# @xavierscruggs on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DLLFwi_OY5b
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/31695455-xavierscruggs-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-06-21T18:42:42.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** X! (@xavierscruggs) — https://gondola.cc/xavierscruggs

## Caption

When I first stepped into the sports media space, I didn’t just study games, I studied greatness. I remember Jess in 2020 asking why I was watching old Oprah interviews on YouTube. She didn’t know I was training/watching how she asked questions, connected with guests, and held space. That kind of intentionality? It’s still with me today.

So here are 4 daily habits I swear by as an analyst and creator:
	1.	Study outside your space – Sports or not, storytelling is storytelling. Learning from Oprah taught me more about connection than any analytics ever could.

	2.	Self-scout every day – I try to watch at least one clip from the day before and ask, “How could I have said that better?” Athlete mindset never left. Shoutout to David Justice who drilled that into me back in high school.

	3.	Set a creative intention – Before I start recording or writing, I ask myself what I’m really trying to say today. Keeps me clear and consistent.

	4.	Engage with the people – Early on, I saw how Gary V made one comment reply feel like a movement. I try to do that with DMs, replies—because this is a two-way street.

If you’re trying to grow in this media game, it starts with the little things you do daily. Stay intentional. Stay curious. Stay you.

1 place you can catch me showing examples of this is on Off Base Sundays 11AM ET on MLB Network + YouTube. 

#SportsMedia #SportsAnalyst #ContentCreator #MLBNetwork #BroadcastTips #BaseballContent #AnthonyVolpe #MediaMindset #DailyHabits #OprahEffect

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baseballcontent, mlbnetwork, dailyhabits, broadcasttips, mediamindset, anthonyvolpe, sportsmedia, sportsanalyst, opraheffect, contentcreator

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