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I've created a new ebook: "Winning Baseball from the Inside
Out: How to Do 10 Things Champions Do -- Instructions for Players, Coaches and Parents"

And I want to give it to you.

But first I want to acknowledge someone who has gone beyond reading about the mental game and has applied the stuff and become a champion at baseball coaching: Gary Hatch.

He sent me this email yesterday...

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"Thanks for your efforts. I read everyone of these hummers [email coaching tips] - I have copies of your book for my Baseball Theory, Play and Strategy class I teach here at the High School - it is amazing how much better my guys are as a result of practicing the mental side of coaching - playing every day - at least 5-15 minutes daily
- it is another tool in the tool box - every bit as important as the skills and drills section of the box! Not enough coaches take the time to understand its fundamental strengths - pretty powerful stuff.

"We just came off winning a State Championship this past weekend - Washington State Champs! Much of our success I attribute to our mental training - most all of it has come from you and Ravizza. You guys are tops!

"I have been privileged - honored to be named the USA Baseball Youth National 16 and Under head coach this summer."

Gary Hatch
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Congratulations, Gary. Way to go.

Imagine the scene -- Gary's team jumping around on the field after winning the State Championship.

Our National 16 and Under team is in good hands.

My new ebook is about how to have experiences like Gary's.

Of course, many factors go into winning a championship (lets start with talent), but you can't win a championship without a strong mental game.

Here are the 10 things you'll learn how to do in my new ebook, followed by the barter deal I'll make with you.

1. How to Put Your Head in Your End (and why that's good)

2. How to Master *The* Crucial Parenting Skill

3. How to Gain Control of Anger

4. How to Succeed with Baseball and Babes

5. How to Not Choke

6. How to do it Like A-Rod Does it (when he does it)

7. How to do it Like Barry Bonds Does it

8. How to Watch a Breath-Taking College World Series

9. How to Tap the Power of an Elevated Environment

10. How to Think Like a Hall-of-Famer

My commitment is to help as many players, coaches and parents as I can learn to use their minds to dramatically improve their performance, have more fun in baseball, and learn life-long skills that will enhance their lives beyond baseball.

To help me do that I'm willing to give you this new ebook as a gift -- you can download it moments from now -- if you're willing to give a gift to people you know.

When you signed up for these emails you got "5 Steps to Unstoppable Confidence" and "Jeter's Confidence Secret."

(if you didn't, here's how to get them)

Here's a link that will enable you to give those no cost programs to friends of yours, and in return I'll give you my new ebook.

Click to this hidden web page to give and get...
http://www.freebaseballconfidence.com/TAF_1x.htm

Thank you,

Tom
Dr. Tom Hanson

p.s. "Winning Baseball from the Inside Out: How to Do 10 Things Champions Do" contains some of my favorite material I've ever written.

I suggest you print it out and put it somewhere that you've got a few minutes to digest a chapter at a time.

Success is Calling You...

"BRRRRIIINGGG!"

The ringing phone knocked me out of a deep slumber. I
looked at the clock: 1:47 a.m.

I was too young to have a call at that hour scare me.
Nothing could have happened to my kids since this was years
before they were born.

I was too old to have it be a friend goofing around. By 29
most of the guys had slowed down quite a bit.

I mumbled "Hello."

"TOMMMY!" said the unmistakable voice of Ken Ravizza. It
was a couple of years before we wrote Heads-Up Baseball
together, but we were pretty good friends and had logged
some important conversations.

Ken was on his way home from a night working with the
California Angels. He ended up working with them for
something like 15 years before management changes ended the
streak.

That's an amazing streak, to be working with one pro team
for that long. Lasted through a few managerial changes --
very rare.

"You know what's funny?" he said. "No matter what I talk
about with these guys it always comes back to playing one
pitch at a time."

He'd known this for years.

He'd taught that for years.

But it hit him at a new level tonight and he was so excited
about it he wanted to share it with someone who might
understand.

"Every conversation I had tonight in the locker room," he
said, "came back to playing one pitch at a time. No matter
what's going on for you on or off the field, the best thing
you can do is get totally focused on this next pitch and
give that your full attention."

We talked for about a half an hour, enjoying the present
moment we were sharing.

Nothing's changed since that time (circa 1993). No matter
what, once the game has begun, the key to success is being
focused on the present moment.

