#572. The Champions Mindset: Reframing Adversity & Building a Competitive Edge with Dr. Alex Auerbach

The BluePrint with Dr. Erik Korem

Think being ultra-competitive means destroying your opponents? Think again. Dr. Alex Auerbach, former Senior Director of Wellness for the Toronto Raptors, reveals what Kobe Bryant and Michael Jordan really focused on to become champions – and it's not what you think.

Drawing from his experience with elite athletes and insights from NBA legends, Dr. Auerbach shares how pickleball players can develop an unstoppable competitive mindset without losing themselves in negativity. His approach transforms how players think about competition and resilience.

Learn:

• Why focusing on winning actually holds most players back
• The surprising truth about how champions view competition
• What Steph Curry's mindset reveals about true competitive greatness
• How elite athletes turn setbacks into fuel for growth
• The exact timeline champions use to process losses

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Quotable moments:

"The single thing they focused on most is not dominating the other team, it's becoming the best that they can be." - Dr. Alex Auerbach

"If you're focused on becoming the best version of yourself, you start to see setbacks just as a sign that there's more work to do." - Dr. Alex Auerbach

"The only way it actually works to get better is to extract the learning and put it into real practice." - 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, the #1 pickleball health and performance app that helps pickleball players win more, recovery faster, and prevent pain and injury.

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