Most of what we call success is the byproduct of process—repetition, reflection, and deliberate adjustment. In sports, it’s called practice. In life, it’s no different.
I spent the early part of my career as a professional baseball player. I wasn’t the most talented. I didn’t have the biggest contract. But I learned how to show up when the stakes were high. How to manage my mind in the face of failure. How to treat small moments like they mattered—because they did.
I got drafted, then released.
I qualified for the Olympics, and was left off the final roster.
After baseball, I thought I was leaving that world behind. Instead, I started seeing it everywhere.
In business.
In startups.
In leadership.
In how teams make decisions.
In how people handle adversity.
Today, I work in tech, helping build fast-moving, high-pressure systems from the inside. And I’ve realized that the lessons I learned on the field—about preparation, clarity, discipline, mindset—are just as relevant in a boardroom or a product sprint as they were on game day.
This publication is called In Practice because that’s what this is: a place to think out loud. To make sense of what I’m learning and share it, in case it helps someone else navigating performance, leadership, or transition in their own life.
The topics will vary—mental models, sports psychology, team culture, philosophy, tech, and business—but the goal is always the same:
To become a little clearer, a little more capable, and a little more intentional each time.
Not perfect.
Just in practice.