PPI #77: Kobe Bryant’s Success Secrets

Today, I want to share three success secrets from the late Kobe Bryant, which were inspired by something that I read in the book, Raise Your Game.

The greatest player in the game at the time would start to practice at 4:00 a.m. ahead of everyone else.

During this time, Kobe would practice the most basic offensive moves, the most basic drills. Basic footwork, basic shooting, layups, just the absolute most fundamentals. 

The author of Raise Your Game asked Kobe, "Why does the greatest player in the game need to practice such basic moves?" Kobe responds with a big smile "Well, how do you think I became the best player in the game?"

There are three success secrets baked in there that I wanted to share today that we can all really learn from:

#1. If we want to achieve our fullest potential in whatever it is that we're doing in our business or our life, then we need to have a schedule. We need to commit to practice. When is it that we're going to show up? What time? Try to make that the same time every day. 

#2. After we have a schedule, when we show up, we need to show up at our best. Our highest, most deliberate, most focused, most genius attention and effort.

#3. Whatever it is that we're doing, whatever skill it is that we're trying to build or work on, we can never forget the fundamentals. We can never forget how important it is to do the basics. 

Have a schedule. Show up with your best. Practice the fundamentals… So that brick by brick, you can build the house of your success in your business or life.