Audiobooks by Dre Baldwin

100 Mental Game Best Practices: How To Play The Most Important Game You'll Ever Be In

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. Here, you'll get 100 disciplines for your mental game that you can start using in the very spot you're sitting. Yes - right now. No waiting or preparation needed. Just start listening 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?

Dre Baldwin (Author), Dre Baldwin (Narrator)

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101 Content Ideas: Build Your Brand Through Creating Endless Content for Video, Audio, and Written F

"I want to start blogging/making YouTube videos, but I don't know where to start. I don't know what I would even talk about. I think I'll sound stupid." I've heard this too many times over the years from people who have something of value to share with the public but never put it out. This audiobook solves that problem completely and definitively. Use every idea in here - more than once and in any way you wish - and start. Just start, and the ideas will come. As for the sounding stupid part, don't worry: If your stuff sucks and no one is reading/watching, you don't have any reason to be embarrassed. No one saw it anyway. Get started.

Dre Baldwin (Author), Dre Baldwin (Narrator)

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25 Conversation Starters: Open People up with the Right Question at the Right Time

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 downloaded this book. So that fear will be gone very soon. Verbal communication is the skill which keeps humans at the top of the food chain. Without it, we would be prey to the many bigger, stronger and faster animals we see on National Geographic. The most successful people we know are the best communicators. They're the people who can best get their point across. The ones who are good at persuasion. People can make people feel things - happiness, anger, sadness, motivation. The best communicators make their every communication feel like a personal conversation with you. True or not true?

Dre Baldwin (Author), Dre Baldwin (Narrator)

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25 Reasons To Quit Worrying: Stop Your Automatic Down Payments on Failure

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. I know what it feels like to worry. This book exists to rid you of this debilitating, weak, helpless, life-robbing habit - forever.

Dre Baldwin (Author), Dre Baldwin (Narrator)

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46 Things You MUST Know About Playing Basketball Overseas: Key Information for Professional Basketba

You see yourself playing overseas at some point, which is why you got this audiobook. Good. Here, I'm sharing essential tips about playing overseas basketball that you may never otherwise have been told - until you were on the wrong end of this information (which is how I learned all this stuff). Wouldn't it be much better to know some things ahead of time? I created my pro basketball career after graduating an NCAA Division III school, were I was a six-foot-four power forward/center who didn't even play on the basketball team as a senior. I knew less than nothing about playing overseas when I got out of college. I went through many years and thousands of dollars of learning to know what I now share with millions of athletes worldwide. That learning, fortunately, paid off in me putting together a nine-year resume that took me through eight countries playing basketball professionally. Though it was never a perfectly smooth ride, the successes more than made up for the down times. If I could do it coming from less than nothing and keep it going for nine years, you can, too. You can read more about me on my website or the Overseas Basketball Blueprint course page if you wish; this audiobook is about and for you. A lot of players ask me a lot of questions about how to play professional basketball abroad; this is your primer for doing just that. When you're ready to get the full-course meal, see The Overseas Basketball Blueprint for the entire nine-module course, which covers everything in detail.

Dre Baldwin (Author), Dre Baldwin (Narrator)

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55 Daily People Skills: 55 Ways You Will be a Better People Person, Starting Today

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. 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 two 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'd be getting better results with people, and in turn increased success in every area of your life. This booklet will infuse you with 55, everyday people skills. How soon can you start? How soon will you see results? The next time you communicate with a person! Remember: Communication is much more than just talking. Listen on and learn. Then do something with what you know.

Dre Baldwin (Author), Dre Baldwin (Narrator)

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Ask Yourself A Better Question: Change Your Questions, Change Your Thoughts, and Change Your Life

The questions we ask ourselves determine our lives. Our thoughts are nothing more than a continuous question-and-answer session we have with ourselves. Our lives - material, emotional, spiritual, and financial - are a direct reflection of our thoughts. Eighty-five percent of these thoughts are both habitual and unconscious. Meaning, we are asking and answering the exact same questions every day, usually in the same way over and over again. If there is any area of your life you're not 100% happy with, the root of the needed change is in the questions you're asking of yourself. And since these questions are habitual and unconscious, the first order of business is to become aware of the questions. Only then can we change them. That is exactly what we're doing with this book. The improved quality of your questions will lead to an improved quality of life. No matter how much skill and how many resources you add to your arsenal, bad questions will always drag you backwards into failure. Not taking full control of your questions will lead you into the randomness of the world - good days and outcomes followed by just as many bad days and outcomes. If this has happened to you before, there isn't anything wrong with you. You just didn't know what you didn't know. No one ever told you about this. There aren't any classes in school teaching you the habit of asking strong, empowering questions. Some people live 80 years and never consider what they've been asking themselves all day every day, thus they think success in life is based on randomness, the luck of the draw. Success and happiness are not random. You become exactly what you ask yourself. Are you ready to ask yourself better questions and improve your life, one answer at a time? You'd better be, because the journey begins now. Let's get started.

