 |
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#212- Why Hard Work Isn’t Enough
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Aug 03, 2026 |
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#211- Christian McCaffrey Workout
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Jul 31, 2026 |
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#210- Oops—Wrong Airport
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Jul 29, 2026 |
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#209- Size Doesn't Matter
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Jul 27, 2026 |
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#209- MLB Scouts Watch THIS
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Jul 24, 2026 |
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#208- Slow Lane Is Faster
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Jul 22, 2026 |
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#207- Inversion: Think Backwards to Win
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Jul 20, 2026 |
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#206- Winners Fail More Than Losers Part 2
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Jul 17, 2026 |
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#205- Fail More = Win More
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Jul 15, 2026 |
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#204- The Championship Mindset: One Pitch at a Time
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Jul 13, 2026 |
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#203- Attention Vs Intention
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Jul 10, 2026 |
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#202- How to Build Confidence
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Jul 08, 2026 |
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#201- Mental Shift- 90 vs 10
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Jul 06, 2026 |
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#200- Time To Sharpen Your Tools
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Jul 03, 2026 |
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#199- The NCAA’s New 5-for-5 Rule: Don’t Chase the Shortcut
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Jul 01, 2026 |
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#197- How To Play Loose
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Jun 28, 2026 |
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#196- It’s Not a Big Game. It’s Just Another Game.
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Jun 26, 2026 |
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#196- How Michael Jordon Dealt With Pressure
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Jun 24, 2026 |
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#195- The Injured Advantage
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Jun 22, 2026 |
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#194- Parents Porch- Why Your Athlete Needs More Failure, More Competition, and More Freedom
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Jun 20, 2026 |
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#193- Train Hard So the Game Feels Easy
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Jun 19, 2026 |
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#192- The $40,000 Mistake Athletes Keep Making in the Transfer Portal
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Jun 15, 2026 |
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#191- He Hit .053 as a Freshman… Now He’s in the College World Series
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Jun 12, 2026 |
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#190- Take The Stairs Next Time
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Jun 10, 2026 |
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#189- What Showcases REALLY Do… (Former D1 Recruiting Coordinator Explains)
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Jun 08, 2026 |
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#188- The Relationship Game | Why Great Coaches Build Connection First
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Jun 05, 2026 |
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#187- Why Most Athletes Leave Showcases Thinking the WRONG Thing
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Jun 03, 2026 |
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#186- The 1% Mental Edge Athletes Ignore: Force a Smile
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Jun 01, 2026 |
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#185- The Athlete's Porch - Mets Player Development Coach Tucker Frawley: What Young Baseball Players Are Missing
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May 29, 2026 |
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#184- Your Thoughts Are Programming You
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May 29, 2026 |
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#183- Recruiting Cigar Puffs
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May 27, 2026 |
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#182- Face the Tiger: Accountability, Action, and Growth
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May 25, 2026 |
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#182- The Athlete's Porch With USA Baseball President John Gall
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May 23, 2026 |
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#181- The Best Athletes Bend — They Don’t Break
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May 22, 2026 |
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#180- Recruiting Then vs Now: Why Players Are Still Uncommitted
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May 20, 2026 |
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#179- Are You a Rock or a Jelly Bean? The Truth About Toughness
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May 18, 2026 |
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#178- The Recruiting Process Will Break Your Heart (No One Tells You This)
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May 15, 2026 |
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#178- The #1 Recruiting Mistake Athletes Make (It’s NOT Work Ethic)
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May 13, 2026 |
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#177- What Makes an Athlete a DOG?
