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This Is the Goal-Setting Method Shohei Ohtani Learned in High School That Helped Get Him to the World Series

By David James

This Is the Goal-Setting Method Shohei Ohtani Learned in High School That Helped Get Him to the World Series

Ohtani and his Los Angeles Dodgers face the New York Yankees in the 2024 World Series.

The 2024 World Series is Major League Baseball's dream come true: two franchises in the biggest TV markets featuring two of the most famous players in the game.

One of those athletes is Shohei Ohtani, widely considered the best player in the league -- and perhaps in the history of the game. When not injured, the 30-year-old superstar pitcher throws 100-mph fastballs. And on the other side of the plate, as a batter, he leads the league in home runs and is the only person in baseball to have 50 home runs and 50 stolen bases in one year.

On the eve of Game 1, fitness coach Dan Founder took to Threads to break down the Harada Method, a system of setting and achieving goals that Ohtani learned from his high school coach Takashi Harada and utilized to accomplish so much in sports. Here's how Founder broke it down:

Founder then broke down the framework of the Harada Method to show how Ohtani has achieved so much of this lofty list and more.

Using the following 33 categories, rate yourself on a scale of one to ten of how these words describe you, with one being "not accurate" and ten being "the most accurate."

"This is your north star where your actions will be directed towards," explains Founder. "It will organize your goals, purposes, self-analysis, and action plan."

Once you determine the biggest hurdles between you and success, "you then create countermeasures to solve those obstacles before they happen," says Founder. "This helps you plan tasks and routines to achieve the goal when the going gets rough."

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This is a chart made up of eight nine-box grids, 72 boxes total. At the center of each nine-box grid, you put a big goal that will serve as a pillar of your overall achievement and surround that with eight small tasks that will help you achieve that big goal. In the end you will have 64 mini-tasks and routines that support getting to your long-term goals.

So for example, if one of your goals is being in great physical shape, you'd list eight tasks needed to get there -- setting a workout schedule, committing to healthy eating, getting a health club membership, and the like.

"It's not enough to set a goal," says Founder. "You must set a system of traits that will make the goal an inevitability. Have a list you check daily to ensure you're taking the actions needed to make your vision a reality."

"The journal is broken down into tasks to be completed and reflections on one's performance at the end of the day," writes Founder. "The journal builds self-awareness while keeping you aligned with your target."

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Founder ends by saying that the final step is to connect with a coach and a supportive community. "We cannot achieve things on our own," he says. "Find a coach who can help you achieve success faster and stay accountable. Find people around you who can support and assist you on the way to achieving your goal."

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