{"id":967,"date":"2021-12-09T07:20:00","date_gmt":"2021-12-09T07:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/themes.pixelwars.org\/episody\/demo-01\/?p=967"},"modified":"2022-01-04T14:59:10","modified_gmt":"2022-01-04T14:59:10","slug":"i-have-15-ideas-to-change-your-life-do-you-have-5-minutes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/observingothers.com\/?p=967","title":{"rendered":"Episode 1: Let&#8217;s Talk Baseball!"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"967\" class=\"elementor elementor-967\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4eb3c2b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4eb3c2b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-09646f6\" data-id=\"09646f6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96d07ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"96d07ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.6.4 - 13-04-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Spotify Embed: Episode 1: Let\u2019s Talk Baseball! \" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/episode\/2DcSdZII7IoVzDVszg53wq?si=1978373c15bf470b&utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e61a8b4 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"e61a8b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.iheart.com\/podcast\/269-observing-others-90972902\/?cmp=ios_share&#038;sc=ios_social_share&#038;pr=false&#038;autoplay=true\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-xl\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-play\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Listen Now<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-315b32be elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"315b32be\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2bb999c3\" data-id=\"2bb999c3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52181f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"52181f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Think of the times in your life when you faced what appeared to be impossible tasks and you felt as if it were you, alone, against the world.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Now Imagine that you are a professional baseball player and you, alone, are up to bat at the plate getting ready for the pitch.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>The ball coming at you is the challenge that you face.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Are you ready?\u00a0 How do you react?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Perhaps your first thought isn\u2019t about the ball at all, but that it is a player vs player moment&#8211;pitcher against batter. And, while there is some truth to that, the nature of baseball isn\u2019t really that at all.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Although the batter only gets 3 strikes before he is out, that is not where the real pressure is coming from. If he looks out across the baseball field, it isn\u2019t the pitcher, alone that he is facing: there are 9 other opposing players playing defense to this one player on offense.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>It really is nine against one if he even hits the ball at all.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>And, while 3 strikes and 4 balls and 9 players, playing defense, may still seem like pretty good odds, there is also a stadium filled with spectators, surrounding and starring at that batter, many of whom do not want the player up to bat to hit anything.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>The reality is, all those bystanders in the stands are all anxiously awaiting the outcome of each pitch.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Therefore, the pressure on the batter, up to bat, is more than the 9 on the field but it includes all the eyes in the stands, on the batter up to bat, both friend and foe.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Wait, there\u2019s more.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>If all this wasn&#8217;t pressure enough, what if the game was being televised for local, national, or even international audiences? The more you think about it, there could be millions and millions of people with all eyes on the batter watching and waiting to see the results of one individual players performance.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Nine opponents, plus the people in the stands, plus all the viewers watching on TV&#8211;with that large number it would seem like incredible pressure to perform.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>What goes through the mind of that batter will ultimately determine the outcome. His reaction to the pressure and the pitch may seem like a reflex reaction, but the truth is, if the batter has been preparing, that proactive preparation has happened long before that player takes the plate.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>This should serve as a reminder that the skills necessary to succeed at anything take preparation and practice long before the heat of the moment.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>At times the tasks we face in life, in the heat of the moment, may feel like it is you against the world and the numbers really aren&#8217;t in your favor. The odds seem stacked against you in this very\u00a0competitive\u00a0world.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>But just as there are great home run hitters, there are those that excel in all walks of life because they really aren&#8217;t alone, they just need a team behind them and the skills that will take them where they want to go and what they need to do to get there.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>You can embrace the times you are up to bat, even in the heat of the moment, by believing that success is possible by strengthening the skill set necessary to succeed.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>One key is to understand this is that there are few pinch hitters who will do the heavy lifting for you. You must become your own designated hitter.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Learning to stand up, stand strong, and stand solo isn&#8217;t a punishment or a prison sentence, it is strength training.\u00a0 Those moments may stretch you, test you, and push you, but these are the moments that will define you and refine you. 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