SAX IN THE MORNING

I would love to hear from you, just send me text and let me know what you think of the podcast. Today I wanted to pay tribute to a wonderful man, teacher, coach, musician and baseball player, the great Maury Wills. Maury played with the Dodgers from 1959 to 1966. In 1962 he won the MVP award when he stole 104 bases, breaking Ty Cobb’s single season record dating back to 1915.  Wills is still the D...

I would love to hear from you, just send me text and let me know what you think of the podcast. Today I talk with Carlos Baerga, the great switch hitting second baseman of the Cleveland Indians and many other teams. Carlos was one of the most feared hitters in the American League in the mid 90’s hitting for power, average and RBI from both sides of the plate.  We talk about the benefits of playing...

I would love to hear from you, just send me text and let me know what you think of the podcast. Today I talk about where all the teams stand, which teams are looking to lock up a playoff spot or is already in. I talk about how Dusty Baker has the Houston Astros in a great position to have home field throughout the American League playoffs, how the Mets may be the most dangerous team in the Nationa...

I would love to hear from you, just send me text and let me know what you think of the podcast. Today we talk about the amazing comeback of Tony Conigliaro. “Tony C” burst on to the scene with the Red Sox when he was just a teenager hitting .290 with 24 homers in just 111 games in 1964. In 1965 his 32 home runs made him the youngest home run champion in American League history and by the age of 22...

I would love to hear from you, just send me text and let me know what you think of the podcast. In 1944 Lou Brissie was hit with an artillery shell and his lower leg was shattered in 30 pieces. The doctors wanted to amputate his leg but he refused, telling them he was a pitcher with a shot to play in the majors.  After two years and 23 surgeries Brissie was signed by the Philadelphia A’s. He did m...

I would love to hear from you, just send me text and let me know what you think of the podcast. Today we talk to crypto currency and blockchain technology expert John Sarson. John is the co-founder and CEO of Sarson Funds, an investment firm that specializes in crypto investing and education.  We talk about the security of the bitcoin blockchain, the benefits of cryptocurrency and the future of a...

I would love to hear from you, just send me text and let me know what you think of the podcast. This week I have been talking about the amazing opportunity you have to advance your career in a time when there are more jobs than applicants and many people are doing the bare minimum to keep the jobs they have.  Today I wanted to get specific about the types of jobs that are available. U.S. News put...

I would love to hear from you, just send me text and let me know what you think of the podcast. Today I want to add to what I discussed yesterday about the amazing opportunity you have to get ahead or look to pursue your dream job. There are some disturbing numbers out there about how many people have left their jobs and don’t plan to return and even worse, how many people plan to quit in the next...

I would love to hear from you, just send me text and let me know what you think of the podcast. I recently heard this term of “quiet quitting” and to be honest I was appalled. Quiet quitting refers to people who aren’t actually quitting their jobs, they aren’t having real conversations with their managers about performance expectations, they are simply deciding “I’m not going to do that” and then...

I would love to hear from you, just send me text and let me know what you think of the podcast. Corky Miller played parts of 17 years of professional baseball accruing just over 500 at bats in the big leagues. That type of longevity, especially with so many years in the minor leagues takes a special love of the game, though Corky might say it was really more about perspective.  That attitude got h...

I would love to hear from you, just send me text and let me know what you think of the podcast. Today I talk more about change in preparation for my full length episode tomorrow with former Cincinnati Reds catcher Corky Miller. Corky and I talked a lot about how the game has changed and how he has adapted to teach methods and techniques that he didn’t use in his playing days.  So today I thought I...

I would love to hear from you, just send me text and let me know what you think of the podcast. When it comes to making big changes in your life or walking through inevitable change, there is a part of the process that you cannot avoid. That part is fear. Fear is inescapable yet so many of us try to run from it. You hear people say “face your fear” but I think what’s even more important is to just...

I would love to hear from you, just send me text and let me know what you think of the podcast. Happy Labor Day everyone. I wanted to spend today looking back at the history of Labor Day and what this day really means beyond some silly idea that starting tomorrow you shouldn’t wear white pants.  Labor Day celebrates the formation of labor unions which helped bring an end to a time in America where...

I would love to hear from you, just send me text and let me know what you think of the podcast. To me humility is all about not taking yourself too seriously but taking what you do very seriously. Humility is a quality that connects people. Humble people are quick to compliment and congratulate others and those others gravitate to those people as a result.  Humility isn’t something you can fake bu...

I would love to hear from you, just send me text and let me know what you think of the podcast. A few weeks ago many of you may have seen the image or the video of a little league player who was hit in the head with a pitch and got up and went to first base. At that point he noticed the pitcher was so distraught by hitting him, that he could barely prepare for the next pitch. In an astonishing dis...

I would love to hear from you, just send me text and let me know what you think of the podcast. People often talk about setting goals, which I believe is incredibly important. We also talk about steps to achieve those goals, but what questions should we ask ourselves as we seek to to set those goals in the first place? That is what today’s short is all about.  Is your goal for you or what someone...

I would love to hear from you, just send me text and let me know what you think of the podcast. Ron Kittle had many setbacks in his 10 year professional baseball career. He was undrafted and signed right before spring training. Then, in his first game, after hitting a double in his first at bat, he suffered a serious neck injury sliding into home plate. How serious? When he finally saw a specialis...

I would love to hear from you, just send me text and let me know what you think of the podcast. Tomorrow you will hear an incredible tale of perseverance, of never giving up, of not quitting. Today I wanted to share some experience of how Tommy Lasorda didn’t quit on me, how other successful people didn’t quit when they were shut down ,and I end with a beautiful poem I found all about not quitting...

I would love to hear from you, just send me text and let me know what you think of the podcast. Today I wanted to talk about not giving up, so I wrote down some thoughts I had and some quotes from some of the great athletes in modern history. All this stemmed from the story I heard from Ron Kittle, who will be our guest on Thursday, because his story of never giving up is absolutely incredible.  I...

I would love to hear from you, just send me text and let me know what you think of the podcast. Today I wanted to take some time to check in on the baseball season. I look at the tight races with several teams for the new third wild card spot, talk about who's having monster seasons and who has been a disappointment and give my picks for the MVPs in both leagues. Listen to today's short...

I would love to hear from you, just send me text and let me know what you think of the podcast. Today I wanted to share an easy exercise that has been scientifically proven to boost your level of happiness and optimism. It’s called the best possible self exercise and it can improve how you feel about yourself and your life and the effects can last for several days.  All you do is simply imagine wh...

I would love to hear from you, just send me text and let me know what you think of the podcast. On this podcast I am all about positivity. More than most things, I believe a positive attitude has a profound effect on your happiness and the happiness of those around you.  So today I wanted to share five tips I read about that I have tried and that you can try on a daily basis to boost your positivi...

I would love to hear from you, just send me text and let me know what you think of the podcast. Too often we live our lives trying to please other people. We are always looking to impress, be helpful and never let anyone down. Living that way can be draining and unfulfilling, so it is imperative that we learn when to say “no.”  Today I want to share a great article by Lianne Martha Maiquez Laroya...

I would love to hear from you, just send me text and let me know what you think of the podcast. In sports they say it doesn’t take any talent to hustle. The same could be said for punctuality in our careers and everyday life. Being on time is such a simple act and yet it says so much about the type of person we are and how we are likely to treat others and our responsibilities.  It may seem so obv...

I would love to hear from you, just send me text and let me know what you think of the podcast. Over the last year my schedule has gotten extremely hectic after starting this podcast, expanding my speaking engagements, announcing minor league baseball and lots of personal appearances. Without some tips and structures in place it would be very difficult to manage my time, especially when it comes t...