Stop Playing Small! The Winning Mindset That Changes EVERYTHING with Dre Baldwin

I remember seeing how I was getting better at the game and I could see myself advancing in terms of my skill set, even though my results set, Rebecca, did not reflect that growth.

So I didn't have anything tangible that said, hey, there was nothing tangible to say I was going to go play in college after high school.

And there was nothing tangible to say I was going to go play pro after college.

So it was just my internal belief that I was getting better and that I could compete at that level.

The good thing about sports is that it's mostly a show improve industry as opposed to other industries.

It's the closest thing you get to.

You have to just go out there and show what you can do.

And objectively, people can judge what they see.

Whereas in other aspects, let's say the industry that I'm in now, it's a lot more subjective and not so much based on what objectively can be seen.

It is, but it isn't.

So in sports, it's the closest thing to a meritocracy that you get.

So knowing that, I just said, I'll give myself a chance.

Let me get on the court.

And if I get on the court and it shows that I'm just not good enough because these other guys are way better than me, then I'll walk away and say, OK, it's clear I can't compete over here.

But if I get on the court and I see something different, then it validates my belief and I can keep moving forward.

I like that you just mentioned there's a difference between the skill set and the result set.

Can you go into that a little bit?

Sure.

So the skill set is by definition what you are capable of, what you're good at.

And there's also more than one definition of skill.

And I also often have this conversation with people when it comes to basketball.

They talk about this player is more skilled than that player.

Well, one definition of skill is capability.

Another definition of skill is accomplishment.

So it's actually two different ways of looking at it.

I remember seeing how I was getting better at the game and I could see myself advancing in terms of my skill set, even though my results set, Rebecca, did not reflect that growth.

So I didn't have anything tangible that said, hey, there was nothing tangible to say I was going to go play in college after high school.

And there was nothing tangible to say I was going to go play pro after college.

So it was just my internal belief that I was getting better and that I could compete at that level.

The good thing about sports is that it's mostly a show improve industry as opposed to other industries.

It's the closest thing you get to.

You have to just go out there and show what you can do.

And objectively, people can judge what they see.

Whereas in other aspects, let's say the industry that I'm in now, it's a lot more subjective and not so much based on what objectively can be seen.

It is, but it isn't.

So in sports, it's the closest thing to a meritocracy that you get.

So knowing that, I just said, I'll give myself a chance.

Let me get on the court.

And if I get on the court and it shows that I'm just not good enough because these other guys are way better than me, then I'll walk away and say, OK, it's clear I can't compete over here.

But if I get on the court and I see something different, then it validates my belief and I can keep moving forward.

I like that you just mentioned there's a difference between the skill set and the result set.

Can you go into that a little bit?

Sure.

So the skill set is by definition what you are capable of, what you're good at.

And there's also more than one definition of skill.

And I also often have this conversation with people when it comes to basketball.

They talk about this player is more skilled than that player.

Well, one definition of skill is capability.

Another definition of skill is accomplishment.

So it's actually two different ways of looking at it.