Dr. Alex Auerbach, the Senior Director of Wellness and Development for the NBA’s Toronto Raptors, joins us to discuss his five-step plan to build resilience, thrive through adversity, and how we can learn and grow when the conditions around us don’t support it. These evidenced-based ideas stem from Alex’s extensive experience working with professional, collegiate, and Olympic athletes to help us cultivate internal awareness and have an intentional mindset for improved well-being no matter who you are.

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Episode 1 Quotable moments:

1:24 “It's [Resilence] just this attitude, this mindset, this approach. I'm gonna try to grow and evolve even if there's things happening in my environment or in my world that aren't the most conducive to that growth.”

06:28 “I'm listening to these steps, this is a lot of internal awareness having to take place. You have to be aware. You have to identify, you have to identify a trigger, a feeling, and actively appraise a situation. You know, think through the fact, if this happens again, how am I gonna respond?”

07:37 “But importantly, it doesn't have to be this big 50-minute, 60-minute, 90-minute investment to make reflection really work. It's just about slowing down enough to ask yourself some questions and go internal for a few minutes and actually think about what's going on for you and what you'd like to be doing differently, or what you'd like to keep doing and what you're learning.”

08:41 “The goal obviously we all have is to not repeat the same mistakes and to double down on the things that are working for us. And in general, those two things can lead to a little bit better. Stress management can lead to better well-being, and better mental health.”

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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.

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