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MLB Coach: How Baseball Can Teach You to Deal with Failure

MLB Coach: How Baseball Can Teach You to Deal with Failure

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 What if baseball’s biggest moments aren’t in the highlights? Miami Marlins Mental Skills Coach Marius Aleksa reveals the hidden tools elite athletes use to stay mentally sharp. In this episode, he shares the best techniques to stop letting your thoughts sabotage your performance, how pros recover from failure faster, and how to redefine success for yourself. Whether you’re an athlete, coach, or just someone chasing high performance, you’ll walk away with powerful mindset shifts that you can start using today. (00:00) Intro (01:24) What Does a Mental Skills Coach Do? (04:50) Why Baseball Is a Game of Constant Failure (08:24) How to Build a Process to Deal With Failure (14:37) Mental Performance Training for Everyone (17:53) How to Stay Focused Without Overthinking (22:01) Using High-Performance Strategies in Daily Life (26:00) Learning From Failure Is Critical for Improving (29:12) Why Your Performance Doesn’t Define Your Identity (36:32) Learning to Separate Work From Life (41:56) How to Mentally Prepare for High-Pressure Moments (44:53) Bon Charge Ad (45:59) Shopify Ad (47:03) Routines vs. Superstitions in Athletics (51:03) Mental Health Challenges in Elite Sports (53:07) The Real Costs of Being in the Top 1% of Athletes (59:19) Visualization Technique to Achieve Your Goals (01:04:56) How to Define Success and Celebrate Small Wins (01:09:19) WHOOP Ad (01:10:21) Staying Present During Games and High-Pressure Moments (01:14:28) How the Miami Marlins Stay Mentally Tough in 2025 (01:22:15) Why the Inner Scoreboard Matters More Than Stats (01:24:58) How to Constantly Perform to Your Potential (01:29:03) What Does It Mean to Be Human? Follow us here: www.instagram.com/scienceandsoul www.instagram.com/drkristenholmes/ Sponsored by: Bon Charge - http://BONCHARGE.COM/KRISTEN used code KRISTEN for 15% off Shopify - http://SHOPIFY.CO.UK/KRISTEN WHOOP - https://join.whoop.com/gb/en/SCIENCE/ SYNCH ID: MB01GKKU9OKMEWX MB01UCMPV1C6M5N Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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