Dre Baldwin (Author), Dre Baldwin (Narrator)

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Basketball Agents: Decoded: The DEFINITIVE Guide To Having A Well-Connected Basketball Agent Working

Attention all Overseas Basketball Players who want to learn why basketball agents exist and what an agent can do for your career that you can't do for yourself.Do you want to understand what a basketball agent looks for in the players they represent? Or even how to position yourself as the player that a basketball agent wants to sign and represent? If you're looking for a basketball agent, then this brand new book by Overseas Basketball expert Dre Baldwin reveals how every Overseas Basketball player can understand exactly how agents operate AND how to have one working for you, ASAP. In fact, here's just a sample of what you'll discover in the pages of this insightful new book, 'Basketball Agents: DECODED': - How The World Of Basketball Agents Is Different Now Than When Dre Got Started (And Why That Spells GREAT News For You) - How Every Professional Basketball Player Can Get Started Fast With A Basketball Agent (And How Long It Typically Takes To See Results With An Agent) - When Is The Best Time To Get Started With An Agent, And The Inside Scoop On Any Special Tools & Information You Will Need - What Kind Of Results Professional Basketball Players Can Expect If They Do Things Right With Your Agent - Specific Questions Professional Basketball Players Should Ask About A Basketball Agent If You Want To Succeed - Where Dre Sees Professional Basketball Players Wasting A Lot Of Time In Regards To Basketball Agent - Who The Big-Player Agents Are In The Basketball World That Everyone should Pay Attention To ... and much, MUCH More! And, as a special bonus, we'll also reveal a secret 'Agent Hustle' you can use if you ever find yourself in lingo after a playing job ends! Never before have you had such a unique opportunity to have this PROVEN overseas basketball expert take you by the hand and explain not only basketball agents, but exactly how agents operate and how to have one working for you!

Dre Baldwin (Author), Dre Baldwin (Narrator)

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Basketball: 30 Days to Tryouts: Sharpen Your Game And Your Mind For The Big Moment Of Basketball Try

If you read my first book, Buy a Game, you know what happened: I finally made the team my senior year, and the rest is history. I walked on in college, got recruited to another college after my freshman season, and played nine years of professional basketball in eight countries. During this process, in 2006, I began publishing videos to a new site called YouTube. Over the course of more than 7,000 videos, many players asked questions about a shared challenge that has kept myriad players from advancing in basketball: performing at tryouts. Some of the most common questions: How can I best impress the coach at tryouts? What can I do to stand out?What position should I play at tryouts? What if I'm not allowed to play my normal position during tryouts? How can I get the returning players to respect my game?What mindset should I have during tryouts? What can I do to better my skills with only a week's time before tryouts? Should I get hyped up before tryouts or remain calm and steady? I didn't make it this year. Can you tell me exactly what I should do to get ready for tryouts next season? I feel like my career will be over before it starts if I don't make the team - can you please help me get ready for tryouts? To address these questions and others on the subject of basketball-team tryouts, I created this workbook. By completing this workbook, you will: Know exactly what will be expected of you at tryoutsUnderstand your ideal mindset for playing your best and know how to get into this mindset at any timeBe able to relax yourself and defeat any possible nerves or performance anxiety before tryouts Perform to the best of your ability at tryouts, definitively securing the roster spot you covet

Dre Baldwin (Author), Dre Baldwin (Narrator)

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Basketball: Playing as Well as You Practice: Perform In Your Games Just As Well - If Not Better - Th

Do you play confidently and balls out in meaningless pickup games but then play like a bum in the real games and tryouts? You've been working on your game. You know what you're capable of; you've done it over and over again in practice, scrimmages, and games against your friends. Then game time comes, and...nothing. Your performance does not reflect the same person who put in all that time. You're not doing any of your moves. You don't assert yourself. You're invisible on the court. Knowing the skills you have, this is really frustrating. Is it mental? Is it physical? Is it something else? It's a little bit of all those and more. This workbook, Playing as Well as You Practice, will move you past it. Upon completion of this workbook, you will: Play with full confidence in the biggest moments Never have another deer-in-the-headlights moment on the basketball court Erase all performance-anxiety problems and conquer the cues that cause it Step on the court with an aggressive mindset that keeps you on the offensive, never nervous or hesitant Know the exact mental cues you'll use to lock yourself into a mindset that's congruent with your highest level of performance

Dre Baldwin (Author), Dre Baldwin (Narrator)

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Basketball: The 4 Essential Mental Game Tools: The Key Mindsets You Need To Dominate On The Court

Have you ever seen a basketball player who possessed a solid skill set for the game - ball handling, scoring, a good feel for how to play - but mentally had nothing at all? This is the player who could dominate... if he had the mind to. He could be the top scorer, shut down opponents on D, and be the main difference between winning and losing for his team. But... that's the problem: something in his mental game is just... missing. As you advance in levels of basketball - and especially if you ascend to the professional level - know this: The game becomes less about skill and more about mentality. This workbook is basketball's mental game master key. By the time you're done with The 4 Mental Tools Of Basketball, you will: Know how to push yourself to do the hardest work on your toughest, least-motivated daysBounce back quicker than ever from setbacks, bad games, and self-defeating thoughtsEndear yourself to coaches who will come to depend on you as a leaderBe the player who puts pressure on other players to do their best, knowing they'll have to deal with youLet's get started on the most essential element of your Game

Dre Baldwin (Author), Dre Baldwin (Narrator)

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Basketball: The 9 Essential Game Skills: Learn The Basic Skills You Need To Be The Best Possible Bas

You've learned in Basketball: The 4 Essential Mental Game Tools what mental game tools you need to compete at the highest level of basketball. Now it's time to address your physical game, specifically the game-specific skills you'll need to play basketball at your best. Players who lack complete skill sets all eventually run into a wall where their lack of skill costs them by way of a missed or lost opportunity, playing time, maybe even a roster spot or a chance to earn one. Yes, athletic ability is essential for playing basketball, and the mental game is paramount for excelling in anything in life, sports or otherwise. But for anything in which you involve yourself and plan to excel, you need skills. With this belief in mind, I created this workbook, Basketball: The 9 Essential Game Skills. By the end of The 9 Essential Game Skills workbook, you will: Understand the details of every skill in the game of basketball and why they matter for you Know which areas of your game need further development Have a detailed strategy for continuous basketball skill improvement Never again be blind to what your game is missing Let's complete your game and make you the all-around player you deserve to be recognized as.

Dre Baldwin (Author), Dre Baldwin (Narrator)

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