I, Entrepreneur

(a) The person I designed my 10 questions for is an entrepreneur according to how we described it in class.        He himself is the product that he built to show off to others. It was a risk he was willing to take and it paid      off.

(b) With that being said, I am also an entrepreneur. The only difference between me and him is he is more           accomplished, but I have many opportunities ahead and I need to be ready for them. Some day we will         be the same.

(c) Society thinks that you need to be an expert on something to be an entrepreneur and this isn't necessarily      true. The simplest idea can make someone an entrepreneur. Someone just has to be willing to stand              behind that idea 100% and make it into something great. This is why entrepreneurs are getting younger          and younger. People don't need to become experts, they just need think differently than everyone else.

10 Questions

1. What does your diet look like?
2. Who inspired you?
3. How did you become well known?
4. What do you think the best pitch is?
5. What college did you go to?
6. What are the best exercises for a pitcher?
7. What keeps you motivated?
8. What is your favorite quote?
9. How do you deal with adversity?
10. In your opinion, what is the number one thing to focus on while reaching for your dream?

Benchmark Project

The topic I chose for my senior project is baseball, specifically pitching. I have a ton of resources surrounding the topic and so far everything is going smoothly. My network in class has been extremely helpful and I'm glad I have people to go to when I need help. Not only do I have a network of friends inside of school, but I also have professionals of my topic helping me outside of school. When things don't feel right with my mechanics I can go to these professionals and get their insight. With the addition of professionals to my network I am able get the help I need for my on the field experience as opposed to the educational help I get from my in class network. As for my public network, I haven't really utilized that aspect of my project yet. I'm not sure how to start my public network at this point in time. This year's baseball season has just started and it's time to start that part of my senior project. All the resources I have all acquired and the help I have gotten will have to be implemented into my game if I want to be as successful as possible. As the season goes on I will continue to consult with my networks and continue collecting resources to make sure that I have no regrets at the end of the year.

Resources: 4

16. http://www.thecompletepitcher.com/pitching_confidence.htm

-Importance of confidence while pitching.

17. http://www.thecompletepitcher.com/left_handed_pickoff_move.htm

-Left handed pickoff move.

18. http://www.ericcressey.com/the-1-cause-of-inconsistent-pitching-velocity

-How to keep a consistent velocity.

19.

Resources: 3

11. http://www.thecompletepitcher.com/running_poles.htm

Conditioning for pitchers.

12. http://www.thecompletepitcher.com/pitching_control.htm

-Working on control

13. http://www.thecompletepitcher.com/pitching_arm_care.htm

-Taking care of your pitching arm.

14. http://www.thecompletepitcher.com/pitching_strategy.htm

-Strategies to pitch against batters.

15. http://www.thecompletepitcher.com/pitching_strategies.htm

-Situational pitching

Resources: 2

6. https://www.competitivedge.com/catalog/baseball

-Baseball/Sports psychology to help succeed.

7. https://www.fresnostate.edu/chhs/kinesiology/degrees-programs/sport-psychology/

-Something I'm interested in for college.

8. http://www.thecompletepitcher.com/baseball_nutrition.htm

-Proper nutrition to let pitchers perform to the best of their ability.

9. http://www.active.com/parenting-and-family/articles/3-ways-to-improve-focus-in-sports

-How to have better focus.

10. http://www.thecompletepitcher.com/cutter_grip.htm

-How to throw a cutter effectively

Spring Vocabulary #8

arsenal- collection of weapons
It's good to add new pitches to your arsenal.

skimp- expend or use less time, money or material on something than is necessary in an attempt to economize.
Don't skimp on insurance.

consultation- process of formally consulting or discussing
Tomorrow I go in to finish my consultation with the teacher.

flair- special ability to do something well
She had a flair for languages.

inclusion- being included in a group
Some schools demand the inclusion of students in sports.

notorious- well known
John is notorious for lying.

impose- force to be accepted or put in place
I don't like the new rules that are being imposed.

culprit- person responsible for a crime
We need to find the culprit

threshold- intensity that needs to be exceeded to get a reaction.
Some people have a high pain threshold.

niche- activity that suits someones talents.
Pitching is my niche.

pulmonary- relating to the lungs
Baseball players need pulmonary conditioning.

foresight- the ability to predict what will happen or what will be needed in the future.
He had foresight to make sure he had an escape route.

candid- truthful and straightforward.
The coach was candid when speaking to us.

fluctuate- rise and fall irregularly
The pitchers velocity fluctuates.

vulnerable- susceptible to physical or emotional attack.
The kid was bullied because he was too vulnerable.