How do you do that, though? Anyone can SAY "just focus on
one pitch at a time," but how do you do it?

Would you tell a 10 year old to go out and bunt if you've
never taught him to bunt or given him a chance to practice?

How about if there were a few hundred people in the
audience and I told you to go pole vault 10 feet right in
front of them? Would you be excited about that? Would you
even do it?

You have a basic image of how to pole vault, but wouldn't
you prefer to first be taught how to do it and then spend a
lot of time practicing it before you have to do it under
pressure?

You can tell players to play one pitch at a time, but that
doesn't mean they can do it.

My two new programs: Dominate! (pitching) and Zoned In!
(hitting and defence) teach you how to play baseball one
pitch at a time by developing a simple pre-pitch routine.

They then teach you how to practice them and give you score
sheets for you to track your progress.

They make baseball coaching much simpler.

They've flown out the door since I launched them Monday,
and I'm having a party on Friday at noon to celebrate their
birth.

I'll be making a bold offer, I'll be answering ANY and
EVERY question you have about the mental game of baseball
(or life for that matter)

So click here to register...
http://www.yoursqueezepage2.com/displayPage.php?id=6901

Tom
Dr. Tom Hanson

P.S. All of life comes down to being fully present in the
present moment,not just baseball. The skills you or your
players or your kid learn from this program will help him
til he's in a rocking chair on the front porch enjoying his
90th birthday.

As important as shortening his hand path might be now, it's
not a life lesson he learns.

Learning to let go of failure, frustration, anger, or even
over confidence will help him in all areas of his life for
the rest of his life.

If you're at all interested in any of the benefits I've
described (fun, better performance, greater satisfaction &
fulfillment, pride, joy, winning, etc.), register for this
teleseminar. You can listen any time and it qualifies you
for the most amazing offer I've ever made.

I want to make this super duper easy for you to try these
programs and then decide if you want to invest in them.
I'll be making what some might say is a bold offer, but I
know how great the value of these programs is so I'm not
worried that I'll get burned.

So sign up, then ask me your toughest, most important
question, then either call in a noon Friday (you'll be able
to win prizes during the call), listen online to the web
simulcast (saving you any long distance charges) or
download it later and listen any time.

Click above to check it out...

Baseball Coaching For Consistent Excellence

Calling all players, coaches, and parents looking for
CONSISTENT confidence and focus on the field...

baseball coaching and playing just got a lot easier.

No matter what the situation is -- you're ahead, you're
behind, you're hot, you're in a slump, you feel great, you
feel terrible, you're healthy, you're injured, your coach
likes you, your coach hates you,

the field is great, the field stinks, the sun is out, it's
drizzling rain, it's your first game at a new level, it's
the last game of your senior year,

you're at a showcase in front of tons of scouts, you're
playing another fall ball intra squad scrimmage, the girl
you like came to the game, the girl you like didn't show
up...

NO MATTER WHAT...

My bottom line coaching to players is to go out and
*execute your pre-pitch routine with the will to win.*

The mental game rubber meets the physical game road at
pre-pitch routines.

But what is a pre-pitch routine? How do you develop one?
How do you know if you have a good one?

How do you coach players into developing rock-solid
pre-pitch routines?

How do you change your routine as you gain more experience
with it?

That's what I get asked about all the time. That's what I
actually do when I coach a player in the cage.

Pitcher or hitter, I don't care: If you want to play
consistently at or near your best, if you want to be good
under pressure, if you want to find out how good you can be
at the the game of baseball, you need to have rock-solid
pre-pitch routines.

Both for "green light" (going good) situations, and "yellow
light" (upset-about-something) situations.

My two new programs answer all these questions, and many
more. They show you exactly what you should be doing on the
field between pitches.

After all, that's MOST OF THE TIME in baseball. There's
more non-action time than action time. What are you doing
in those times?

Format: Each program comes with a dvd and manual.

The hitting dvd, which includes an entire bonus section on
how to play defense with confidence, is 1:45 minutes long.
Yes, an hour and forty-five minutes. Longer than Finding
Nemo.

Although my goal is for you to have a very very very simple
routine, I want you to have a thorough understanding of all
that goes into a routine, all the choices you have.

The workbook, which includes a transcript of the dvd and
many pages of worksheets for you to develop and refine your
routine and track your progress, is 78 pages long.

