But then I said something that just went too far.

Like my five year old trying to joke with me by hitting me on the butt but hitting too hard (so it really hurt me), I just went too far with a jokey comment.

I’m hoping you can relate to that?

After I hung up I felt it in my chest. Sort of a buzzy, yuky feeling.

“How could I be so stupid?,” I thought to myself.

After a moment I went on to my next task, but still felt it.

Then it he me just what to do….

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Call the person up?

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Nope. I’d essentially apologized and to call back would have dug me deeper, in my opinion.

Hmmmm. What could I do to get rid of this feeling? The event was over and done with …. other than my bad feeling.

Feeling bad has its place, but I’d gotten the information from it that I needed (Don’t cross the line when joking with someone you don’t know well) so it was only going to hurt my performance the rest of the day.

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Enter Tapping

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So I tapped on it.

“This embarrassed feeling, this embarrassed feeling, this cruddy feeling in my chest, this buzzy bad feeling in my chest…”

And darned if it didn’t go away in a couple of minutes.

I wasn’t happy about what I’d done, but I was feeling good again and went on to have a good feeling, productive day.

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Baseball Ap

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Ever do anything in baseball that made you feel cruddy?

Make an error? Strike out? Walk in a run?

Leave a pitcher in one batter too long?

Once it’s over, it’s over.

Negative feelings only make it worse, affecting the next pitch.

How great would it be to be able to get rid of negative feelings super fast?

Imagine screwing up, then coming back with a great play.

That’s what the Great Ones do.

That’s what scouts are looking for. They don’t expect you to be perfect.

I’ve heard scouts say they want to see a guy make a mistake so they can see how he comes back.

THAT’s the time they can see what he’s really made of.

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Tom
Dr. Tom Hanson
www.FreeBaseballConfidence.com

p.s. I’m getting slammed with people with the throwing yips. I keep getting better and faster at working with it.
Please send anyone you know my way (www.YipsBeGone.com)

p.p.s. And please forward this email to anyone that seems pretty stuck in a mental game issue (perfectionist, angery, negative attitude, lets one mistake ruin their game…)

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The fourth guy ducks.

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That’s not laugh-out-loud funny. But funny enough to make my point.

Most humor involves a sudden shift in perspective. The first part of any joke sets a context, perspective, or point of reference.

The punch line then comes in at a right angle, something not expected, and changes our perspective suddenly.

It create a switcharoo in our heads and instantly we see the situation differently.

For some reason, that makes us laugh.

If you want to make 2009 a season you look back at and laugh (in a positive way), you need one of these switcharoos in your head.

It is this change in perspective, or change in paradigm (defined as “prevailing mindset or way of looking at a
situation”) that creates the greatest performance improvement.

Yes, the pre-pitch routines and breathing techniques are great, but for major changes (go from last place to first place types of changes), a major paradigm shift is needed.

I’ve also referred to this as self-image: How you see yourself.

Who you see yourself to be determines how you will play.

If you see yourself as a “joke,” for example, that’s what you’ll be.

If you see yourself as a champion, you’ll play like one.

I’ve worked a lot these past two weeks with “yippers.”
People with the “yips” throwing problem.

(See www.YipsBeGone.com)

Lots of players and coaches have made great progress. It’s some of the most rewarding work of my life.

One of the major obstacles we need to overcome is their seeing themselves as having this problem.

They’ve come to identify themselves as a person with a throwing problem.

So it isn’t just a matter of clearing out the problem, we also have to clear out their new identity as someone who has this problem.

They need a paradigm shift. They certainly don’t find anything funny about the paradigm they are in.

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Here’s the Punch Line

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REGARDLESS of your current level of success, you too are in a paradigm.

You too are locked in a box of your own making that limits the amount of success you allow yourself to have.

Now I, or anyone else, can talk to you til you’re blue in the face about this and it may do some good.

But nothing I’ve done or seen in my 25 years in performance enhancement can help you make that shift to the next paradigm or next level the way tapping can.

I don’t understand why I’m not hearing more about it from my colleagues. In my experience it dominates any other single method of performance enhancement.

Plain and simple. If you want to find out what is possible for you in baseball, as a player or coach, I believe you should be tapping.

And that’s no joke.

Thank you,

Tom
Dr. Tom Hanson
www.BaseballConfidence.com

p.s. I’m in the middle of teaching a course right now on how to get the most out of tapping (and therefore yourself).

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Sign up now and you’ll get instant access to three hours of step-by-step instruction on how to use the power of this technique.

As with all my programs, if you don’t think it’s worth it I’ll give you your money back.

Is this program for everyone? No.

Not now any way. But I think it is sort of like the early days of the computer. It will go from obscurity to daily usage.

You can choose to be on the front end of the wave if you want, or join in when everyone else is.

If you are ready for a paradigm shift to the next level and would like to join this class (and get coaching on how to use tapping to get what you want), …

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p.p.s. and please forward this email to anyone you think would like to be on the cutting edge.

Ripper, if you have a child under 5 you might recognize that call from The Mickey Mouse Club House show.

At the start of the show a goal is set (like have a picnic or throw a surprise party for Minnie), but before they start out they told about the 4 “tools” they will have at their disposal on their adventure.

(Things like a mini-trampoline, a wagon, and a blanket.)

Then they head off to complete their task.

Of course they run into obstacles along the way, and when they get stuck they yell:

“Oh, Toodles!”

And Toodles the magical wheel (or whatever the heck it is) shows up with just the right tool for the job.

That problem solved, they move on, only to encounter a different obstacle (e.g. kite stuck in tree).

And dog gone if that Toodles doesn’t just happen to have provided the perfect tool for THIS obstacle.

Somehow, through the magic of Disney, Toodles knows BEFORE THE ADVENTURE BEGINS which tools Mickey and co. are going to need.

Of course, that’s actually not so amazing since the writers make the whole thing up.

What does this have to do with baseball performance?

You are about to set out on your adventure through the 2009 season. You have your dreams and goals — your task is clear.

I say you’re just like Mickey at the start of the show.

And just like the writers of the show — you KNOW what obstacles are coming.

Umpires. Pitchers. Hitters. Errors. Losses. Stupid coaching decisions. Rain. Snow(!). Curveballs. Bloop hits. Slumps. Botched run downs. Botched bunts. Amazing comebacks. Big time chokes. Lucky bounces. Bad hops. Line drives right at people. Injuries.

And much, much more.

So wouldn’t it be nice if you could hit an an obstacle and
yell:

“Oh Toooooodles!”

And have just the right tool show up to help you through the situation?

You can.

It’s called mental skills training. You can load it up now and be ready when those obstacles hit you.

Just like on the Mickey Mouse Club House, it isn’t a question of whether or not you’ll get hit by obstacles this year, it’s WHEN and HOW MUCH.

So now you get to choose. Do you want to have Toodles on your side this year bringing you confidence, focus, and the ability to quickly let go of negative events?

If so, go to one of the options listed below and get going.

If you want to go on your adventure un-armed, good luck.

Tom
Dr. Tom Hanson
www.BaseballConfidence.com

1. Great offer: www.FreeBaseballConfidence.com

2. Scroll through loads of other powerful programs:
www.BaseballConfidence.com/Products.html (including a
program for youth players)

Please forward this to anyone you know in baseball (and high school and college coaches with children under 5 on their teams).