What would you do if your wildest dreams came mostly true, but then the door closed before you were able to step through and enjoy it?

For Tucson, Arizona native Mike Meyer, big league dreams started early. But baseball was never supposed to be a profession to have as much as a passion to pursue. He knew he loved the game from the moment he began to understand the basics as a toddler. And the game loved him right back. 

From his early days playing on rec league teams to invite-only scrimmages and a starting spot on his highly competitive varsity squad before he was old enough to drive, success on the diamond came early and often. 

It was only natural, then, that those abilities would open opportunities for the future. And they did. A scholarship athlete at the University of Arizona, eventually he signed with the St. Louis Cardinals organization, spending three seasons in affiliated ball before completing six more in the independent leagues.

When it was finally time to hang up his spikes for the last time, he--like so many--struggled with what was left after the critical core of his identity had been taken away. But after a cold and lonely search for meaning and purpose, he found his true calling...back in a dugout in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

Hear Mike tell his story of blue-collar work ethic, the relationship between study skills and grade point average for college athletes, and how a rockstar college gymnast changed his life on Episode 5: SOMEHOW I MANAGE

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