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seth makowsky

@sethmakowsky

Performance Strategist | Founder, Poison Pawn Train the mind. Make better decisions. Play at your highest level.

 Los Angeles, CA
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Joined May 2011
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Years of work earned this moment. Mind first. Always.♟️
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@Vikings30 Nov 2025
Set for his first career start. @maxtbro
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“I was never the most athletic guy, never the strongest guy but I knew I could win with my mind. That’s what playing quarterback in the NFL really is mental resilience.” — @maxtbro, QB1 for the @Vikings today. Train the mind. Compete at the highest level♟️ youtube.com/shorts/DWiG16UDo…
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From the board to the big stage. Two seasons of elevating decision-making with the @BlueJays and now they’re headed to the World Series for the first time in 32 years. #PlayerNotAPiece ♟️ #PoisonPawn
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POISON PAWN@poisonpawnhq10 Nov 2024
Champions Crowned! Congrats @uclawsoccer on a historic 1st @bigten Championship win! Checkmates on the board, checkmates on the pitch. #PlayerNotAPiece #protectheking
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UCLA’s first-ever @bigten champion!
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POISON PAWN@poisonpawnhq4 Nov 2024
Congratulations Michigan State Volleyball Captains @nalaniiosia @juliabishop25 for digging deep and "protecting the king" with career highs 34 and 19 digs! #PlayerNotAPiece
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POISON PAWN@poisonpawnhq31 Oct 2024
Checkmate! Congrats 3X World Series Champion Mookie Betts and the Los Angeles Dodgers! #playernotapiece♟️
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@BenStandig28 Aug 2024
Meet Colson Yankoff, the UDFA QB/RB/WR from UCLA, who made the Commanders' roster at TE and a special teams performer.
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Get your mind right ♟
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♟ Player. Not a Piece. ♟ Thankful for the time that @sethmakowsky spends with our student-athletes shaping mindsets on the field & on the chess board!
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♟ “Once I make my move, then you’re free to check the King” ♟ Channeling the chess mentality where every detail matters and every move we make is important. #GoBruins #4sUp
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Giants CB Darnay Holmes is one of the few players using a new training method including CHESS. Yes you read that right, they are honing their football skills through chess. @sethmakowsky
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Efficient thoughts, forceful moves, dirty results. Great article♟ @ProwayDarnay #PlayerNotAPiece
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@art_stapleton30 Jul 2022
Darnay Holmes' secret to his hot start in #Giants training camp with his fourth takeaway Saturday in as many practices, including three INTs: "My mind is at ease." How @ProwayDarnay is out to earn his spot northjersey.com/story/sports… via @northjersey
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Be a player in your own game, not a piece in someone else’s. #PlayerNotAPiece ♟
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Watch @DoriansTweets and @kylephilips17 take their Vision Board and make it reality #playernotapiece ♟ 📹:@BruinReport
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We’re on a mission! @maxtbro
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@maxtbro12 Oct 2021
Find at least one win per day- Seth Makowsky… 🐐 @sethmakowsky
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@pac1210 Sep 2021
Bruins might be off this weekend, but @BruceFeldmanCFB explains why No. 16 @UCLAFootball is still the talk of the town in college football! #GoBruins | #Pac12FB

Bruce Feldman on No. 16 UCLA | #Pac12FB

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I love my vision board man it’s really helped the last few months man.
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Chip Kelly and @UCLAFootball have been the talk of college football this week. Excited to join @Mike_Yam & @GuyHaberman on @SXMCollege at 9 AM PT to discuss my story on why Zach Charbonnet has been such an awesome fit in this system. theathletic.com/2810856/2021…
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B/R Gridiron
@brgridiron15 Jul 2021
Giants corner @ProwayDarnay plays chess in between workout reps 🧠 (via @sethmakowsky) xitter.gq/brgridiron/status/1415…
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