Being accountable means you take P.R.I.D.E. Personal Responsibility In Daily Excellence.
The best hitters create their own accountability. Average hitters float in and out of focus. They don't follow through.
Many student-athletes go to most of their classes, but not all. They eat two good meals, then they crush an entire pizza. They lift hard for an hour but don't drink a protein shake afterwards.
Hitters who aren't accountable leave balls lying in the corner of the cages. What's the big deal?
Here's the big deal: how we do anything is how we do everything.
Following through is important. It is important to FINISH.
Accountability is a covenant with yourself.
Great hitters are great learners because they are great listeners. Great listeners are focused on something greater than themselves. They also have great expectations based solely upon controlling what they can control. They dominate controllables. They relinquish uncontrollable thoughts from their mind.
Being accountable means a hitter takes P.R.I.D.E. Personal Responsibility In Daily Excellence.
Great hitters compete on a different level of self-expectation. They take pride in their competitiveness, relentlessness and toughness. Think about it. Are you a great hitter?
Think about the great hitters you have known. There are lots of average hitters out there. There are a good number of good hitters. What are the great hitters doing to be so accountable?
They plan.
They take notes.
They watch video.
They turn in assignments before they are due, or at the latest, when they are due. Every hitter can develop accountability.
Start today. Make your bed. Start the day with excellence. We all know you're just going to get back in bed tonight, and that no one will see your bed. No one else will care if you don't make your bed.
YOU should care. Set the tone for your day. Be willing to do the small, menial tasks that create energy, attract discipline and inspire your inner thoughts.
Do it. Do it right. Do it right now.
