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Work On Your Game: Discipline, Structure, and Execution Under Pressure

#3400: The Power Of Showing Up FIRST

Work On Your Game: Discipline, Structure, and Execution Under Pressure

Dre Baldwin

Business

4.9 β€’ 601 Ratings

πŸ—“οΈ 4 September 2025

⏱️ 23 minutes

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In this episode, I’m talking about the power of showing up first. You’ve heard me say it before β€” early is on time, on time is late, and late is forgotten. Being first isn’t just about arriving early, it’s about being the one who moves, starts, or leads while everyone else is waiting. Whether it’s getting up before the world, starting a conversation, or taking action when others hesitate β€” going first sets you apart. Today, I’ll break down why it matters and how to make it part of who you are. Show Notes:Β  [01:53]#1 When you show up first, you are sending a message to others and you're sending a message to yourself. [10:33]#2 Waiting makes you reactive, whereas showing up gives you power.Β  [15:06]#3Β  Showing up first is an identity.Β  [19:17]Recap Next Steps: πŸŽ“ Work On Your Game University Get structured, get paid β†’ WorkOnYourGameUniversity.com πŸ“§ Dre’s Daily Emails (Free) Clarity. Strategy. Execution. β†’ WorkOnMyGame.com πŸ€– Chat with DreGPT AI that thinks like Dre β†’ DreAllDay.com/AI 🎧 Free Audiobooks The Third Day β†’ ThirdDayBook.com/audible Mirror Of Motivation β†’ MirrorOfMotivation.com/audible πŸ“š Claim Your Free Books The Third Day β†’ ThirdDayBook.com Mirror Of Motivation β†’ MirrorOfMotivation.com Sales Discipline System β†’ SalesDisciplineBook.com Overseas Basketball Blueprint β†’ BallOverseas.com How To Play As Well As You Practice β†’ HoopHandbook.com/Free πŸ’΅ Support the Show CashApp β†’ Cash.app/$DreBaldwin πŸ“± Connect with Dre Instagram β†’ Instagram.com/DreBaldwin TikTok β†’ TikTok.com/@WorkOnYourGame YouTube β†’ YouTube.com/DreAllDay Twitter / X β†’ X.com/DreAllDay Facebook β†’ Facebook.com/WorkOnYourGameUniversity πŸŽ™ All Episodes + Archive β†’ WorkOnYourGamePodcast.com

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0:00.0

When you move first, you position yourself as the leader because you were willing to move even when you're just as unsure as everybody else.

0:10.2

Work on your game. Work on your game. Work on your game. This is Drey Baldwin. And work on your game is the system that turns discipline into dominance. Today's topic is the power of showing up first.

0:24.6

Now, if you are a long time listener, you've heard me say many times. And if you're just your

0:30.5

first time hearing it is okay. Early is on time. On time is late and late is forgotten.

0:36.3

Usually the person who shows up first is the person who is showing up early,

0:40.1

not the person who is showing up merely on time.

0:43.1

So today, when I say showing up first in this context,

0:47.4

what I mean is making it part of your normal mode of operation

0:52.5

and your normal way of living and your normal way of being.

0:56.9

So this can be something like showing up first at Walmart because you want to buy the new

1:00.4

flat screen TV that they have on sale.

1:02.7

It can be about showing up first as a person who initiates change or starts a conversation.

1:07.4

And they can also be about showing up first as being the person who moves first when everybody

1:10.7

else is uncertain and then you by default become the leader simply because you chose to move while everybody else was looking around with their hands in their pockets wondering who's going to take lead here because damn sure ain't going to be me.

1:21.6

So this is what we're going to talk about here in today's master class.

1:25.2

How you can show up first and this can be something also as simple as waking up early in the morning and getting

1:30.1

things done for everybody else even, you know, has gotten out of bed and put their feet on

1:34.5

the floor.

1:35.1

Let's talk about the power of going first, what it means, what I mean by this in an energetic

1:40.8

sense, not necessarily in a literal sense.

1:43.4

But of course, you can take this literally.

1:45.4

I just gave you some literal explanations of what this can mean and what the power of this is.

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