Dre Baldwin

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Your game plan for career success―from International Basketball Pro Dre Baldwin

No one knows how to turn unrelenting self-belief into hard-and-fast career results better than Dre Baldwin. When everyone and everything was telling him to give up on his goal of playing pro basketball, he got focused on his future, and met the challenge head on. In the end, Baldwin succeeded―making a living playing basketball in leagues around the world―and in these pages, he shares all his… Show more

Your game plan for career success―from International Basketball Pro Dre Baldwin

No one knows how to turn unrelenting self-belief into hard-and-fast career results better than Dre Baldwin. When everyone and everything was telling him to give up on his goal of playing pro basketball, he got focused on his future, and met the challenge head on. In the end, Baldwin succeeded―making a living playing basketball in leagues around the world―and in these pages, he shares all his secrets.

Whether you’re just starting out in business or looking to take your career to the next level, Work On Your Game provides the strategy you need to succeed from the inside-out. Dre Baldwin, or “DreAllDay,” as his fans know him, delivers an easy-to-understand four-part model for achieving any goal. It’s based on discipline, confidence, mental toughness, and personal initiative―and it’s proven effective.

Baldwin takes you through the steps of identifying what’s expected of you, preparing for what's coming, and conditioning your body and mind for the competitive world of business―and everything is a business.

Baldwin’s personal story of beating the odds is both inspiring and instructional. You’ll learn how to play the mental game in a way that launches you towards unparalleled achievement. Show less

Selling is the oldest and highest-paying profession in existence.

Those who can sell control their results. There’s no limit to their prosperity. And selling isn’t limited to money - sales skills will help you get your way in all of life. Sounds like a great gig. So why are so many people averse to selling? "I don't like sales." "I like to know how much money I’ll be making every week.” "I don’t want to be one of those people who’s selling all the time!" These mindsets have been taught,… Show more

Selling is the oldest and highest-paying profession in existence.

Those who can sell control their results. There’s no limit to their prosperity. And selling isn’t limited to money - sales skills will help you get your way in all of life. Sounds like a great gig. So why are so many people averse to selling? "I don't like sales." "I like to know how much money I’ll be making every week.” "I don’t want to be one of those people who’s selling all the time!" These mindsets have been taught, adopted and ingrained into too many minds. Minds of people who have less control over their lives than they should have. People whose limits have been created for them, without their input. People whose success is subject to someone else's feelings or opinion. All because you’ve been taught wrong (or not taught at all). You didn’t have The Seller's Mindset. Now you do. This book is about the mindset of selling - not only for business, but for life. Use what you learn here to earn commissions, build your own businesses, win debate team competitions, barbershop arguments, settle on favorable terms in negotiations, and generally get your way, period. If you are already sold on selling, this book is your refueling station. If you’re afraid of selling or don’t know how, buy this book immediately and start reading it.

Salespeople run the world. Why are you still walking? Show less

Worry: Give way to anxiety or unease; allow one’s mind to dwell on difficulty or troubles

Worrying is for the weak.

Worry is the habit of fearful people who seek something to stress about. Worry is misused energy that creates exactly what it focuses on.

Focus on fear, stress, anxiety and unwanted outcomes, you get it.

Worry is a self-fulfilling prophecy.

The worrier thinks something bad might happen. He focuses on the possibility thus creating stress. The… Show more

Worry: Give way to anxiety or unease; allow one’s mind to dwell on difficulty or troubles

Worrying is for the weak.

Worry is the habit of fearful people who seek something to stress about. Worry is misused energy that creates exactly what it focuses on.

Focus on fear, stress, anxiety and unwanted outcomes, you get it.

Worry is a self-fulfilling prophecy.

The worrier thinks something bad might happen. He focuses on the possibility thus creating stress. The stress manifests itself physically. The worrier has trouble breathing, can’t eat, can barely fall asleep (or has a hard time waking up), and makes poor eating choices.

All of this momentum - negative energy works the same way positive energy works - begets a result. The exact thing the worrier stressed about, happens.
You would think these results would convince a worrisome person to never do this again, right?

Wrong.

