06/24/2026
The game was never the problem.
It was the fears that came onto the field with me.
For years, I sought validation through my performance. I thought if I caught perfectly, hit better, won more games, earned more awards, then maybe I’d finally feel worthy in my own skin.
Until I started to realize that the game was never the problem.
It was simply exposing what was already there.
Limiting beliefs will make you question whether you’re worthy to stand on the same field as the best players. They’ll make you question whether you can block a ball, throw a runner out, or hit the game-winning run.
And because those fears show up in a sports setting, we assume the problem is our ability.
But what if it isn’t?
What if the fear isn’t about softball at all?
What if it’s about worthiness?
What if it’s about the belief that you’re not enough?
What if it’s about the fear of being judged, rejected, or failing in front of other people?
We spend years trying to improve our performance without ever questioning the beliefs driving the fear.
The game didn’t create those beliefs.
It revealed them.
And that realization changed everything.
