Prepare for the Pressure: 9 Strategies to Be Courageous, Consistent, and Resilient When It Matters Most

Learn how to be your best and succeed during life's high-stakes moments.

Whether you're chasing a dream, leading under stress, or navigating life's curveballs, pressure is inevitable. The question is: Will it crush you or change you?

In Prepare for the Pressure, World Series MVP and two-time MLB champion Ben Zobrist offers a powerful, practical guide to performing with courage, consistency, and resilience when the heat is on. Drawing from the highest-stakes moments of his career--including his legendary performance in the 2016 World Series--Zobrist delivers nine transformative principles to help you rise to any occasion, on or off the field.

Divided into three actionable sections, this faith-infused book helps you:

• Be Courageous: Embrace a passion to practice, develop the faith to face fear, and gain the perspective necessary to courageously step into your own influence and impact.
• Stay Consistent: Learn how focus is needed more than flash, craft presence over perfection, and cultivate the versatility that's needed more than repetition.
• Grow Resilient: Put awareness to work, prioritize breaks before you break down, and build the clutch personal connections that keep you grounded.

With powerful storytelling, hard-won wisdom, and spiritual depth, Zobrist equips you to not just handle high-stakes moments but to thrive in them.

Ben Zobrist is a former Major League Baseball player and two-time World Series champion (including Series MVP). Over his 14-year career, Ben played for the Tampa Bay Rays, Oakland Athletics, Kansas City Royals, and Chicago Cubs, earning three All-Star selections. Known for his ability to play multiple positions effectively, he brought a unique blend of skill and adaptability to the game. During his playing career, Ben faced many challenges, including physical injuries and mental health issues. After retiring from baseball, he decided to focus his time, energy, and attention on learning more about the mental and emotional side of being human. This led him to launch Champion Forward, a nonprofit organization that allows him to live out his passion of positively impacting and serving the sports community. As a mental and emotional health advocate, Ben is committed to sharing his story and empowering others to learn, grow, and heal from mental and emotional health issues. His desire is to help teenage athletes, parents, and coaches experience the sports journey in a healthy, sustainable, and successful way.