Bio Jesse is a Certified Mental Performance Consultant. He was the Mental Skills Coordinator for the 2017 MLB World Series and 2019 & 2021 AL Champion Houston Astros. Prior to working in professional baseball, Jesse spent four years working for the United States Army as the Lead Master Resilience Trainer – Performance Expert at the Comprehensive Soldier and Family Fitness (CSF2) Training Center in Honolulu, Hawaii. Where he provided hands-on training and self-development tools so that members of the Army family were better able to cope with adversity, perform better in stressful situations, and thrive on and off the battlefield.  On the show we discuss how to get started in mental training, different pillars we can use in our programs, and practical tips to integrate them on field. This episode is so good with Jesse Michel.  Time Stamps 01:00- How he got started in Mental Training 05:00- How he got into professional baseball 08:30- Defining "mental game" 16:00- Pillars of the mental game 24:00- "good, better, how?" 34:30- World Series Champion 40:00- Getting Buy in 50:00- What do players wish coaches did more of? 56:00- Quick Hitters Resources https://www.mindsetforexcellence.com/ Heart Rate Variability Learned Optimism- Martin E. P. Seligman  Mental Game of Baseball- Harvey Dorfman Mind Gym- Gary Mack Blink- Malcolm Gladwell Contact  https://www.mindsetforexcellence.com/ https://twitter.com/JesseDMichel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices