Diamyn Hall
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And it's no coincidence that they became who they were when they came across Phil Jackson. So study the mess out of that. And once my career was coming to an end, reconnected with Jeff Mercer, who was at Western Kentucky. Now he was the head coach. Now he was the head coach at Wright State University. And he was like, Diamond, look, let's do something that's never been done before.
And it's no coincidence that they became who they were when they came across Phil Jackson. So study the mess out of that. And once my career was coming to an end, reconnected with Jeff Mercer, who was at Western Kentucky. Now he was the head coach. Now he was the head coach at Wright State University. And he was like, Diamond, look, let's do something that's never been done before.
And it's no coincidence that they became who they were when they came across Phil Jackson. So study the mess out of that. And once my career was coming to an end, reconnected with Jeff Mercer, who was at Western Kentucky. Now he was the head coach. Now he was the head coach at Wright State University. And he was like, Diamond, look, let's do something that's never been done before.
I was like, I'm intrigued. I'm listening. And he was like, I want to bring you on staff as the first full time mental skills coordinator in college baseball. First time in history, this is going to be done. So you're going to be leading the charge. And I know you're only 23, but I believe you are the best fit for this. I believe you're the best fit for this role.
I was like, I'm intrigued. I'm listening. And he was like, I want to bring you on staff as the first full time mental skills coordinator in college baseball. First time in history, this is going to be done. So you're going to be leading the charge. And I know you're only 23, but I believe you are the best fit for this. I believe you're the best fit for this role.
I was like, I'm intrigued. I'm listening. And he was like, I want to bring you on staff as the first full time mental skills coordinator in college baseball. First time in history, this is going to be done. So you're going to be leading the charge. And I know you're only 23, but I believe you are the best fit for this. I believe you're the best fit for this role.
And I was like, okay, first things first, can we do a roster rundown? Can you run me through the roster that we have, the guys who we have, what they need to work on so I can customize the process? Super big on hyper-individualization. He said, yes. He's like, but before we do that, I want you to build this system. And this is what totally changed my career.
And I was like, okay, first things first, can we do a roster rundown? Can you run me through the roster that we have, the guys who we have, what they need to work on so I can customize the process? Super big on hyper-individualization. He said, yes. He's like, but before we do that, I want you to build this system. And this is what totally changed my career.
And I was like, okay, first things first, can we do a roster rundown? Can you run me through the roster that we have, the guys who we have, what they need to work on so I can customize the process? Super big on hyper-individualization. He said, yes. He's like, but before we do that, I want you to build this system. And this is what totally changed my career.
He said, I want you to build our mental skills and leadership system on the foundation and reverse engineer from three things. He said, the first thing is championships. We want to win championships here, period. Number two, we want you to develop our guys' development into the most mentally tough group in all of college baseball. Look, we're a mid-major.
He said, I want you to build our mental skills and leadership system on the foundation and reverse engineer from three things. He said, the first thing is championships. We want to win championships here, period. Number two, we want you to develop our guys' development into the most mentally tough group in all of college baseball. Look, we're a mid-major.
He said, I want you to build our mental skills and leadership system on the foundation and reverse engineer from three things. He said, the first thing is championships. We want to win championships here, period. Number two, we want you to develop our guys' development into the most mentally tough group in all of college baseball. Look, we're a mid-major.
We don't have the same resources that LSU has, that Cal has, that some of these SEC schools have. This is going to be a game changer for us. And he said, number three, we want our guys to get drafted. And so those three things were the fundamental things that I reverse engineered our system off of. And if I wouldn't have come across Mercer, my brain would not have worked that way.
We don't have the same resources that LSU has, that Cal has, that some of these SEC schools have. This is going to be a game changer for us. And he said, number three, we want our guys to get drafted. And so those three things were the fundamental things that I reverse engineered our system off of. And if I wouldn't have come across Mercer, my brain would not have worked that way.
We don't have the same resources that LSU has, that Cal has, that some of these SEC schools have. This is going to be a game changer for us. And he said, number three, we want our guys to get drafted. And so those three things were the fundamental things that I reverse engineered our system off of. And if I wouldn't have come across Mercer, my brain would not have worked that way.
And so I was there for two years and stepped off staff and I was like, I got to share this stuff with the world. And stepped off staff, created an online business and created a book, created an online course and traveling the world, was making a ton of money. But then I was like, man, there's something, there's just something missing here that I had at Wright State that I don't have right now.
And so I was there for two years and stepped off staff and I was like, I got to share this stuff with the world. And stepped off staff, created an online business and created a book, created an online course and traveling the world, was making a ton of money. But then I was like, man, there's something, there's just something missing here that I had at Wright State that I don't have right now.
And so I was there for two years and stepped off staff and I was like, I got to share this stuff with the world. And stepped off staff, created an online business and created a book, created an online course and traveling the world, was making a ton of money. But then I was like, man, there's something, there's just something missing here that I had at Wright State that I don't have right now.
I don't know what it is. So I searched for two to three weeks. And what I figured out was that I have a deep, innate desire and need to be in person, in the trenches with whoever I'm working with, where I can see them develop. And so I can coach them up in the moment so that they can become the best versions of themselves in front of my eyes. And I have I can mold them.
I don't know what it is. So I searched for two to three weeks. And what I figured out was that I have a deep, innate desire and need to be in person, in the trenches with whoever I'm working with, where I can see them develop. And so I can coach them up in the moment so that they can become the best versions of themselves in front of my eyes. And I have I can mold them.