I got my bell rung twice yesterday.

When I was playing rugby that was a bad thing.

But in this case by bell ringing I mean a very gratifying moment, and I’m hoping these two short stories will help the bell be tolled for you soon.

First was a military man who called and told me his 11-year-old son had watched one of my programs and gone from having a major anger problem on the field to actually coaching a struggling teammate on focusing on what he can control.

Instead of throwing tantrums, the kid now focuses on doing his routine and on the aspects of the game that he can control and has much less of an issue with anger.

Ding.

And it’s a big ding because what that kid is getting goes way beyond baseball. It will help him in all areas of his life.

“Focusing on what you can control” is a fundamental performance and happiness principle.

Plus, having gone through the program together, he and his dad now have a common language and a common set of principles and a common experience to guide their discussions before and after games and practices.

A second bell ringing was from Coach Tom Saunches, who wrote the following (used with his permission):

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“I do want to tell you that, once again, your philosophies about the mental part of the game have made me a better coach and especially made me a more pleasant coach to be around.

Last year we reached the final 8 in our state playoffs and I publicly stated that you were a major part of our tournament run.

We made the final 16 this year and, again, I’m convinced that you played a major part in our success. Thanks!

I just returned from a shopping trip where I met a parent from a rival school who asked how we can compete year after year despite being about half the size of many of our opponents.

I replied I’d share my passion for the “mental part of the game” and Tom Hanson’s beliefs if he really wanted to know.

I told him how my passion for discovering the process of the mental part of the game had transformed me as a coach.

In a nutshell, I told him I coach the techniques of the game much less and spend more and more time each year talking about things like having a routine and visualizing the traffic light.

He laughed and said, “so that’s what you were doing when you encouraged your pitcher with the comment,” let your routine work, now.” By the end of the conversation, he was asking me if I would be willing to speak to a group about my/your ideas.

Is that legal? I certainly don’t want to do anything illegal.

I’m just so passionate about spreading the word I don’t care if they are rivals or not. Your philosophies have permeated my whole life. Just the other day I read in a novel a character say that we spend most of our time in our own heads.

Instantly, I connected that to playing one pitch at a time!

Can I legally talk about theses things? I’m curious. Would it be a problem if I referred to you? Heck, I’m retiring from teaching in two years and I have a feeling I could make a decent supplemental living talking to teacher’s groups. Thanks for listening.”
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Think of all the kids lives this guy is changing and will change soon.

Ding.

I’ll occasionally get a note from someone saying I’m a bit over the top in my emails or marketing.

But I feel when there are results like the above happening all the time it would be unethical of me to NOT share them and put the ideas and energy out there.

(If you’ve got something good I’d want you to share it with
me.)

So in these two stories people have changed their lives for the better; an 11-year-old is having more fun playing and will have more fun living;

An old coach learned some new tricks and is setting the world on fire.

May you not need to ask for whom the next bell tolls…Make it toll for thee.

Sincerely,

Tom
Dr. Tom Hanson
www.HansonsGym.com

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