📨 BoostMode Weekly: Opening Day Mentality 🧠

📖 What I Am Reading: 🔥 Chapter Summary – “It’s All In Your Head” by Russ

Russ breaks down the truth about creation—it all starts upstairs. He says your thoughts are not just ideas; they are blueprints for your reality. The big takeaways:

• Manifestation is creation. Every success begins in the mind before it ever shows up in the world.

• Visualization must be emotional. You don’t just see it, you feel it in your bones.

• Declare it publicly. Write it. Say it. Be it—before you have the results.

• Work like it's already true. Russ didn’t need validation—he believed first and worked second.

• No Plan B. He operated like success was the only outcome.

On Opening Day, this isn't just music advice—it’s your pre-game mindset.

🧢 Your Baseball Application:

Manifest Like a Champion - “Thoughts Become Things”

🔭 Visualize the Win, Then Go Earn It

Picture yourself locking down the play. The roar of the crowd. The fist pump. The eye contact with your teammates. That’s manifesting. The mind leads—the body follows.

👟 Act Like the Team You Want to Be

Don’t wait until midseason to become a championship team. Start now. Walk like it. Talk like it. Play like it. And trust that the world will catch up.

🧱 Build the Wall of YOU

Every pitch is a brick. Every at-bat is another layer. You’re building your legacy one moment at a time—not through perfection, but belief.

🗣 Declare It. Live It. Be It.

Say it out loud. Believe it deeply.

Opening Day is a statement. Make yours clear.

📺 What I’m Watching:

🎬 “The Clubhouse: A Year with the Red Sox” – Netflix

This docuseries gives an unfiltered look at what a 162-game season really feels like. Forget the win-loss record. This is about the human side:

• Mental health battles

• Performance pressure

• Being away from family

• The emotional cost of competing every day

Episode 1 feels a lot like our Opening Day prep—guys trying to earn their spot, handle pressure, and adjust to the spotlight. A must-watch if you want to understand the grind at the highest level.

🧠 What I’m Learning (from my players in Austria):

Most of our young guys are physically ready—they’ve put in the work. But when the lights come on?

Why?

Because their nervous system is stuck in fight or flight. You need a calmer brain.

🛠 What I’m Building:

National Team TalentCards (Micro-learning Platform)

To win at the international level, we need more than talent—we need a shared baseball IQ.

So I’m building out a TalentCard system—bite-sized mindset and baseball learning tools:

• 🧠 Clear terminology

• 📘 Shared language

• ⚾ Unified culture

• 🔄 Weekly mental reps

National team guys are elite. But we need to think together and compete as one.

Micro-learning isn’t about cramming—it’s about staying sharp and connected. One card at a time.

📣 Your Turn – Let’s Talk Ball

What’s your mindset heading into Opening Day?

• Are you visualizing the win or just hoping to survive?

• What’s one mental cue you use to stay out of fight or flight mode?

Reply to this email or DM me on Instagram @CoachABBoost — I want to hear how you get your mind right when it counts. 🧠💥

Let’s build a community of players and coaches who are serious about training the mental game, not just the swing.

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