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EQ-OS: The Mindset U Playbook
Hosted by Curtis Pelletier · EN
The Mindset U Playbook is powered by EQ-OS: The Baseball Operating System.
Baseball is the entry point.
The real conversation is about the operating system behind performance.
Pressure. Failure. Standards. Emotional control. Discipline. Recovery. Decision-making. Identity. Behaviour.
Every episode breaks down why talent does or does not transfer when the game gets loud.
Because talent is not enough.
Talent has to survive pressure.
It has to show up after failure.
It has to hold when emotion, expectation, comparison, fatigue, and consequence arrive.
That is EQ-OS.
This podcast takes the ideas from EQ-OS: The Baseball Operating System and brings them into real conversations with athletes, parents, coaches, doctors, leaders, and high performers who understand what pressure actually costs.
No fake toughness.
No motivational wallpaper.
No theory trying to sound smarter than it is.
Just honest conversations about the systems that shape performance, development, and behaviour.
Hosted by Curtis Pelletier, author of EQ-OS, creator of TransferEQ, and founder of Mindset U, The Mindset U Playbook is built for athletes, parents, coaches, and anyone who wants to understand the gap between what people know and what they actually do.
Because what happens off the field is not separate. It is the operating system.
And eventually, the game exposes it.
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# 92 - See Better: A Manifesto
1w ago00:33:59Tap to summarizeWhat if the biggest obstacle to performance isn't talent, discipline, confidence, or motivation?What if it's the way we see?In this special episode, I step away from interviews, frameworks, and coaching conversations to share something far more personal: The Manifesto.This isn't a memoir. It isn't a motivational speech. And it isn't another system promising better performance.It's a reflection on the principles that have survived every season of my life.From professional baseball to business. From photography to recovery. From coaching athletes to raising three daughters. Every chapter taught me the same lesson in a different language:Performance begins with perception.In this episode, I explore why behaviour is only the evidence, why patterns tell the truth, why standards shape identity, why compression creates capacity, and why the quality of our lives will never consistently exceed the quality of our perception.This is the philosophy behind EQ-OS, Mindset U, and TransferEQ.More importantly, it's the philosophy I try to live.If you've ever felt like you're doing everything right but still not getting where you want to go, this conversation isn't about giving you more information.It's an invitation to see differently.Because once you change the way you see...everything else begins to change.See Better.
Transcribe →# 91 - Peter Torres III
3w ago01:09:28Tap to summarizeMost athletes and coaches overlook the power of systems, but Petey Torres the Third reveals how structure transforms chaos into consistent performance and personal growth. Ready to upgrade your approach? This episode uncovers the core principles behind building accountability, mental resilience, and a winning culture through simple yet powerful systems that stick for the long haul. Petey, a former college baseball catcher turned personal development coach, shares how his own journey from bouncing around college ball to creating a niche in player development led him to develop systems that truly stick. You’ll discover why chaos and chaos-driven training fall short and how building habits rooted in structure fuels confidence, capacity, and clarity, ultimately elevating your game and mindset. He highlights the importance of tracking not just performance metrics but also emotional and mental health through innovative tools like Whoop and schedule-based routines, fostering real growth both on and off the field. In this episode, we break down:How to create a system that cultivates consistency amid chaos, including real-world examples from baseball and lifeWhy structure in training lasts longer than just technical skill, it's about cultivating resilience and identityThe role of accountability, leading by action, not just words, in developing mental toughnessWhy low capacity and unorganized thinking limit athletic IQ, and how systemized habits can expand bothPractical strategies for implementing what Petey calls the “10-10 Method” and other simple routines to control what you canIf you're a coach, athlete, or parent frustrated by the chaos and short-term fixes dominating youth sports, this episode is your blueprint for long-term success. Discover how a mindset centred on systems and processes, rather than outcomes alone, can redefine your priorities, performance, and personal growth. Perfect for those tired of surface-level advice and ready to grasp the fundamentals that truly move the needle. With a background in training professional athletes and coaching youth, Petey Torres the Third exemplifies how disciplined systems create culture and lasting change. His insights challenge conventional thinking, proving that simple, consistent habits outperform high-intensity chaos when it comes to developing capacity, confidence, and joy in sport and life. Tune in for a conversation that cuts through the noise and gets to the core of what sustained success really looks like. Get ready to rethink your approach, because every great performance begins with the system underneath.
