Process Over Perfection: How to Build Success One Week at a Time
By George Carralejo, Yorba Linda, CA The Problem With Looking Too Far Ahead Most leaders treat goal setting like route planning for a cross-country road trip. They pick a destination, mark it on the calendar, and assume the journey will take care of itself. But when you fixate on where you want to be in […]
When Short-Term Goals Beat Long-Term Plans
By George Carralejo, Yorba Linda, CA The Problem With Five-Year Plans Most business advice tells you to set a big, ambitious goal and work backward. Build a five-year plan. Map out quarterly milestones. Know exactly where you’ll be three years from today. It sounds good in theory. In practice, it can paralyze you. When you […]
Why Small Wins Matter More Than Big Goals
By George Carralejo, Yorba Linda, CA The Problem with Big-Picture Thinking Most people set goals the same way: they imagine where they want to be in a year, three years, five years. They picture the championship trophy, the promotion, the revenue target. Then they write it down, feel motivated for a week, and watch the […]
What Winning a State Championship Taught Me About Building High-Performance Teams
By George Carralejo, Yorba Linda, CA The Difference Between Talented Teams and Championship Teams Assembling a championship team requires not just the right culture and an abundance of talent, it also requires that rare chemistry that permeates throughout an entire program. I’ve coached baseball for 17 years, across high school and college levels, and the […]
From Good to Great: How Leaders Build Teams That Consistently Exceed Expectations By George Carralejo, Yorba Linda, CA
Throughout my career, I have had the opportunity to work in two environments that have shaped the way I think about leadership: competitive athletics and business. As a Division I baseball player, a coach for nearly two decades, and a leader in healthcare sales for more than 20 years, I have seen firsthand what separates […]
The Trust Triangle – How Great Coaches Connect with Today’s Athletes
By: George Carralejo How do you connect with young players as a coach today? Why don’t young athletes “get it”? Young people just don’t care about winning like they used to. These are the types of questions and statements I hear coaches ask one another every day. While some of these comments are meant to spark reflection […]
The Best Recovery Techniques for Baseball Pitchers to Prevent Injury
After coaching high school and college pitchers for over 17 years, it has become evident that emphasis on recovery has increased in importance in recent years. You can be mechanically sound, have solid conditioning and a strong arm, but if you don’t recover properly between outings and workouts, you’re putting yourself at an elevated risk […]
The Importance of Mental Toughness as a Baseball Pitcher
Over my 17 years coaching high school and college baseball, I’ve learned that peak performance on the mound has as much to do with a competitive mindset as it does with physical gifts. You can have all the physical tools in the world, but if you don’t have the mental toughness it takes to succeed, […]
Velocity vs. Command: What Young Pitchers Should Really Focus On By George Carralejo
If you’ve been around youth baseball in the last 10 years, you’ve probably heard the same phrase a hundred times: “He throws hard.” Velocity is the hot topic. Every young pitcher wants to light up the radar gun, and every scout loves a fastball that pops. But after nearly two decades of coaching high school […]
The Science of Pitching: Mechanics Every High School Pitcher Must Master By George Carralejo
If I had a dollar for every time I heard a young pitcher say, “I just want to throw harder,” I’d be writing this from a beach somewhere. But after nearly two decades of coaching high school and college baseball, I can tell you this: velocity without mechanics is a short road to injury and […]