Why Most People Don't Succeed (And How to Beat the Odds) | Dre Baldwin

The Hard Way w/ Joe De Sena

Spartan Races

Fitness, Alternative Health, Health & Fitness, 792700

4.7 • 870 Ratings

🗓️ 26 March 2024

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Summary

While most would have quit after repeatedly getting cut from teams, Dre Baldwin refused to give up on his basketball dreams. This episode shares his incredible journey from benchwarmer to going pro, despite the countless setbacks along the way.

You'll learn how he maintained an unstoppable motivation to improve day after day through strategies like constantly problem-solving new approaches. Dre also discusses the mindset it takes to achieve big goals, emphasizing the importance of working with others who are truly ready to put in the effort.

For anyone wanting to up their game in life and business, this episode is a must-watch source of inspiration and practical advice on overcoming obstacles through grit and determination.

Highlights:
00:00 Intro
00:46 Work on Your Game phrase
02:29 Why don’t people work on their game?
04:55 Staying focused and motivated
06:55 Fight against the gravity
08:45 How to motivate unmotivated people?
14:17 Joe’s invite to his event
15:18 Transformation stories
19:31 How can people find Dre

Transcript

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0:00.0	Everybody should be working on their game or their craft.
0:02.8	Why don't they? Why don't we as human beings do it?
0:07.5	Why do we get distracted with the nonsense?
0:09.9	Well, work is work is hard.
0:12.7	Work is not easy to do.
0:14.2	I never really considered giving up.
0:16.2	It was just a matter of always just reconstructing in my brain,
0:19.1	okay, well, what do I have to do now?
0:20.6	All right, that didn't work, what do I do next? That didn't work, what's the next approach? That didn't work. What do I do next? That didn't work.
0:24.4	That didn't work. How do I figure out another way to get to this?
0:26.6	So welcome to the Hardway podcast with Joe DeCenna, founder and CEO of Spartan
0:31.3	races. We're teaching you how to overcome your obstacles in your life
0:36.0	the same way we teach our 10 million plus Spartans
0:38.0	to overcome obstacles on the course.
0:40.0	With insight from the smartest, most accomplished experts from every corner of the world.
0:44.3	Get ready to elevate your life today.
0:46.3	Joseph Center here, CEO and founder of Spartan and the Hardway podcast host I got
0:54.0	Dre Baldwin on he has created something called work on your game
0:59.0	we should all be working on our game all the time where'd you you come up with that? I love it.
1:02.8	Great question, Joe, and thank you for having me on. Where it came from was a video that I made in maybe
1:09.3	around 2009, so at this point I've been making videos on YouTube for a few years but sporadically and I was in a 24 hour fitness here in Miami about 4 in the morning and at this time all the ball players who are watching my videos are always asking for tips and help and advice on how to get better at basketball.
1:27.0	And I was just a stream of consciousness video I was recording at the end of a workout because I always had my little camera with me.
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