I’ve got a good buzz going today.

One because I did my morning mental training (as seen in my
BREAKTHROUGH! program inside www.HansonsGym.com)

And two because I’m getting more and more great feedback
from people using the info from both my $0 program, “How to
Overcome Failure and Play as Great in Games as You Do in
Practice” and the BREAKTHROUGH! program.

I’ll share a couple:
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Dan writes:

Tom,
Our 10/11/12 year-old team won a game last night that
we should have lost. We were without our 2 best pitchers,
one injured, one sick (who we expected to start the game).

There were a few innings in the game where the 3 different
guys pitching found themselves with the bases loaded and
one or even no outs. They managed to get out of these jams
by doing the ABC routine!!

We practice it with our pitchers every practice and last
night, it was great to see the boys on the mound with their
chin up, taking deep breaths, and connecting with the mitt.
It was amazing to watch the ABC’s work so well!

Thanks,
Dan Rasimowicz

btw, the team is at the top of the standings in our league,
and your mental prep has played a big part to put us there.
(And we haven’t instituted the ABC’s yet for hitting or defense.)

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And here’s one from a former yipper, a HS pitcher about to
turn outfielder when he started tapping a couple weeks
ago…

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“I pitched last night in my first varsity game of the year.
I hit my first batter on the first pitch. i ended up only
giving up 1 run in the first inning.

I then pitched 5 scoreless innings before I was pulled
after the sixth inning when I pitched my way out of a jam.

I ended up with 1 run, 3 K’s, 5 hits, 1 BB and 2 HBP on 80
pitches and I got the W with the score being 3-1.

it was one of the most mentally and physically draining
experiences of my life but I was very pumped up when our
closer finally finished it.

I had total control of my fast ball, especially after the
first inning. I didn’t even throw it for a ball in the 4th
inning when I struck out 2 batters.

My slider was good but I wasn’t nearly as confident
throwing it on the inner third of the plate as I was
throwing it on the outer third (one of the hit batters was
a slider).

I was not nervous warming up, but I was a little
in the bullpen, and a little during the first and the
beginning of the 2nd inning.

I know this is late notice but I was really hoping that you
would be able to talk tomorrow at 7 45 central time, please
let me know.

Thanks for everything you have done for me!”

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It’s a fun buzz to get that feedback, but even funner to be
the ones out doing it!

I’m writing this week about the 1983-1985 Luther College
Baseball team (worst to first). We overcame a lot of
adversity during those years, and were able to be
confident despite it.

But lets stick with the examples above. Did you notice that
both of the people above faced adversity?

Starting pitcher a no-show? Bases juiced with 0 outs?

Or how about having been benched all spring as a pitcher
because you are obliterated with fear (yips) and then while
making a first varsity start (“If I blow this I’ll never
get another chance”) and HITS THE FIRST GUY with his first
pitch!

No one gets a free ride in baseball. Bad happens.

The ability to generate confidence in just a few moments is
*vital* to success.

You can’t afford to let what happens on the field determine
what happens in your nervous system. (Well, not if you want
to succeed or enjoy playing anyway.)

You must be able to take a punch. But how do you do that?

Practice your mechanics super hard and hope you’ll be OK
when the storm hits?

Wishfully hope nothing bad happens?

Please.

In my BREAKTHROUGH! course Lesson 2 is called “7-Second
Confidence.”

It teaches you how to condition yourself simply and quickly
to generate confidence super fast. It puts confidence
literally at the tip of your finger.

Players (and coaches and parents) find that useful.

Like between pitches.

You can get access to it now at

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Otherwise, good luck.

Dr. Tom
Tom Hanson, Ph.D.
www.HansonsGym.com

p.s. The exercise I start my day with is Lesson 1 in the
BREAKTHROUGH program: “Emotionalize Your Goal”

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