Born again Christian✝️. 33 yr Professional Hitting Instructor. Former College Coach and Professional Scout for 3 MLB teams.
Missouri, USA
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I was reading my devotional this morning and wanted to share a passage of It. It parallel’s a message I deliver to my students about training in comfort and how it doesn’t lead to growth.
Proverbs 3:5-7
“Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths. Be not wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD, and turn away from evil.”
The people of Judah told the prophets to stop telling them the truth. They wanted comfortable words, pleasant predictions, and messages that required nothing of them. Isaiah 30:10-11 captures this plainly: they wanted illusions, not instruction.
This is not an ancient problem. It is a present one. When the truth of God’s Word confronts a decision we have already made, the temptation is to seek out a voice that will affirm us rather than correct us. We may look for advice that makes us feel better, teaching that never challenges us, or friends who will agree with us even when we are drifting from God.
But God, in His love, refuses to offer us smooth things when rough truth is what we need. Proverbs 3:5-7 reminds us that leaning on our own understanding is precisely what leads us away from the right path. Wisdom begins with trusting God’s perspective over our own. The hard word from God is always a gift, because it points us back toward life.
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Whatever your job—no matter how difficult or enjoyable it is—“do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men.” COLOSSIANS 3:23
It will make all the difference—in your attitude and your output.
I hope everyone has a great day!
5 hours of work and then off to the Blues game with my lovely wife to celebrate our wedding anniversary and cheer the Blues to victory!!
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Over 2,500 games from the dugout. 50+ years in baseball. 17 as an MLB manager.
I won Manager of the Year and also lost more games than I want to count.
I led teams through losing seasons and took a team to the World Series.
If I could go back to my first day as a leader, here are the 5 lessons I'd whisper in my own ear:
Lesson 1: Be a window when it's good, a mirror when it's bad.
The leaders I respected most shared every win and absorbed every hit.
What this looks like in practice:
• Wins: name the people who made it happen
• Losses: say "that's on me" before anyone asks
• Locker room: spotlight the effort before the outcome
Your team will fight harder for a leader who deflects credit and absorbs blame.
Lesson 2: Nobody hands you trust. You earn it before you coach it.
Early in my career, plenty of coaches tried to fix my swing.
I tuned out every one I didn't trust.
Get to know your people before you try to develop them.
Their hobbies, their family, what makes them tick.
Then the coaching lands.
Lesson 3: Shower well after every loss.
After a losing streak in Colorado, our team president asked me how I kept the clubhouse together.
This was my rule:
• Self-evaluate honestly, were we prepared, did we execute?
• Shower well, wash off the grit, grime, and angst before you walk out
• Be present for whoever you're going home to
Tomorrow is a new opportunity. Don't drag yesterday into it.
Lesson 4: Lead transformationally, not transactionally.
Transactional leaders ask: what can this person do for me?
Transformational leaders ask: how do I put this person in a position to win?
The first builds compliance.
The second builds careers.
When your people start chasing growth instead of your approval, you've crossed over.
Lesson 5: Stay humble before life humbles you.
There are two kinds of people in this world: those who are humble, and those who are about to be.
Discipline keeps you in the first group:
Skill gets you in the room. Humility keeps you there.
50 years taught me leadership isn't about you.
It's about the people you serve.
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