Meet Kyle Dattelbaum

We caught up with the brilliant and insightful Kyle Dattelbaum a few weeks ago and have shared our conversation below.

Kyle, so great to be with you and I think a lot of folks are going to benefit from hearing your story and lessons and wisdom. Imposter Syndrome is something that we know how words to describe, but it’s something that has held people back forever and so we’re really interested to hear about your story and how you overcame imposter syndrome.

I think it’s okay to understand you never fully overcome imposter syndrome. You channel that fear to keep continuously working on your individual skill sets & providing for others to compensate.

(And hope you aren’t coming off as over-compensating)

Appreciate the insights and wisdom. Before we dig deeper and ask you about the skills that matter and more, maybe you can tell our readers about yourself?

Hi, I am Kyle Dattelbaum and I am a founder and community manager of the Atlanta Dodgeball Club. Currently, we hold two open gyms a week. One for a priority of social endeavors, introducing the game and just promoting fun & camaraderie to anybody who wants to break a sweat. And a second to promote the highest level of competition possible to train our athletes for domestic & international events.

I personally was always around dodgeball growing up. (Pretty much since the infamous movie came out.) And I know how the game can promote physical and mental development at the highest level. And as we all look for reasoning to go about our adult lives, I found that creating community through the game that was so meaningful to myself provided tons of fulfillment.

If you had to pick three qualities that are most important to develop, which three would you say matter most?

Organizational Behavior (University class & being involved in clubs + groups)

PATIENCE – Every-time you think you have an opinion, just know there is another one. Listen first because you may learn something new, or know how to answer other individual’s questions and concerns.

Be okay with rejection. It is a fear in everybody’s mind starting out. Those you see without fear already learned the lesson. Can’t get the acceptance if you don’t flirt with the idea rejection. Beneficial for any facet of professional endeavors.

Alright, so before we go we want to ask you to take a moment to reflect and share what you think you would do if you somehow knew you only had a decade of life left?

The balance of expectations.

I am a firm believer that expectations are what causes an individual’s negative reaction in the moment. But an expectation aligns with the setting of goals & benchmarks for personal, professional & social development.

A life without expectations is harmonious in my opinion, but also complacent. Which is not great looking long-term.

Contact Info:

• Instagram: @AtlantaDodgeballClub
• Facebook: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dattelbaum/

Image Credits

Group Photo- Brett Hrouda

Action Shot- Marjan Samadi