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May 11, 2026 |
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#176- Why JUCO Baseball Builds Dogs (And Eliminates Wannabes)
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May 08, 2026 |
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#175- The 5-Year-Old Who Understands Confidence Better Than Most Athletes
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May 06, 2026 |
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#174- You Think You’re Slumping… But You’re Actually Winning
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May 04, 2026 |
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#173- Dugout Routine Dominance: The 4 Away, 3 Away System for Hitters
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May 01, 2026 |
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#172- The #1 Recovery Tool Athletes Ignore (It’s FREE)
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Apr 29, 2026 |
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#171- If You See the Glass Half Empty in Baseball, You’re Cooked
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Apr 27, 2026 |
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# 170 - Power of Language Part 3: Self-Talk
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Apr 24, 2026 |
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#169- Change Your Language (Part 2): The Words Holding You Back
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Apr 22, 2026 |
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#168- Power of Language Part 1: Eliminate “Perfect”
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Apr 20, 2026 |
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#167- MLB to Little League: Why Players Don’t Lose It—They Drift
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Apr 17, 2026 |
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#166- Circle of Greatness
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Apr 15, 2026 |
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#165- The Inner Scorecard (A Billionaire's Secret to Athlete Confidence)
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Apr 13, 2026 |
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#164- Utility Players Win More: Why Versatility Matters in Baseball
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Apr 10, 2026 |
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#164- Why Your Best Warm-Up Doesn’t Mean a Great Game
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Apr 08, 2026 |
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#163- What I Learned Playing With Mike Trout
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Apr 06, 2026 |
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The Athlete’s Porch | Top Prospect Ethan Holliday Already Knows the Answers
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Apr 04, 2026 |
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#162- Thinking About the Transfer Portal? Watch This First
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Apr 03, 2026 |
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#161- Train Calmness Under Pressure | The Baseball Mental Game
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Apr 01, 2026 |
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#160- Write It Down or Stay Stuck (The 42% Rule for Athletes)
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Mar 30, 2026 |
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#159- Stop Doing “One More Rep” — It’s Hurting Your Performance
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Mar 27, 2026 |
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# 158- Stop Trying to Figure It Out Alone
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Mar 25, 2026 |
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#157- The .01% Mindset | Your Choices
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Mar 23, 2026 |
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#156- 3 Words That Can Change Your Mindset
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Mar 20, 2026 |
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#155- Feeling Off? You’re Not Lost | Athlete Mindset Reset
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Mar 18, 2026 |
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#154- Why the Game Speeds Up (And How to Slow It Down)
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Mar 16, 2026 |
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#153- Resetting & Releasing: The Mental Reset Every Athlete Needs
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Mar 13, 2026 |
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#152- Your Excuse List Is Holding You Back (Urban Meyer’s BCD Rule)
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Mar 11, 2026 |
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#151- Rewrite the Story. Change the Result.
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Mar 09, 2026 |
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The Athlete's Porch | The Power of Self Talk
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Mar 08, 2026 |
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#150- Stop Overthinking: How Athletes Beat Self-Doubt
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Mar 06, 2026 |
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#149- PAIN IS CALLING. Champions Pick Up.
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Mar 04, 2026 |
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#148- The High 5 Trick That Boosts Performance
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Mar 02, 2026 |
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The Athlete’s Porch | Why Being Normal Wins Championships
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Feb 27, 2026 |
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#146- Swipe or Deposit? The Mindset That’s Holding You Back
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Feb 27, 2026 |
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#145- Don’t Let the Scoreboard Steal Your System
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Feb 25, 2026 |
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The Athlete’s Porch | It Wasn’t Talent | Skylar Hales on Routine, Growth & Pro Baseball
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Feb 20, 2026 |
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#144- Bendable or Breakable? The Mindset That Separates Athletes
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Feb 20, 2026 |
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#143- The Gold Medal Mindset: Who’s In Your Corner?
