#495. Building a Pickleball Growth Mindset with Dr. Alex Auerbach

The BluePrint with Dr. Erik Korem

Discover the keys to developing a growth mindset and maximizing your potential on the pickleball court with Dr. Alex Auerbach, former Senior Director of Wellness and Development for the Toronto Raptors. In this episode, Dr. Auerbach shares his insights on the importance of reflecting on progress, focusing on effort and mastery, and identifying your signature strengths as a player.

Learn how to:

• Celebrate your progress and appreciate your growth trajectory
• Focus your attention on effort, mastery, progress, and persistence
• Develop self-talk that emphasizes growth and skill development
• Identify and leverage your unique strengths as a pickleball player
• Balance a growth mindset with an understanding of your special abilities

Whether you're a beginner looking to accelerate your learning curve or an experienced player striving to reach the next level, Dr. Auerbach's insights will help you cultivate a powerful mindset for long-term success in pickleball.

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Quotable moments:

The more you can kind of see your trajectory of mastery, and what it took to get there, the more likely you are to internalize this idea that like, okay, if I keep working hard, I'm going to keep that trajectory going." - Dr. Alex Auerbach

"Things that emphasize self talk that emphasizes language from coaches that focuses on progress, effort, growth, mastery, those things are going to help you all develop that growth mindset." - Dr. Alex Auerbach

"We want both that growth mindset, that appreciation, that hard work, effort, persistence matter, and that I'm making real progress and a little bit of fixed mindset. Like I've got something special about me and I'm going to be able to maximize that to be my best." - Dr. Alex Auerbach

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ABOUT THE BLUEPRINT PODCAST:

The BluePrint Podcast is for busy professionals and Household CEOs who care deeply about their families, career, and health. Host Dr. Erik Korem distills cutting edge-science, leadership, and life skills into simple tactics optimized for your busy lifestyle and goals. Dr. Korem interviews scientists, coaches, elite athletes, entrepreneurs, entertainers, and exceptional people to discuss science and practical skills you can implement to become the most healthy, resilient, and impactful version of yourself.

On a mission to equip people to pursue audacious goals, thrive in uncertainty, and live a healthy and fulfilled life, Dr. Erik Korem is a High-Performance pioneer. He introduced sports science and athlete-tracking technologies to collegiate and professional (NFL) football over a decade ago. He has worked with the National Football League, Power-5 NCAA programs, gold-medal Olympians, Nike, and the United States Department of Defense.

Erik is an expert in sleep and stress resilience. He is the Founder and CEO of AIM7, a health and fitness app that unlocks the power of wearables by providing you with daily personalized recommendations to enhance your mind, body, and recovery.

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