This bad outcome only confirms to the worrier that his worries are based in reality. I worried about it, and it happened! Now I better worry about the next bad thing that might happen!

Worrying is a hereditary trait that parents pass down to their kids - unless the kids realize what’s happening and break the cycle. Worrying is an infectious energy, just like joy, excitement, and anticipation, that spreads to everyone around the carrier.

Worrying literally kills people. The deceased usually dies from the exact thing he or she was worrying about. More accurately, then, the deceased commits suicide from worry. Show less

Conversation is simple and easy.

We share things with others, and others share things with us. It doesn’t always work out this simply, of course, but this is who we are at our cores.

Humans are social creatures; we share.

Verbal communication played a significant role in all your biggest life achievements. The sexiest guy or girl you've dated. The most money you ever made. The happiest you've ever been. Didn’t all of these come, in whole or in part, from some amount of… Show more

Conversation is simple and easy.

We share things with others, and others share things with us. It doesn’t always work out this simply, of course, but this is who we are at our cores.

Humans are social creatures; we share.

Verbal communication played a significant role in all your biggest life achievements. The sexiest guy or girl you've dated. The most money you ever made. The happiest you've ever been. Didn’t all of these come, in whole or in part, from some amount of conversation?

Who are your best friends? Your closest relatives? And how did they become so close and important to you? From conversation!

So, knowing how important conversation is, why do so many of us struggle with it?

We think too damn much.

About?
-What the other person might think of us.
-How we might sound stupid.
-If this is a dumb question.
-Possibly being turned down for something.
-The fear of the unknown.

Eliminate these fears, and conversation is easy. These fears are mostly based in a lack of knowledge. A lack of knowledge in how to start a conversation and how to keep conversation flowing. But you picked up this book. So that fear will be gone very soon. Show less

Worry: Give way to anxiety or unease; allow one’s mind to dwell on difficulty or troubles Worrying is for the weak. Worry is the habit of fearful people who seek something to stress about. Worry is misused energy that creates exactly what it focuses on. Focus on fear, stress, anxiety and unwanted outcomes, you get it. Worry is a self-fulfilling prophecy. The worrier thinks something bad might happen. He focuses on the possibility thus creating stress. The stress manifests itself physically. The… Show more

Worry: Give way to anxiety or unease; allow one’s mind to dwell on difficulty or troubles Worrying is for the weak. Worry is the habit of fearful people who seek something to stress about. Worry is misused energy that creates exactly what it focuses on. Focus on fear, stress, anxiety and unwanted outcomes, you get it. Worry is a self-fulfilling prophecy. The worrier thinks something bad might happen. He focuses on the possibility thus creating stress. The stress manifests itself physically. The worrier has trouble breathing, can’t eat, can barely fall asleep (or has a hard time waking up), and makes poor eating choices. All of this momentum - negative energy works the same way positive energy works - begets a result. The exact thing the worrier stressed about, happens. You would think these results would convince a worrisome person to never do this again, right? Wrong. This bad outcome only confirms to the worrier that his worries are based in reality. I worried about it, and it happened! Now I better worry about the next bad thing that might happen! Worrying is a hereditary trait that parents pass down to their kids - unless the kids realize what’s happening and break the cycle. Worrying is an infectious energy, just like joy, excitement, and anticipation, that spreads to everyone around the carrier. Worrying literally kills people. The deceased usually dies from the exact thing he or she was worrying about. More accurately, then, the deceased commits suicide from worry. Show less

It's happened to me, too. A lack of connections has cost me opportunities.

Knowing the right people - who knew and liked me - has helped me many times as well.
It seems random, but what if we could get some control over these occurrences?

What if you could develop and strategically use skills for connecting with people? What if you could then leverage those connections to advance your interests while helping others?
This isn't "too good to be true." People are doing it… Show more

It's happened to me, too. A lack of connections has cost me opportunities.

Knowing the right people - who knew and liked me - has helped me many times as well.
It seems random, but what if we could get some control over these occurrences?

What if you could develop and strategically use skills for connecting with people? What if you could then leverage those connections to advance your interests while helping others?
This isn't "too good to be true." People are doing it, every single day.

