Mamba Mentality 24/8 (Featuring Sonnett)

ITSJUSTNIKIA
Feb 2, 2020
3 min read

Updated: Feb 3, 2020

Perseverance through the eye of any storm | Translating your pain/experiences through your works

This week we’re recommending: The Mamba Mentality

Book by: Kobe Bryant

Originally published: October 23, 2018

Genre: Biography

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-mamba-mentality-kobe-bryant/1128756303;jsessionid=57DE1646FE4CC25B036638BEACA75FBD.prodny_store01-atgap11?ean=9780374719159#/

Mamba Mentality - A constant quest to be the best version of self.

Episode: Mamba Mentality 24/8

‘03 Kobe went through some things but didn’t flinch in the face of adversity. His sexual assault case began in July 2003 yet despite his infidelity, future losses and injuries he never let the dream waiver. It was said of Bryant:

"The mentality of consistent work and pushing through boundaries and playing through injury and never giving up, never falling, just continuing to push through -- shooting the free throws [after rupturing his] Achilles, all types of things that he did, the game-winners, all that stuff, he was everything to a lot of kids. And I was one of them."

Kobe's life defined consistency and persistence as many know it today. Mamba Mentality says there are 24 hrs in a day with infinite possibilities.

24 hrs in a day/8 = infinite possibilities.

In the words of Kobe Bryant:

“Mamba mentality is all about focusing on the process and trusting in the hard work when it matters most,”

“Hard work outweighs talent — every time, Mamba mentality is about 4 a.m. workouts, doing more than the next guy and then trusting in the work you’ve put in when it’s time to perform. Without studying, preparation and practice, you’re leaving the outcome to fate. I don’t do fate.”

Mamba Mentality surrounds sheer obsession. It says everything else must go. It’s about prioritizing your goals and living without fear, while mastering your craft. Wanting not only to win, but to truly dominate. It involves being relentless in the pursuit of your passions. It involves knowing that in many instances the exploration of your creativity when attempting to cope with or heal from a particular life event can prove to be both therapeutic and productive by providing an avenue of release in the following ways:

Gives you control over the negative thoughts that you’ve encountered along the way: Its been said the mind can only think one thought at a time. So. When incorporating or redirecting your experiences creatively you have the opportunity to take hold of the negative perspectives created as a result of your circumstances. Turn all of that negative into something positive whenever possible.

Allows for the breakdown and restructuring of trauma: Creative expression typically causes us to be honest with ourselves to a degree that allows us to adequately assess both sides of the spectrum. Yes this thing happened but there’s a different way it can be packaged. It doesn’t have to impact me in this way any longer. We’re able to analyze our own emotions while, if necessary, acknowledging fault. We have the ability to obtain clarity and reposition the impact that event or string of events holds over our lives.

Produces introspection | Growth: How do I engage in like situations or with like people going forward? Is there a light I can share with others from my experiences? In any instance in which we allow ourselves to feel, process our emotions and address factors of life that may not be so aesthetically pleasing we generate growth. Believe it or not we’re sewing seeds of intention. We’re feeding ourselves in some way.

Resources:

https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/how-kobe-bryants-mamba-mentality-changed-the-nba/

Kobe Bryant, former NBA star and Los Angeles Lakers legend, dies at 41

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/01/27/kobe-bryant-helicopter-crash-here-nine-victims/4586582002/