Hey,

In baseball, it’s easy to think switching teams, coaches, or facilities will change everything. But the truth is, real growth comes from your baseball player development mindset—not your environment.

And look, I get it. I’ve been there myself. When I was in college, I bounced around to multiple programs thinking that if I just changed my environment, things would magically improve. In my head, Fresno State wasn’t the right spot. If I left, I’d find greener grass somewhere else.

The truth? Looking back now, I realize I did myself a disservice. What I needed wasn’t a new school, new coach, or new teammates. What I needed was to stay put, dig in, and work my butt off to win a spot in that lineup.

Because here’s the thing; changing your situation doesn’t automatically change you.

The Real Problem

When you’re frustrated, maybe not getting the playing time you want, maybe not seeing the results in your training, it’s easy to think the answer is outside of you.

• “If I play for that team, I’ll get noticed.”

• “If I train at that facility, I’ll finally get better.”

• “If I had that coach, I’d be hitting bombs.”

But deep down, you already know this: none of that matters if you don’t commit to the work.

Switching situations feels good for a moment. It’s exciting, fresh, new. But then reality sets in. You’re still the same player until you change the way you work.

Why This Hurts You

Here’s the danger: when you’re always looking for greener grass, you stop watering your own lawn.

You waste time chasing the “perfect” setup instead of building the habits and discipline that actually move the needle. You let excuses sneak in: “I can’t get better here because I need there.”

The result? You delay your progress. You spin your wheels. And eventually, you’ll look back (like I did) and realize you could’ve been a lot further along if you had just locked in and trusted the process where you were.

The Solution: Focus on the Process

So what should you do instead?

Let’s keep it simple:

1. Make getting better your #1 priority

Not the jersey. Not the logo. Not the name of the coach. Your job is to show up every day and improve your game. Write it down: “My #1 goal is to get better.”

(There’s a reel I recently saw on Instagram that nails this exact point. Go watch it! It might sting a little, but it’s the truth. Here’s the link.)

2. Stop comparing yourself to others

What another player is doing, what team they’re on, what facility they’re training at; it doesn’t matter. Their path is not your path. Focus on your reps, your swings, your lifts, your mindset.

There’s a great book that I recently read by Dan Sullivan called The Gap and the Gain. In it, he talks about how dangerous it is to live in the gap; always comparing yourself to someone else or to some “ideal” that you haven’t reached yet. When you live in the gap, you’re never satisfied, and you kill your own progress because you’re focused on what you don’t have.

Instead, you’ve got to live in the gain. Measure yourself against where you were yesterday, last month, or last season. That’s how you actually see your progress and stay motivated.

3. Reevaluate your process, not your situation

If what you’re doing isn’t working, don’t just jump ship. Look at your process first. Are you consistent? Are you giving real effort? Are you patient enough to see it through? If the answer is no, fix that before you switch anything else.

Change is Hard. That’s Why It Works.

The reality is that growth takes time. It’s supposed to feel uncomfortable. It’s supposed to challenge you. If you bail every time things get hard, you rob yourself of the lessons that make you a tougher, smarter, better player.

Here’s what I want you to remember: your job isn’t to find the perfect situation. Your job is to make the most of whatever situation you’re in by working harder, smarter, and more consistently than the guy next to you.

Do that, and you won’t need to chase greener grass. You’ll be the one building it.

Why This Matters for You

If you buy into this mindset, here’s what happens:

• You stop wasting energy worrying about what others are doing.

• You stop making excuses for why you’re not where you want to be.

• You start stacking days of real progress—brick by brick—until suddenly you look up and realize you’ve leveled up big time.

That’s how players separate themselves. Not by team-hopping. Not by chasing quick fixes. But by owning their process and grinding through the hard stuff.

I’m sharing this because I wish someone had told me this back when I was making my own decisions. I can’t change my past, but I can share it with you so maybe you don’t repeat my mistakes.

Now it’s on you. Stop chasing, start building.

See you in the gym,
Joey

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