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Feb 18, 2026 |
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#142 Good Swing vs. Good Hitter — What Really Separates Them
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Feb 16, 2026 |
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The Athlete’s Porch | 97 Gets Hit Too: Expectations, Execution & Recruiting | Toran O’Harran (Stanford Baseball)
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Feb 13, 2026 |
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#141- Learning Isn’t Memorizing — It’s Changing Your Behavior
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Feb 13, 2026 |
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#140- The Power of Action: Why Confidence Follows Movement
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Feb 11, 2026 |
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The Athlete's Porch | Tempo Wins: The Aggressor Edge — Blake Hammond (Pro Pitcher)
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Feb 09, 2026 |
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#139- Playing College Baseball
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Feb 09, 2026 |
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#138- Kobe Bryant – 4 Points for Success
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Feb 06, 2026 |
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#138- The One-Time Rule | Tom Brady on Habits & Performance
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Feb 04, 2026 |
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#137- Fail More Like Billionaires
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Feb 02, 2026 |
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The Athlete’s Porch | Blinders On: The Mindset That Separates Pros | Drew Dowd (Stanford → Pro Pitcher)
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Jan 30, 2026 |
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#136- Let’s Compare Two Players: Busy vs Prepared
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Jan 30, 2026 |
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#135- Athletes: How to Become Unstoppable Before You’re Unstoppable
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Jan 28, 2026 |
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#145- 5 Musts College Coaches & Scouts Want to See
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Jan 26, 2026 |
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#135- Communication With Recruiting Coordinators | Why Texting Hurts Your Recruiting
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Jan 26, 2026 |
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The Athlete’s Porch | How Being Normal Wins Championships
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Jan 24, 2026 |
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#134- 3 Types of Competitors
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Jan 23, 2026 |
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#133- 4 Characteristics to Be Great
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Jan 21, 2026 |
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#132- The Recruiting Advantage: A Parable
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Jan 19, 2026 |
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#131- My Man Crush
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Jan 19, 2026 |
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From The Athlete’s Porch: Tom Brady’s Blueprint for Greatness
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Jan 17, 2026 |
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#130- The Pillow Test
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Jan 16, 2026 |
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#129- Attention to Detail (ATD)
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Jan 14, 2026 |
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#128 - Journaling Isn’t Soft — It’s a Competitive Advantage
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Jan 12, 2026 |
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Special Episode from The Athlete’s Porch, Max Jung Goldberg’s Banana Ball Journey
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Jan 09, 2026 |
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#126- The Best Free Advice I've Gotten
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Jan 09, 2026 |
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#125 Blisters Are Proof You’re Growing
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Jan 07, 2026 |
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#124 How You Can Make $10 Million
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Jan 04, 2026 |
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#123- A.C.E- Action
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Jan 02, 2026 |
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#122 - Dear 2026 Athlete
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Dec 31, 2025 |
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#121 - 50,000 Negative Thoughts
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Dec 29, 2025 |
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#120 - How To Get Recruited In 2026
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Dec 26, 2025 |
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#119 - Playing Like A Kid Again
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Dec 24, 2025 |
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#118 - The Juco Advantage
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Dec 22, 2025 |
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#117 - 4 Things NOT To Do If You Pitch
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Dec 19, 2025 |
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#116 - Getting HBP = More Playing Time
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Dec 17, 2025 |
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#115 - Inner Scorecard
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Dec 15, 2025 |
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#114 - Separation Starts Early
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Dec 12, 2025 |
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#113 - WHY YOU SHOULD PLAY MULTIPLE POSITIONS!
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Dec 10, 2025 |
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#112 - 16 Years Of Showing Up
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Dec 08, 2025 |
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#111 - Fail More In 2026
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Dec 05, 2025 |
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#110 - Belief Comes Before Ability
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Dec 03, 2025 |
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#109 - Target Schools & Dating Supermodels
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Dec 01, 2025 |
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#108 - You Only Get One First Impression
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Nov 28, 2025 |
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#107 - Why Colleges Post Depth Charts
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Nov 26, 2025 |
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#106 - Courage Is Calling
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Nov 24, 2025 |
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#105 - Learning Before You Lead
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Nov 21, 2025 |
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#104 - Simplicity Is The Ultimate Sophistication
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Nov 19, 2025 |
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#103 - Specialize Or Multi-Sport?