Transcribe →# 90 - EQ-OS THE BOOK EXPLAINED: Why This Book Exists
Jul 600:13:49Tap to summarizeThis episode breaks down Why This Book Exists from EQ-OS: The Baseball Operating System.This section explains where EQ-OS actually came from.It did not come from rejecting modern baseball development. It came from going all in on it. Swing data, movement patterns, bat path, sequencing, timing, output, K-Vest, Rapsodo, HitTrax, force plates, Blast Motion, and every tool that promised to make development clearer.And a lot of it helped.But over time, one problem kept showing up.Two players could have similar tools, similar movement, similar data, and completely different game performance.One player looked unbelievable in training and disappeared in games. Another player looked less impressive in a controlled setting but still competed when the game got uncomfortable.That forced the better question:Are we evaluating tools, or are we evaluating what a player can actually access under pressure?This video explains why EQ-OS exists: to complete the development conversation, not replace it.Players are not just mechanics.They are not just tools.They are not just outputs.They are systems.And if we want to develop players honestly, we have to understand the system underneath the swing.
Transcribe →# 89 - EQ-OS THE BOOK EXPLAINED: Letter to the Reader
Jul 600:13:37Tap to summarizeThis episode breaks down the Letter to the Reader from EQ-OS: The Baseball Operating System.This section opens the real conversation: why do talented players change when the game gets uncomfortable?Players can dominate training, look clean in the cage, throw electric bullpens, and still look completely different once pressure shows up. The usual answers are familiar:“He needs confidence.”“He’s in his head.”“He needs to relax.”“He just needs to trust himself.”Some of that may be partly true. But it is not deep enough.The Letter to the Reader introduces the central EQ-OS lens: baseball is not just testing mechanics, work ethic, confidence, IQ, or mental toughness. It is testing what a player can hold.Before the stats tell the truth, behaviour usually shifts first. The body speeds up. Breathing changes. Decisions tighten. Tempo changes. Freedom disappears. Then everybody starts talking about the swing.That is backwards.This video explains why a lot of what gets called a baseball problem is actually a system problem. It also sets up the bigger purpose of EQ-OS: giving players, parents, and coaches a better way to read breakdown before the damage becomes obvious.
Transcribe →# 88 - EQ-OS THE BOOK EXPLAINED: Foreword: For the People Who Think They Don't Need This
Jul 500:24:58Tap to summarizeThis episode breaks down the Foreword: For the People Who Think They Don’t Need This from EQ-OS: The Baseball Operating System.This section is for the player who thinks the answer is one more drill, one more cue, one more video, one more piece of gear, or one more private lesson.It is for the parent who is doing everything the herd is doing because everyone else looks terrified their kid is falling behind.And it is for the coach who means well, but may be burying players under too much data, too many cues, too much noise, and too much “development” that isn’t actually solving the real problem.The foreword sets the tone for the entire book.EQ-OS is not anti-data.It is not anti-development.It is not anti-ambition.It is anti-missing-the-actual-problem.Because a lot of what gets labelled as a confidence issue, focus issue, mechanics issue, or mental game issue is often something deeper.It is a system issue.In this video, Curtis Pelletier explains why modern baseball players are often not undertrained. They are overloaded. And in many cases, the adults around them are adding more weight while calling it help.This is where the EQ-OS lens starts.Not with another slogan.Not with another hype speech.Not with another “just be confident” line that sounds good and does nothing.This is about seeing what baseball is actually exposing underneath performance.“A lot of players today are not undertrained. They are overloaded.”Subscribe for the full EQ-OS Explained series.#EQOS #BaseballDevelopment #BaseballMindset #MentalPerformance #PlayerDevelopment #YouthBaseball #BaseballParents #BaseballCoaching #PerformancePsychology #CurtisPelletier
Transcribe →# 87 - EQ-OS THE BOOK EXPLAINED: Book Opening, Cover Promise, and Core Definition