I also spill the beans on what 17 years in baseball have
told me are the two best hitting drills of all time. It's
highly unlikely you're doing either of them now.

The hitting system is called: ZONED In!: How to Hit with
Total Confidence, Focus, Composure and Consistency.

The pitching program's dvd is 1:06 long, and the manual,
which also includes pages of worksheets, is 48 pages long.

I take you through step-by-step how to take charge of the
mound and dominate the mental game.

The pitching system is called Dominate!: How to Pitch with
Total Confidence, Focus, Composure and Consistency --
Regardless of How Good Your Stuff Is.

In each program you get to eavesdrop as I teach the Hanson
Method for developing pre-pitch routines to minor league
players.

If you're not happy with what you get, I'll give you 90
days to return it for the purchase price. You've got
nothing to lose (except a few games...)

I'm running a Combo special at least through noon
Wednesday. Get both systems mailed to you for just $97. I
may keep that special after that time, but for now plan on
my cutting it off then.

Click a link below to order one or jump on the Combo
Special, and take your baseball coaching, playing or parenting to the next level.

DOMINATE! How to Pitch with Total Confidence, Focus,
Composure and Consistency -- Regardless of How Good Your
Stuff Is --$67


ZONED IN! How to Hit with Total Confidence, Focus,
Composure and Consistency -- $67



Combo Special: Both DOMINATE! and ZONED IN! for just $97


If the links don't work, write me or fax in
your order to 813-968-9007.

Thank you.

Tom Dr. Tom Hanson -- Making Baseball Success routine!

p.s. Game night for me. I'll be toeing the rubber at 6:30
in my co-ed rec league game. What's my commitment for the
night? What will I do out there on the mound?.....

My routine!

It All Boils Down to This...

Yesterday I played in a golf tournament and had a softball game. A great day.

And great reminders of the heart of mental excellence.

I set a personal record with a 305 yard drive. The key: I got freed up and trusted.

We were playing in a best ball scramble and already had a good drive we could use, so I had no concern for the consequences. No attachment to the outcome.

I did my pre-shot routine (I added an amazing technique I learned Saturday from the June Gym interview, more on that later). Took my breath. Drew the club back, paused and let go.

There was effort but there wasn't. It felt like a lighting bolt.

Freedom and trust.

In softball we fell behind 6-0 after 3. We made a ton of errors, Bad News Bears stuff. I don't think any of the runs were earned.

But as a team we stayed focused. Kept supporting each other. Focused on keeping them from 7.

Sure enough, we broke lose for 10 in the 5th and won 13-9.

No matter what happens, or what the circumstances the game is to free it up and trust yourself on the present moment.

This shot. This pitch.

If you aren't playing a sport at the moment, it's this problem. This conversation. This book. This food. This kiss.

I've getting even more excited about the Baseball Confidence Gym. It's really taking off and I've got lots more powerful material lined up.

Here are some snippets from current Gym members on this month's CD that teaches simple, but highly advanced and potent breathing exercises. They're talking about what they've gotten out of the exercises.

Listen to how the exercises put them in a position to free up and trust themselves...

"Relaxed state of mind. More energy."

"I have been doing them once in the morning then again in the bullpen for an energy up. I really like the way it makes me feel. Thanks again Tom."

"Awareness of when I need to take deep breathes... and another step toward serenity."

"When I do the breathing I feel focused on the moment. I actually met a guy in the park that taught me some of this, but not to this level. I am excited."

"Relaxed and clear headed. Very Cool!"

"I listened to the CD and found that I have not been breathing as well I am able. I now focus more on breathing during the day."

"Confirmation of how valuable it is to breathe. Also, a way to work on energizing the system."

"It has a tendency to calm me down biologically and also it causes me to pause and give myself a chance to refocus or calm down."

Any of that of interest to you?

If so, try the Gym by clicking to
http://www.BaseballConfidence.com/Join.html this present moment.

In the moment,

Tom
Dr. Tom Hanson

To Win, Listen to Your ITBC

I hit the ball so hard I barely felt it.

(This is in contrast to my first AB when I SWUNG so hard I barely hit it! But that's a story for another time.)

When I saw the ball rocketing on a line 15 feet inside the right field line, parallel to the foul line, I knew I was off to the races. On my first step out of the box I started my wide turn to cut first base tight.