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Nov 17, 2025 |
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#102 - 95 year old vs 16 year old
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Nov 14, 2025 |
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#101 - Wake Up On Offense
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Nov 12, 2025 |
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#100 - Be Nasty Mookie
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Nov 10, 2025 |
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#099 - New Way To Goal Set
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Nov 07, 2025 |
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#098 - Tom Brady
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Nov 05, 2025 |
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#097 - How To Erase Old Negative Memories
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Nov 03, 2025 |
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#096 - Investment Season Not Off Season
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Oct 31, 2025 |
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#095 - College Coaches Want To Know This Answer
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Oct 29, 2025 |
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#094 - Being Called Out
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Oct 27, 2025 |
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#093 - Skydiving And Baseball
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Oct 24, 2025 |
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#092 - Start Studying The Standard
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Oct 22, 2025 |
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#091 - How Colleges Coaches Look At Your X Profile
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Oct 20, 2025 |
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#090 - An Easy Confidence Trick
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Oct 17, 2025 |
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#089 - Are You A Jelly Bean Or A Rock?
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Oct 15, 2025 |
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#088 - Parents: Listen To This Recruitment Advice
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Oct 13, 2025 |
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#087 - What Voice Do You Listen To?
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Oct 10, 2025 |
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#086 - Recruiting Is Brutal
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Oct 08, 2025 |
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#085 - Build The Game That Earns The Call You'll Get
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Oct 06, 2025 |
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#084 - Why Baseball Is The Best (Or Worst)?
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Oct 03, 2025 |
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#083 - Create Your Own Scouting Report
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Oct 01, 2025 |
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#082 - How To Win MVP
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Sep 29, 2025 |
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#081 - The Arnold Palmer System
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Sep 26, 2025 |
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#080 - Coach Elon Musk
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Sep 24, 2025 |
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#079 - Do Simple Better
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Sep 22, 2025 |
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#078 - Write Your Own Story
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Sep 19, 2025 |
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#077 - Progress Over Perfection
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Sep 17, 2025 |
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#076 - Less Thinking, More Action
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Sep 15, 2025 |
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#075- Everything Counts
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Sep 12, 2025 |
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#074 - Best Advice I've Gotten
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Sep 10, 2025 |
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#073 - Defining Success For Your At Bat
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Sep 08, 2025 |
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#072 - Your Mind Is A Muscle
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Sep 05, 2025 |
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#071 - Are You A Carry It Over Player?
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Sep 03, 2025 |
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#070 - Winning The Super Bowl Isn't What He Thought It Would Be...
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Sep 01, 2025 |
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#069 - If You Can Track It, You Can Train It
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Aug 29, 2025 |
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#068 - Not Dead, Can't Quit
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Aug 27, 2025 |
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#067 - E + R = O: The Formula That Shapes Outcomes
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Aug 25, 2025 |
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#066 - Would You Talk To Your Friend That Way?
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Aug 22, 2025 |
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#065 - The Cost of 'One More'
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Aug 20, 2025 |
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#064 - Two Questions To Ask Yourself...
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Aug 18, 2025 |
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#063 - Mindset Check
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Aug 15, 2025 |
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#062 - Making Mistakes Is A Privilege
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Aug 13, 2025 |
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#061 - When To Pay Your Kids $50k
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Aug 11, 2025 |
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#060 - Stop Giving A S***
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Aug 08, 2025 |
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#059 - Start Laughing When You Fail
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Aug 06, 2025 |
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#058 - The Secret Sauce To Playing College Baseball
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Aug 04, 2025 |
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#057 - Parents... Relax With The Recruiting FOMO
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Aug 01, 2025 |
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#056 - The Transfer Portal Will NOT Last
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Jul 30, 2025 |
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#055 - You're Only As Good As The Next Pitch...
