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IS RYAN HOWARD ON HIS WAY BACK?
Posted on: March 25, 2015
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I first met Ryan Howard, first baseman for the Philadelphia Phillies, when he was playing here in Springfield, Missouri for the Missouri State University Bears. He impressed me as being a very nice young man. I recall I asked him what he did if he had any kind of personal problem in his life and he said, “I talk to my dad.” Ryan said he and his dad had always been close. That’s why I was surprised to read in the media last November, 2014 that he was experiencing family and financial problems (that included his dad) for the past two years, which, in my mind, explains why his game had slipped during that time. But he must have smoothed things over with his family, including his dad, because he’s having a nice spring training, having hit three home runs. Just another example of: what takes place away from the baseball diamond affects what takes place on the baseball diamond. Go Ryan!
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What takes place away from the baseball diamond affects what takes place on the baseball diamond. Over the last two seasons Philadelphia Phillies’ Ryan Howard’s performance has dropped off considerably and I’ve often wondered what the problem might have been. The “problem” recently became public knowledge when Howard reached a legal settlement with his family. According to the Associated Press: “Phillies slugger Ryan Howard has settled a legal battle with his family over its management of his finances and business affairs.” There are still some lingering problems since his father, Ron Howard, maintains that he should receive $5 million himself and that Cheryl Howard, Ryan’s mother, should receive $5 million also. Too bad Ryan didn’t hire Bobby Brett, George Brett’s brother, when he first began making those big bucks. Bobby is not only totally honest but is also a financial genius. No wonder George was so successful at the plate. He was never worried about his personal finances the way Ryan has been.
PSYCHO SELF-IMAGERY: It Can Work Positively or Negatively, Depending on the Paths you Follow in your Personal Life.
Posted on: May 8, 2010
The Psycho Self-Imagery process, when it’s working positively, involves having a high sense of inner self, resolving conflict in your life, not repressing feelings, bringing personal issues to completion, being highly spiritual, helping others less fortunate than yourself and having your life in harmony. When this path is followed, you will have positive things happen in your life, on and off the field of competition. Three examples are Sam Bradford, Ryan Howard, and Ai Miyazato.
But the process works negatively when you have conflict in your life, when you have a low sense of inner self, when you are repressing your feelings, when you have personal issues that you haven’t brought to completion, when you are not helping others less fortunate than yourself and when your life is in disharmony, you will have negative things happen in your life, on and off the field of competition. Three examples are Roger Clemens, Tiger Woods, and Lawrence Taylor.
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