Marcus Bell's DISC Profile

Like all DISC Styles, your style has certain traits that can work for you, or might hold you back, depending on how you manage them. Keep in mind that a strength can be "over-done" and become a weakness.

Working For You	Could Hold You Back
Determined: At his best, Marcus plays with a steady determination throughout the game, and never gives up on himself or his team.	Determined: Marcus's strong determination can sometimes go overboard and lead to trying to force good performance.
Logical & Realistic: Marcus's tendency to think in realistic terms can be a strength when he is making decisions on the field.	Logical & Realistic: Marcus's tendency to look at things in realistic terms can lead to losing optimism when things aren't going well on the field.
Competitive: Marcus is quite competitive and has high expectations for how he performs on the field.	Competitive: Marcus is quite competitive and can sometimes become frustrated, and perhaps self-critical, when not playing up to his expectations.

Motivators & Temperament

Blended Temperament Style Marcus's baseball temperament is a blend of competitive and determined tendencies from the Dominance side of his DISC style, combined with the more relaxed and patient tendencies from the Steady side. He is motivated by both the competitive aspects of baseball, and his ongoing desire to make steady improvement in his game.

Competes With Steady Perseverance Marcus's determination and persevering nature are at the core of his baseball temperament style. At his best, he competes with steady determination throughout the game, and never gives up on himself or his team. While Marcus is a strong competitor, his emotions tend to be somewhat less volatile than the ultra-intense style players.

Dealing with Frustration Marcus is not as prone to deep and sustained anger as the ultra-intense style players. With that said, he can still become quite frustrated if he and his team are struggling on the field. To be at your best: he would likely benefit by using short positive self-talk phrases to help him quickly turn his frustration back into positive energy.

Playing Style

Balanced Decision-Maker Marcus's blended Dominance & Steady DISC Style likely leads to being a fairly flexible decision-maker on the field. At his best, he uses his flexible decision-making style to play situationally – both aggressive and more conservative based on the situation in the game and on the action as it happens on the field.

Needs To Understand Coaches' Expectations Marcus is a "task-oriented thinker," and the clearer he understands instructions from his coaches, the more apt he is to follow them on the field. He feels outsmarting opposing teams and making fewer mental mistakes than they do can go a long way towards winning games, even when playing teams with equal or more talent.

Determination Can Go Overboard While Marcus's natural determination is a strength in many ways, his instincts are to "try harder" when he is struggling on the field. Trying harder can sometimes hurt him more than it helps, as it can lead to playing "tight" and trying to force good performance. To be at your best: he can take a few deep breaths from time to time to help stay loose, and be ready to respond at his best to the action on the field.

Interaction With Teammates

Leads By Example Marcus appreciates teammates who share his desire to work hard and put forth their best efforts towards having a winning team. He is not as much of a "rah-rah" type player as some of his more outgoing teammates. He is more of a "lead by example" type encourager, and his teammates will rarely doubt his desire to win.

Can Be Stubborn When Marcus has a strong opinion about something, or thinks he is right about a certain situation, he can be quite stubborn in defending his opinion. He is not necessarily an overly assertive "in your face" type communicator, but he won't easily give up in defending his opinion.

Enjoys Being Part Of The Team Marcus enjoys the camaraderie and good-natured ribbing that is part of a team-oriented atmosphere. With that said, he feels everyone needs to be serious and focused during team meetings, practices, and pre-game warm-ups. Overall, his teammates will respect his competitive spirit and dedication to their team.

Approach To Improving His Game

Expects To Be Challenged Marcus will usually respond well when coaches push him to keep developing more of his potential as a baseball player. He'll view time and energy spent working on his skills, on-the-field decision-making, and working on his physical conditioning as part of paying the price needed to become a better player.

Practicing On His Own Marcus likes to feel he is competing even when he is practicing with others outside of formal team practices. Simulating game-type competitive situations during informal practice will help capitalize on his competitive nature. The more he feels like he is actually competing when he is practicing, the more likely it will help him keep improving.

Needs Measurable Goals Marcus is a results-oriented thinker. He would likely benefit by having clear, specific and measurable goals tied into metrics like – batting, fielding, pitching, and base running stats – depending on what position he plays. Setting these types of goals, and developing specific action steps towards accomplishing them, can be strong motivators towards helping him continue to grow and develop as a baseball player.