With this book. you're next.

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Everything you do will involve people.

In sports, you have teammates, opponents and coaches.

Businesses have co-workers, customers, prospects, suppliers, employees and bosses.

Relationships don't even exist without at least 2 people involved.

Making money, winning awards, getting jobs, getting known…all require people to be involved.

All this said, your people skills must constantly improve. Expanding your ability to deal with people will always help you.

Here, you’ll learn 55 people skills that need to become part of your communication arsenal starting now. Some, you may have been taught before. Some will be completely new to you. Some you may know about, but have forgotten to remember to use. Let this be your reminder.

Avoid the mistake of thinking you “already know” anything within this book. Because knowing it is your problem! If you were doing it instead of just knowing it, you would be getting better results with people, and in turn increased success in every area of your life.

This booklet will infuse you with 55 basic, everyday-use people skills.

How soon can you start? How soon will you see results? How about the next time you communicate with a person!

Remember: Communication is much more than just talking. Read on and learn. Then do something with what you know. Show less

The Mental Game is the most important game you’ll ever play.

If you didn't know, you're already playing it. Hopefully, you knew that. It’s hard to win a game you don’t even know you’re playing.

This book is a primer to start your All-Star career in the mental game. The next steps are my books The Mental Handbook and The Mirror Of Motivation.

Here, you’ll get 100 disciplines for your mental game which you can start using in the very spot you’re sitting. Yes - right now. No… Show more

The Mental Game is the most important game you’ll ever play.

If you didn't know, you're already playing it. Hopefully, you knew that. It’s hard to win a game you don’t even know you’re playing.

This book is a primer to start your All-Star career in the mental game. The next steps are my books The Mental Handbook and The Mirror Of Motivation.

Here, you’ll get 100 disciplines for your mental game which you can start using in the very spot you’re sitting. Yes - right now. No waiting or preparation needed. Just start reading and do what I tell you, and the results will be self-evident. Your only job is to stick to the disciplines.

You’ll learn about:

Decision-making
How to lead people
What to do with the negative thoughts that creep in when you least want them
Goal setting
Selecting and keeping friends
Tips for managing your time
Taking care of your body, since the mind and body work together
How to stand out from the crowd - any crowd
The type of questions to ask yourself
And much more.
The mental game is an unforgiving game. When you make a mistake, the laws of the universe demand you pay immediately.

The game is 100% fair at all times too. When you play the right way, the results create a momentum which only you can stop.

And when you see the results, why would you even want to? Show less

Since I started my website DreAllDay.com, along with all the YouTube videos, I have received many requests from players on playing pro basketball. And since the NBA has only so many positions, most of you know that overseas ball is a stronger possibility for you to continue your playing career, and it is: The NBA has 450 job positions while there are 10,000 players employed internationally (which includes Canada, Central and South America, which technically do not require going “over a sea” to… Show more

Since I started my website DreAllDay.com, along with all the YouTube videos, I have received many requests from players on playing pro basketball. And since the NBA has only so many positions, most of you know that overseas ball is a stronger possibility for you to continue your playing career, and it is: The NBA has 450 job positions while there are 10,000 players employed internationally (which includes Canada, Central and South America, which technically do not require going “over a sea” to get to, in case you cared).

Over the years I have compiled several guides and tips for players on how to get their careers started, what to expect on the way and once they are in the door, and how to handle themselves with the on and off-court situations that come with it. Every guide comes from questions that players frequently ask me.

This guidebook is a compilation of all of those guides and tips in one place for your quick and easy reference, which I will be updating over time as new questions come up and new information arises. It should be noted that several, though not all, of the chapters of this book are based on the posts on the Guides & Tips page of my website, edited and updated for this guidebook — so do not leave me any negative reviews saying, “It’s just the same stuff from his website!” I’m saying here and now that many things are the same, but there is also new stuff in here, and everything is updated to fit the times. And it’s damn ninety-nine cents. Quit your whinin’, make the pros, write a book about it and sell one copy — you've made your money back!