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Jul 28, 2025 |
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#054 - A Transformational Team Meeting At Stanford
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Jul 25, 2025 |
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#053 - Parents Should Talk To Their Kids About Losing
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Jul 23, 2025 |
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#052 - The Transfer Portal Is Like Speed Dating
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Jul 21, 2025 |
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#051 - Mike Trout's Greatest Separator
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Jul 18, 2025 |
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#050 - From Hitting .103 To Being An All-Star
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Jul 16, 2025 |
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#049 - The Guys Who Do The Little Things vs The Guys Who Forget Their Belts
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Jul 14, 2025 |
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#048 - Driving Without A Destination
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Jul 11, 2025 |
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#047 - Feelings Aren't Facts
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Jul 09, 2025 |
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#046 - The Most Powerful Word
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Jul 07, 2025 |
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#045 - Doing What Michael Jordan Did...
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Jul 04, 2025 |
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#044 - Have The Conversation With Your Coach
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Jul 02, 2025 |
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#043 - Can You Be Trusted Off The Field?
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Jun 30, 2025 |
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#042 - Uncommitted Recruiting Q&A
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Jun 30, 2025 |
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#041 - How Sharp Are Your Tools?
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Jun 27, 2025 |
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#040 - How Human Thought Influences Our Overall Character
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Jun 25, 2025 |
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#039 - Alter Egos and Keeping Doors Open
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Jun 23, 2025 |
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#038 - Stop Asking For One More
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Jun 20, 2025 |
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#037 - Staying In The Flow Zone
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Jun 18, 2025 |
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#036 - The Difference Between You & A Big Leaguer
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Jun 16, 2025 |
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#035 - Emotional Intelligence vs Artificial Intelligence
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Jun 13, 2025 |
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#034 - The Max Effort Guy
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Jun 11, 2025 |
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#033 - Vegas & Playing The Percentages
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Jun 09, 2025 |
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#032 - Recruiting Experience
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Jun 05, 2025 |
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#031 - Do Simple Better...
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Jun 04, 2025 |
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#030 - The Gateway To The Present
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Jun 02, 2025 |
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#029 - Doing Simple Better with Daniel Descalso
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Jun 01, 2025 |
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#028 - Inner Scorecard vs Outer Scorecard
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May 30, 2025 |
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#027 - Smile After You Lose?
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May 28, 2025 |
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#026 - Nobody Cares
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May 26, 2025 |
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#025 - How To Create More Confidence
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May 23, 2025 |
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#024 - Longevity Secrets with Peter Attia
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May 21, 2025 |
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#023 - Why You Should Swim With Sharks
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May 19, 2025 |
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#022 - Emotional Players Ride The Tsunami Wave
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May 16, 2025 |
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#021 - Write Your Story!
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May 14, 2025 |
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#020 - We Can Lose Everything Except Our Choice
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May 12, 2025 |
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#019 - Payback Your Parents
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May 09, 2025 |
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#018 - Wake Up On Offense!
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May 07, 2025 |
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#017 - 8th Grade Accountability
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May 05, 2025 |
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#016 - Bullfighter Body Language
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May 02, 2025 |
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#015 - Learning To Lose
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Apr 30, 2025 |
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#014 - A Secret From Stanford...
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Apr 28, 2025 |
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#013 - Controlling the Cerebral Mind with Penn Murfee
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Apr 27, 2025 |
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#012 - If You Don't Go, You Won't Know
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Apr 25, 2025 |
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#011 - Go For Progress, Not Perfection
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Apr 23, 2025 |
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#010 - Everything Counts
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Apr 21, 2025 |
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#009 - Year End Reflection
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Apr 18, 2025 |
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#008 - Leveraging Compound Interest
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Apr 16, 2025 |
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#007 - Visualizing a Homerun
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Apr 14, 2025 |
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#006 - Training Brain Muscles
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Apr 11, 2025 |
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#005 - Body Language
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Apr 09, 2025 |
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#004 - Adversity - Fork In The Road
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Apr 07, 2025 |
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#003 - Finding Success In The Journey
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Apr 04, 2025 |
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#002 - Do Simple Better
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Apr 02, 2025 |
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#001 - Less Thinking... More Action
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Mar 31, 2025 |