Box of Hammers
Dojo Mindset Series
The baseball coaching world can sound like an echo chamber. We repeat the same ideas back and forth, louder and louder, as if the complex, individualized puzzles of skill acquisition and player development can be solved with nothing more than a box of hammers.
Some might be bigger or shinier than others, but at the end of the day… they’re still just hammers.
If you want a real toolbox, you’ll need more than that.
Learning Beyond the Diamond
The best coaches I’ve learned from weren’t all from baseball. Martial artists, data analysts, tennis coaches, dancers, archers, rugby players, acrobats — each of them showed me something about our game that I had never noticed.
Their perspective helped me break through the plateaus that happen when you learn inside a tight, confident, and very loud circle of “experts.”
An open mind challenges the orthodoxy.
It unlocks doors you’ll never find by blindly following accepted beliefs.
Some coaches insist their way is the only way — but that’s just selling people a bag of hammers and calling it a complete toolbox.
Expand Your Toolbox
If you’re ready to expand your own toolbox, look beyond baseball. Read widely. Watch something new. Study another discipline.
The tool you need to unlock your next level might be sitting somewhere you never thought to look.
About Josh Paul
Josh Paul is a former Major League Baseball catcher who played nine seasons in the big leagues, including winning a World Series Championship with the Los Angeles Angels in 2002. Known for his exceptional mental approach behind the plate, Josh now specializes in mental performance coaching as the founder of The Lobo Dojo and serves as the Mental Training Coordinator at Florida Baseball Ranch.
With over 30 years of professional baseball experience, Josh helps athletes develop the mental skills and daily habits that create unshakeable confidence and composure under pressure.
Learn more about Josh → | Follow him @thelobodojo
Ready to Expand Your Toolbox?
The Florida Baseball Ranch and The Lobo Dojo combine elite physical training with mental performance coaching that draws from the best teachers across all disciplines.
Stop settling for a box of hammers. Build a complete toolbox with coaches who think differently.