If you take only one thing from this guidebook, know that professional basketball is a buyer’s market: There are more candidates than there are jobs, so the people who do the hiring — the teams themselves — have the power. What this means for you is, you need to make yourself stand out. Make these coaches, agents, and managers remember you and want to know more. We will cover this within Show less

When I was a child, there were these color-by-numbers coloring books we would play with. Each page would have a picture of, say, a bear. And the bear would have different areas of its body marked by a number. There was a little box in the corner of the page that told you which colors referred to each number. So if the number "1" was green, you colored all the corresponding 1s on the page in green. Then you did the same with black, red, yellow and the rest. After coloring in all the numbered… Show more

When I was a child, there were these color-by-numbers coloring books we would play with. Each page would have a picture of, say, a bear. And the bear would have different areas of its body marked by a number. There was a little box in the corner of the page that told you which colors referred to each number. So if the number "1" was green, you colored all the corresponding 1s on the page in green. Then you did the same with black, red, yellow and the rest. After coloring in all the numbered sections, you'd have a perfectly colored picture to admire. There was no thinking or real-life application necessary. Just do what the damn book said, step by step, and everything would be perfect.

The Super You is not a coloring book.

My goals in writing this book are to:

1) Give you insight into the phenomenon of confidence by explaining what it is, where it comes from, when you can use it to your advantage, and how it is developed, strengthened and weakened.
2) Prepare you to apply what you read in real life, learning instinctively when to use each tool in your box, since no two situations are ever exactly the same.
3) Leave you with The Super You, the version of you who has the confidence to think and say and do all of the things you've considered but haven't dared trying.

That's what this book is. Show less

"The mental is to the physical as three is to one.” - Napoleon Bonaparte

The mental game is everything. How you approach you life mentally — your attitude — will have more impact on your success than your physical tools and abilities. In life, there are many people on both sides of the achievement spectrum: Those who perform well above their means, and those who achieve well below what their “tools” would suggest. How each of these people approaches the game of life, mentally, is the… Show more

"The mental is to the physical as three is to one.” - Napoleon Bonaparte

The mental game is everything. How you approach you life mentally — your attitude — will have more impact on your success than your physical tools and abilities. In life, there are many people on both sides of the achievement spectrum: Those who perform well above their means, and those who achieve well below what their “tools” would suggest. How each of these people approaches the game of life, mentally, is the reason for each success or failure.

What I am going to do with this Mental Handbook, is touch on all the issues that our minds combat in any competitive space, which is pretty much all of life, every day. From family doubting your ambitions, to choking on the big stage, to feelings of fear, to obtaining and maintaining confidence, to trash talk, and everything in between. Show less

Dre Baldwin shares motivational principles that will have you looking in the mirror and finding the drive from within. You will solidify the frame of mind you need, to be, do and have what you want in your life.

This book is my early basketball story -- from my beginning age 14 through my college years. The pro story is still being written!

"Dre Baldwin has focused harder on basketball than you’ve ever worked on anything in your life and here he is laying all his cards on the table for you. " - Miles Wray

"The mental is to the physical as three is to one.” - Napoleon Bonaparte

The mental game is everything. How you approach you life mentally — your attitude — will have more impact on your success than your physical tools and abilities. In life, there are many people on both sides of the achievement spectrum: Those… Show more

"Dre Baldwin has focused harder on basketball than you’ve ever worked on anything in your life and here he is laying all his cards on the table for you. " - Miles Wray

"The mental is to the physical as three is to one.” - Napoleon Bonaparte

The mental game is everything. How you approach you life mentally — your attitude — will have more impact on your success than your physical tools and abilities. In life, there are many people on both sides of the achievement spectrum: Those who perform well above their means, and those who achieve well below what their “tools” would suggest. How each of these people approaches the game of life, mentally, is the reason for each success or failure.

What I am going to do with this Mental Handbook, is touch on all the issues that our minds combat in any competitive space, which is pretty much all of life, every day. From family doubting your ambitions, to choking on the big stage, to feelings of fear, to obtaining and maintaining confidence, to trash talk, and everything in between. Show less

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