09/16/2026
⚡️ STANDARD #1: BRING YOUR OWN ENERGY. ⚡️
This one is #1 for a reason.
Before the talent.
Before the batting average.
Before the strikeouts.
Before the wins and losses.
ENERGY.
One of the books that helped shape this standard for me is The Energy Bus by Jon Gordon.
The message is simple:
🚌 You are the driver of your own bus.
You decide what kind of energy you bring with you.
Not your parents.
Not your teammates.
Not your coaches.
Not the umpire.
Not the scoreboard.
YOU.
There are going to be days when you’re tired.
Days when you go 0-for-3.
Days when you make an error.
Days when you’re not in the lineup where you want to be.
Days when the umpire makes a call you hate.
Days when things simply aren’t going your way.
Your circumstances don’t get to choose your energy. You do.
And energy is contagious.
🔥 Hustle is contagious.
🔥 Confidence is contagious.
🔥 Encouragement is contagious.
🔥 Toughness is contagious.
🔥 Belief is contagious.
But negativity is contagious, too.
That’s why we don’t wait for something good to happen before we get loud.
We don’t wait until we’re winning to become great teammates.
We don’t wait for someone else to create the atmosphere.
WE BRING IT WITH US.
Every practice.
Every inning.
Every pitch.
Every dugout.
Every single time we put on the jersey.
Because when 11 players bring their own energy, something powerful happens:
It stops being individual energy.
It becomes OUR identity.
You can’t always control the result.
But you can ALWAYS control what you bring to the field.
⚡️ STANDARD #1 ⚡️
BRING YOUR OWN ENERGY.
🚌 Drive your bus.
🔥 Fuel your teammates.
⚡️ Change the atmosphere.
Don’t wait for the energy. BE THE ENERGY.