"The placement of that frozen rope is so great," I thought to myself, "a 53-year-old could score from first base."

(I would find out in just a few moments on that -- the base runner on first happened to be 53.)

It was a throw back to my youth moment for me. I was running well, nice long, free strides, delightfully wide arcs. Wind noisily blowing over my ears.

(When I was a youth the wind blew because I was motoring and had a helmet on, tonight it was because it was windy outside. But hey, it made me feel fast and it's my story.)

I was going for it.

Thanks to all the yoga I've been doing my hamstring-o-meter was giving me the green light to run full out.

"Home run," I thought. "The right fielder throws like a girl."

(You guessed it, the right fielder WAS a girl.)

After perfectly hitting the inside edge of 2B I got a vocal blast from my teammates in the 3B dugout going crazy, yelling -- "Go home, go! go! go! go! Go home!"

I was going. (As I approached third I was getting the first bill for the oxygen debt I was accruing, but I knew I could make it home, my credit was good. I gave my body my word that I would let it pay off the debt in slow installments if it would just get me home.)

But then my dream was shattered by a different word. One word. Softly spoken in comparison to my yelling teammates...

"Hold."

The Voice of Reason (VOR) came from the guy coaching third.

I rounded third and pulled up as I looked for the ball.
Sure enough the well-armed SS had moved into cut off position on the edge of the infield and he was just getting the ball.

I faked going home to draw a throw, but the throw was on the money and I would have been dead to rights.

Plus, with no one out and me the tying run and a good hitter up next, the choice to hold was obvious. But only for my 3B coach. The other voices, though well intentioned, were wrong.

Life is like that moment sometimes. Lots of voices -- most of them inside your head -- yelling at you to do one thing, but they're wrong. They aren't telling you the best thing.

They're very seductive, these voices. Persuasive.
Compelling.

These voices seem to be cheering for you to fail. "You're no good!" "You can't do it!" "You're not good enough!" "You should be better!" "You aren't doing enough!"

With all that going on in your head, the challenge is to be able to calm yourself enough to listen to your Inner Third Base Coach (ITBC).

Your ITBC is the one telling you to relax. To focus on the ball. To not try so hard. To forgive yourself. To have fun.
To be grateful for the chance to play, to coach, or to parent.

Today, tune in to your inner voices. See if you can distinguish between the one's giving you bad information and the one coming from your ITBC.

Go with what the coach says.

Sincerely,
Tom
Dr. Tom Hanson

P.S. The best way to connect with that ITBC -- to overpower the critical voices in your head that tell you you can't hit, can't pitch, or can't anything -- is to train your brain. Pump it full of good thoughts. Condition it to think good thoughts. Confident thoughts. Thoughts that rocket you toward your goals, toward your best decisions.

The best way to do that is to join my Baseball Confidence Gym. Do it now and get an extraordinary breathing program that will de-stress you and put you in a zone you've not been in before.

Wait... Hear that? It's your ITBC telling you to take action at:

http://www.BaseballConfidence.com/Join.html

See also my new letters to players, parents, and coaches at http://www.BaseballConfidence.com

A Breather to Say Thank You

In honor of this month's Gym theme and in appreciation for
your commitment to the mental game, I just posted a fr*e
breathing exercise on my site at

www.BaseballConfidence.com/baseball_audio.html

It's four minutes long and it a nice treat. I confidently
predict you will feel better after you do it.

Do it once and then notice how you feel immediately
afterwards, but also later in the afternoon.

It's called the "Rectangle Breath." You'll see why.

It's deceptively simple, as it can do many different things
for you. The key to getting what you want from it is
setting a clear intention for what you want to get from it
before you start.

Do you want to de-stress? Energize? Clear your mind for an
afternoon of focused effort to complete something? Prepare
for a game or practice? Prepare for visualization of your
goals? Take a spiritual moment and connect with what you're
grateful for?

You might just say "I'm going to give myself a treat here
for 4 minutes and enjoy myself."

You name it. You get what you play for.

Just set an intention and get going now.

I hope you're "inspired" to do this.

www.BaseballConfidence.com/baseball_audio.html

Tom
Dr. Tom Hanson

P.S. And don't get stuck on "I don't know what my intention
should be." Just click this and pick your intention before
your browser gets you there.

P.P.S. You might also take a click to my new home page when
you're done.

www.BaseballConfidence.com/baseball_audio.html