Jul 500:11:07Tap to summarizeThis is the opening video in the EQ-OS Explained series.In this episode, Curtis Pelletier introduces the core promise of EQ-OS: The Baseball Operating System and explains what EQ-OS actually means.EQ-OS stands for Emotional Intelligence Operating System.It is the system underneath baseball performance. The part that decides whether a player can still function when the game stops feeling comfortable.Baseball is not just testing talent.It is testing stability.Every at-bat, mound visit, strikeout, bad hop, error, benching, slump, failed adjustment, and pressure moment is asking one question:How stable is this player when the environment stops cooperating?That is what EQ-OS is built to answer.This video sets the foundation for the whole series. Before getting into chapters, tools, scoring, player breakdown, parent pressure, and the modern baseball environment, we have to define the lens.Because a lot of what gets called a confidence issue, focus issue, mechanics issue, or mental game issue is often something deeper.It is a system issue.“Talent gets noticed, but regulation decides what shows up when baseball gets uncomfortable.”For players, parents, coaches, and organizations who want to understand why talent does or does not transfer under pressure, this is where the conversation starts.Subscribe for the full EQ-OS Explained series.#EQOS #BaseballDevelopment #MentalPerformance #BaseballMindset #PlayerDevelopment #YouthBaseball #BaseballCoaching #PerformancePsychology #BaseballParents #CurtisPelletier
Transcribe →# 86 - How Athletes Build Real Confidence: The Boring Part Is the Point
Jul 300:31:56Tap to summarizeThis Mindset U discussion is about the work most athletes skip because it feels too small, too boring, or too repetitive.But that is usually the work that builds proof.Confidence is not magic.Confidence is not something your coach yells into you.Confidence is not something your parents can hand you from the stands.Confidence requires evidence.In this session, Coach Curtis breaks down the 10/10 Method, the goal blueprint, the importance of doing the little things, and the question every athlete has to keep asking:Am I doing what I said I would do?Not for the coach.Not for the parent.For myself.Listen for:1. Why boring work builds real confidence2. Why your blueprint only matters if your behaviour matches it3. How to use the 10/10 Method in baseball, school, training, and life4. Why confidence comes from proof, not hypeChapters:00:00 Opening00:45 The boring part is the point02:30 Did you do what you said you would do?04:30 Goal blueprint pictures06:00 Confidence needs proof08:00 The 10/10 Method10:30 EQ-OS: awareness and capacity12:30 Final challenge for athletesComment below:What is one boring thing you need to do consistently this week?Get the book:a.co/d/052fjjmQWork with Curtis:mindset.ca
Transcribe →# 85 - The Goal Setting Blueprint / Awareness
Jun 2400:54:53Tap to summarizeCoach Curtis returns to The Mindset U Playbook after stepping away since the end of March. Following a period of intense political commentary, he took time to unbecome versions of himself that were not aligned with real success. That deliberate pause produced Transfer EQ, a monitoring, coaching, and accountability system built to help athletes develop the habits, behaviours, and recovery capacity required to succeed once they reach college.This episode is about installation, not motivation. It examines the difference between starting something and actually building a system that lasts. Between vague goals that decorate your ambition and a precise daily blueprint that forces honest behaviour. Between chasing distant success and confronting what sits within 10 feet of you right now.Drawing on Carl Jung’s line, “Modern Man Doesn’t See God Because He Refuses To Look Low Enough,” Coach Curtis explains why real progress demands you stop looking to the horizon and start dealing with the immediate disorder at your feet: your habits, your thinking, your decisions under load, your capacity to regulate and act with clarity when it matters.No hype. No slogans. Just structure, awareness, and the hard work of training behaviour under pressure. Talent gets you noticed. Behaviour gets you trusted.If you are ready to move past wishes and build something that holds up, start with the blueprint. Look low enough. Do the next right thing.New episodes coming regularly. Subscribe.
