When the Pressure Finds You Cuando la Presión Te Encuentra

Bottom of the 11th.

Bases loaded.

A dribbler to the mound — fielded cleanly, and then… the throw sails wide.

For Phillies pitcher Orion Kerkering, it was more than a play.

It was his postseason debut, a moment most players dream of.

While Kerkering had shown promising performances throughout the 2025 season, the error in his debut is undeniably a tough one, the kind of moment that stays with you.

La presión doesn’t care if it’s your first day or your fifteenth season.

It arrives when your heart races faster than your breath.

It tests not just your skill, but your relación contigo mismo.

We often see pressure as something to survive.

But what if it’s an invitation, to remember quién eres when the outcome slips away?

To let calma replace control.

To choose learning over shame.

Because tomorrow, and the next day, will reveal far more about Orion than that throw ever will.

How he wakes up, faces the replay, and chooses to walk back onto the mound will determine everything.

And the same is true for us.

Whether it’s a lost deal, a public mistake, or a quiet disappointment, how we rise matters more than how we fell.

Grace under pressure isn’t perfection.

It’s presence.

If you’re navigating your own season of pressure, in leadership, cambio, or reinvention, you don’t have to do it alone.

I’d be honored to partner with you to explore what composure, presence, and growth look like from the inside out.

My Auténtico Self™

Coaching for Hispanic & LATAM Professionals