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Tyler Ganus | Mindset Expert

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If you’re new here, welcome! I’m Tyler. I’ve played for Team USA, Oregon, Northwestern, and now pro ball, and I’m here to teach you how to build real mental toughness.

Every coach expects you to have a strong mindset, but almost none of them teach you how to build one. “Be tough” and “find a way” aren’t a plan.

So here’s your first free lesson: you are NOT your mind. Your mind is a combination of everything you’ve experienced, and it shapes how you think and react. But you’re the one behind it, deciding which thoughts to believe and put your energy into. Think of it like a computer program you can rewrite whenever you want.

That starts with AWARENESS, because you can’t change a thought you don’t know is there. You build it through daily mindset drills like visualization, breathwork, journaling and concentration grids, the same way you build your swing.

If you’re serious about getting to the college or pro level, DM me “CALL” to apply for a free call to build your personal mindset plan. Thanks for being a part of this electric community ⚡️ taken in Mental Toughness Tools by @tyler.ganus

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11 days ago

Congratulations to Tyler Ganus on breaking a franchise and pioneer league record! And tying an MLB record! @tyler.ganus

📸- @bytyleeallen & @framedbyjil

#baseball #ogdenraptors #ogdenraptorsbaseball #goraptorsgo #recordbreaker taken in Ogden, Utah by @tyler.ganus

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Grateful for one of the best years yet🫶🏼 taken in Eugene, Oregon by @tyler.ganus

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4 years ago

Giannis got asked if his season was a failure, and he flipped the question right back on the reporter. Do you get a promotion every year at your job? If not, was every year you worked a failure? Michael Jordan won six titles in 15 years. Were the other nine failures?

His point is that a season, a game or an at-bat that doesn't end the way you wanted isn't a failure. It's a step toward the goal. When you label every 0-for-4 a failure, you start playing scared. When you see it as a step, you learn from it and keep going.

Tonight, write down one thing you got better at this week, even if the results aren't there yet.

Save this for the next time a bad game feels like the end of the world, and send it to a teammate who needs to hear it.

Credit: Giannis Antetokounmpo by @tyler.ganus

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Nervous before a showcase or camp? That's normal. Every coach in the stands can feel like a judge, and most players respond by trying to do too much.

Here's the plan I'd give any player before a camp:
1. Know the schedule the night before
2. Warm up like it's game day
3. Breathe before every rep (in for 4, out for 6 to 8)
4. One cue per rep
5. Let the bad rep go fast

Save this for your next camp and send it to a teammate who's got a showcase coming up. by @tyler.ganus

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If your heart is pounding before big at-bats, this is the fastest way I know to settle it. Breathe in through your nose for 4, filling your belly first, then breathe out slowly through your mouth for 6 to 8. Do 5 of those in the on-deck circle, between pitches or after a tough at-bat.

Parents, this is a good one to practice with your athlete at home when things are calm. If you want to know which drills fit you, that's exactly what we cover on a free 20-minute call.

DM me CALL if you're interested. by @tyler.ganus

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Confidence isn’t something you wait to feel. It’s something you collect.

Most players replay every strikeout and forget the hard-hit balls. An evidence list flips that so you walk into every game with proof.

Here’s how to build yours:
1. Pick one place to keep it
2. Write 3 specific wins every day
3. Count the process wins, not just the stats
4. Read it before you compete
5. Go back to it in a slump

Save this and start your list tonight. Send it to a teammate who’s been too hard on themselves lately ⚡️ by @tyler.ganus

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If you’re a high school or college player who feels rushed and tight before games, try this 3-minute routine before your next first pitch.

Get quiet, see your first at-bat through your own eyes, then rehearse how you’ll bounce back from a bad swing.

Parents, this is a great one to remind your athlete about on the drive to the field. If you need help building this, I do a bunch of free calls.

DM me CALL if you’re interested. by @tyler.ganus

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George Kittle dealt with really bad sports anxiety in college, and what helped him was giving his reset a physical form. He used to draw a big red button on the tape on his wrist and hit it after every play, good or bad. Now it’s a tattoo of Heath Ledger’s Joker, and the only red on it is the mouth, which he slaps as his reset button.

The part that stuck with me is how he thinks about football. Everybody has bad plays, and the player who stays successful is the one who has fewer of them than the person across from him. That comes down to how fast you can let the last one go, and a physical cue tells your brain the play is over and the next one is a fresh start.

You can use this in any sport, especially baseball. Pick one small action, like tapping your cleats or touching your hat, and do it after every pitch or at bat, whether it went well or not.

Save this for the next time you carry a bad at bat into the field, and send it to a teammate who needs to hear it ⚡️ by @tyler.ganus

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A lot of hitters crush it in the cage and then feel like a different player in games.

It usually isn’t talent. The cage has no count, no pitcher, no score and no consequence, so your brain never practices the thing a game actually asks of you.

Next time you hit, try this:
1. Call a situation before each round
2. Take your full routine between swings
3. Keep a score out of 10
4. Pick one plan per round
5. Use your reset cue after a bad swing

Save this for your next cage session and send it to a teammate who hits like a beast in practice ✅ by @tyler.ganus

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If you’re a high school or college player who gets stuck in negative thoughts at the field, start here: you are not your mind.

Your thoughts come from your experiences, but you’re the one who decides which ones to believe. Today, every time a negative thought pops up, catch it and call it what it is, just a thought.

If you want to know which drills fit you, that’s exactly what we go over in a free 20-minute call. DM me CALL if you’re interested ⚡️ by @tyler.ganus

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