Transcribe →# 84 - Unfiltered with Kels
Mar 3101:25:32Tap to summarizeThe Divide in Canada: Understanding the Growing DisconnectionDiscover the roots of Canada's societal divide and how it affects our daily lives. Explore insights from Kelsey of "Unfiltered with Kels" and learn actionable steps to reconnect with your community.In today's rapidly changing world, many Canadians feel a growing disconnection within their society. This feeling is not just an emotional response; it stems from a larger divide in leadership, truth, and community values. In this post, I’ll dive into the conversation I had with Kelsey from Instagram, known as "Kelsey and Filter," where we explored these pressing issues and how they impact everyday Canadians.Understanding the Disconnect: What’s Happening in Canada?The divide in Canada has become increasingly apparent, leading many to question the state of their country. Kelsey points out that there is a significant gap between what people experience in their daily lives and what they are told by leaders. For instance, while some officials claim that Canadians are thriving, many face rising costs and job shortages, leading to confusion and frustration.The Reality CheckKelsey shares her experience of watching her own children struggle to find jobs, despite the narrative of economic prosperity. This discrepancy between perceived and actual conditions breeds distrust in leadership and media. People are increasingly skeptical of the information presented to them, feeling that their lived experiences contradict the official stories.The Role of Social Media in Shaping PerspectivesSocial media plays a crucial role in shaping public opinion and community connection. Kelsey turned to Instagram to share her observations and engage with others who felt similarly disillusioned. Her journey from a casual social media user to a prominent voice highlights how digital platforms can amplify individual experiences and foster community discussions.Finding Connection in Online SpacesThrough her posts, Kelsey aims to resonate with those who may feel isolated in their thoughts. By sharing content that prompts critical thinking, she encourages her audience to question narratives and engage with their intuition. This approach not only empowers individuals but also helps them feel less alone in their concerns about the future.Leadership, Truth, and ResponsibilityThe conversation with Kelsey also touches on the themes of leadership and responsibility. Many Canadians are seeking leaders who genuinely address their concerns rather than perpetuating narratives that do not align with their realities. This desire for authenticity in leadership is essential for rebuilding trust in our institutions.What Can Be Done?To bridge the gap and reconnect Canadians with their communities, Kelsey suggests a few actionable steps:- **Engage in Conversations:** Start discussions with friends and family about current issues and share different perspectives. - **Stay Informed:** Seek out diverse sources of information to gain a well-rounded understanding of the challenges faced by your community.- **Support Local Initiatives:** Get involved in community projects that aim to address local issues and foster a sense of belonging.Key Takeaways- There is a significant divide in Canada, leading to growing frustration among citizens. - Social media can be a powerful tool for fostering community and conveying individual experiences. - Authentic leadership is crucial for rebuilding trust in institutions and addressing the real concerns of Canadians.In conclusion, understanding the divide in Canada requires open dialogue and a willingness to engage with different perspectives. By taking action and supporting one another, we can work towards a more connected and informed society.
Transcribe →# 83 - Baseball EQ - 30 Day Reset Program Description
Mar 2700:21:11Tap to summarizeMost baseball players do not have a talent problem.They have a pressure, load, and capacity problem.They can hit in practice.They can throw in bullpens.They can look confident when nothing is on the line.Then the game starts…And everything changes.The swing tightens.The thoughts speed up.The body language drops.One bad at-bat turns into three.One bad inning turns into a full spiral.That’s not just “mindset.”That’s a system problem.In this video, I break down exactly why so many high school and youth baseball players are struggling to access their real game under pressure, and why the old advice: • “just be confident” • “relax” • “trust the process” • “slow the game down”…isn’t enough anymore.This generation is carrying: • more pressure • more comparison • more phones • more distractions • more scouts / recruiters / expectations • and more kids chasing the exact same goalsBig goals.But even bigger distractions.That’s why I built the 30-Day Baseball Reset.This program is designed for baseball players who need help with: • confidence under pressure • emotional control • body language • routines • overthinking • performance anxiety • recovery after mistakes • learning how to compete in games the same way they do in practiceThis is not generic “mental performance” coaching.This is baseball-specific performance coaching built around: • load • pressure • capacity • awareness • nervous system regulation • and what actually breaks down when the game gets hardIf your athlete has the tools but can’t consistently access them in games…this is probably the missing piece.Message me “RESET”or use the link below to learn more / apply.[INSERT LINK]⸻Who this is for: • youth baseball players • high school baseball players • travel ball / rep players • academy athletes • parents of serious ballplayers • athletes chasing college / junior / pro opportunities⸻Topics covered in this video: • why the game “speeds up” • why confidence disappears in games • awareness vs capacity • overthinking under pressure • baseball IQ vs EQ • social media / comparison and performance • why players unravel emotionally • why this generation needs a different approach⸻If this hit home, subscribe and share it with a parent or player who needs it.
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