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Born again Christian✝️. 33 yr Professional Hitting Instructor. Former College Coach and Professional Scout for 3 MLB teams.

[Clint Hurdle @ClintHurdle13]

Over 2,500 games from the dugout. 50+ years in baseball. 17 as an MLB manager.

I won Manager of the Year and also lost more games than I want to count.

I led teams through losing seasons and took a team to the World Series.

If I could go back to my first day as a leader, here are the 5 lessons I'd whisper in my own ear:

Lesson 1: Be a window when it's good, a mirror when it's bad.

The leaders I respected most shared every win and absorbed every hit.

What this looks like in practice:

• Wins: name the people who made it happen
• Losses: say "that's on me" before anyone asks
• Locker room: spotlight the effort before the outcome

Your team will fight harder for a leader who deflects credit and absorbs blame.

Lesson 2: Nobody hands you trust. You earn it before you coach it.

Early in my career, plenty of coaches tried to fix my swing.

I tuned out every one I didn't trust.

Get to know your people before you try to develop them.

Their hobbies, their family, what makes them tick.

Then the coaching lands.

Lesson 3: Shower well after every loss.

After a losing streak in Colorado, our team president asked me how I kept the clubhouse together.

This was my rule:

• Self-evaluate honestly, were we prepared, did we execute?
• Shower well, wash off the grit, grime, and angst before you walk out
• Be present for whoever you're going home to

Tomorrow is a new opportunity. Don't drag yesterday into it.

Lesson 4: Lead transformationally, not transactionally.

Transactional leaders ask: what can this person do for me?

Transformational leaders ask: how do I put this person in a position to win?

The first builds compliance.

The second builds careers.

When your people start chasing growth instead of your approval, you've crossed over.

Lesson 5: Stay humble before life humbles you.

There are two kinds of people in this world: those who are humble, and those who are about to be.

Discipline keeps you in the first group:

Skill gets you in the room. Humility keeps you there.

50 years taught me leadership isn't about you.

It's about the people you serve.

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The most valuable asset in life is Faith. Money is temporary. Houses are temporary. Cars are temporary. Careers are temporary. God is eternal. Material goods fade, break, or get left behind, while spiritual faith, love, kindness, and relationships endure. It has taken me nearly 53 years to realize this. It brings me so much peace knowing that whatever happens in this lifetime that Faith in my Lord Jesus Christ will always provide and protect.
It’s not too late for anyone to come to this realization. All you have to do is pray 🙏 and accept him into your heart,surrender to him.
I urge you to do this. There have been many times in my life that has brought me trials and tribulations.Loss,sadness,grief,anger and spite. I thought I had pulled myself out of it but was so wrong. It was him all the time.
Now, whatever storms come my way I am no longer stressed, anxious, or angry. I have faith that I will get through it.
Lean on him and let it go. “ I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me" John 14:6.

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@ClintHurdle13 I get your daily emails and it has helped me greatly to grow my relationship with Christ. I am thankful for you and all you do. God Bless you Clint.

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"The moment that you receive Jesus Christ as Savior, it doesn't mean that you complete the journey immediately. It means that you start. It means that you're born anew." —Billy Graham

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