Work On Your Game: Dominate With Mindset, Strategy & Execution #3452: Are You Even Trying?
Oct 26, 2025
In a fiery discussion, the host argues that trying harder is key to success and shouldn't be belittled. He highlights the rule that those who take more shots tend to achieve more. Critiquing a culture of avoidance, he emphasizes that to win, one must confront risks and accept failure. Sharing examples from sports legends like Kobe Bryant and Michael Jordan, he insists that resilience and courage are essential for growth. Ultimately, he calls for more effort and less excuse-making in the pursuit of goals.
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Effort Is The Point, Not A Weakness
- Trying harder is not a flaw; it's the mechanism that produces results and defines success.
- Dre Baldwin rejects the idea that effort diminishes achievement and urges people to try more, not less.
From High School Cut To Team Success
- Dre Baldwin recounts not making his high school team until senior year and being challenged by a classmate.
- He used the failure as fuel and made the team the next year.
Create Volume To Create Outcomes
- Shoot more, speak to more, and call more to increase your chances of success.
- Dre Baldwin advises giving yourself volume and opportunities because activity creates outcomes.
