Texas Rangers President Chris Young (CY) on Leadership, Culture, & a Championship Mindset | Ep. 456

Описание: This week’s episode comes to you straight from the breathtaking mountains of Whitefish, Montana, where our recent Annual IMPACT Retreat reached an entirely new level of inspiration, depth, and energy. The room was electric, the ambience was inspiring, and the conversations were powerful. And today, I’ve got something incredibly special for you — a LIVE interview with one of my closest friends and one of the brightest minds in all of professional sports, Chris Young, better known as “CY.” Chris isn’t just the President of the Texas Rangers — he’s a Princeton graduate, a 17- year professional baseball veteran, a Major League All-Star, and a World Series champion both as a player and as an executive. But beyond the titles, CY is one of the most thoughtful, grounded, humble, and high-performing leaders I know. I trained him for more than a decade through the ups, the downs, the injuries, the comebacks, and the championship moments. We’ve shared thousands of hours in the gym, countless conversations about mindset, family, excellence, adversity, and purpose… and to bring him to Whitefish this year was truly special.

In this candid, emotional, and wisdom-filled conversation, CY opens up about his journey from Princeton to the Big Leagues to leading a world-class MLB organization. He talks about culture, leadership, adversity, mindset, fatherhood, and the exact values that have shaped his life and the Texas Rangers clubhouse. If you’re a business owner, parent, athlete, coach, sports fan, or anyone striving to be a better leader, this episode is going to speak directly to your soul.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

The core values CY built the Rangers organization around and how YOU can apply them to your team, business, or family.
How to eliminate toxicity, reinforce standards, and lead people with clarity and accountability.
Why baseball — and life — is a game of failure, and how resilience and self-belief can change everything.
Powerful stories from CY’s playing days, including injuries, comebacks, competition, and even a Major League brawl (This was funny!).
Why your environment, your training partners, and your inner circle matter more than you think.
CY’s most emotional moment in baseball and the story of pitching the day after his
father passed.
Lessons on fatherhood, youth sports, and raising confident, grounded kids.
How to create an environment where people outperform expectations and realize their dreams.
WOW-o-WOW…Chris Young is the real deal—heart, humility, hunger, discipline, and leadership at the highest level. He’s one of the rare ones, and I’m truly blessed to call him a friend. As you listen to this conversation, please take a moment to reflect on your own journey. Where can you elevate your leadership? Where can you strengthen your standards, sharpen your fundamentals, and get your mind right even more? This episode is pure jet fuel for the soul and a powerful reminder of what’s possible when you lead with deep passion and purpose.

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