228: Ninety Percent Mental

Bob Tewksbury is a retired Major League Baseball pitcher and current Mental Skills Coordinator for the Chicago Cubs.

Bob has a unique professional resume which combines an eighteen-year professional baseball career with a master’s degree in sport psychology and counseling from Boston University. Bob won 110 major league games pitching for six teams; the NY Yankees, Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Cardinals, Texas Rangers, San Diego Padres and Minnesota Twins and was a member of the 1992 National League All-Star team.

Bob is also a member of the Applied Association of Sport Psychology and is a Certified Mental Performance Consultant. He is the author of the book “Ninety Percent Mental: An All-Star Player Turned Mental Skills Coach Reveals the Hidden Game of Baseball.”

In this interview, Bob and Cindra talk about:

• The struggles he experienced getting to the majors
• Why it’s important to consider what your ultimate fear is
• Why adding “so” can help to reduce future-based thinking
• How positive anchoring statements can be helpful
• What he means by 90% mental
• The 3 domains of performance

You can find a full description of the Podcast at cindrakamphoff.com/bob