MAMBA
MENTALITY

Mamba Mentality: A constant quest to be the best version of one's self. Everyday, you push yourself to become a better person than yesterday.

Backstory
The concept was used by Kobe Bryant through out his career to push himself to achieving than he already did. Even Kobe had bad days and had moments where wanted to negotiate with himself as well, it is something that happens to all us humans. But, at the end of the day, he always pushed himself to be better than yesterday.

How can you use it?
The concept is a mindset that you want to adopt, not something that you want to carry out, taking actions is just a part of living the mindset. Here is how you adopt the mindset:
Instructions:
1. Everyday at the end of the day, ask yourself what kind of person am I? What have I done throughout the day? What can be done even better although I'm really on top of it?
2. At the end of tomorrow, ask yourself if you have carried out everything you ask yourself to be better at. Furthermore, repeat the questions that you have asked in section one and do that for the next day.
3. Repeat everyday.

Main Function: Consistency, Self Analysis

Concept form: Mindset

Advance Uses
Divide into aspects of Improvement can be motivating and boost growth process.
Instructions:
1. Divide your improvement into aspects
Example: A basketball player can be divided into dribbling, shooting, finishing, film watching.
2. Define what is it to improve 1%. Keep in mind 1% growth per day is 37.8 times better per year.
Example: Dribbling through cones faster, making 1% more shots...
3. Review your progress at the end of the day.

One step at a time

The Black Mamba: An alter-ego that Kobe created to focus on his professional life. There was Kobe who deals with his personal life, and there was the black mamba who attack relentlessly on the court.

Backstory
The concept was created in 2003, when Kobe had a lot to deal with in his personal life, there were too many noises in his his personal life but Kobe had to continue work hard to become great. Randomly watching the movie Kill Bill, he then created the black mamba, "Kobe had to deal with this, and the black mamba goes on the court and destroy everything that is in the way."

How can you use it?
If there are two many noises in your life, too many things to take care of, create a self that has a tunnel focus on one thing and one thing only.
Instructions:
1. Know your purpose, know the vision that you hold in your mind that has to happen no matter what.
Example: If you're an entrepreneur, focus on the success of your company.
2. How do you want to get there? Think of how you're going to get things done. Is it crushing everything out of the way like Kobe?
Example: Want to be the smartest in the business, want to be the one with back up plans for back up plans.
3. Envision even more, what will that person be like?
Example: That person is a calm person that knows how to think, that can resolve any situation presented to them.
4. Come up with a name.
Example: Sherlock
5. When will the switch be on? How do you turn in on?
Example: When there is any issue to be considered with work, when talking about work-related topics.

Concept form: Exercise

Main function:
Capability Improvement

Advance Uses
i. Creating more than 1 alter-ego, not just for personal and professional, but also for other aspects as well.
ii. Creating mindsets and habits for the alter-ego
iii. Construct goals and visions upon the alter-ego

Kill list

At 13 years old, I had a kill list ... they used to do a ranking ... I was like 57th on the list. I would look at 56, 55, what these players are, which club team they played for ... I gotta hunt them down ... all those 56 other names, hunt them down and knock them down.

Backstory
When Kobe moved back from Italy to the United States, he found himself to be skinny and inathletic. Then, they did a high school ranking where Kobe was ranked 57th. He made it his mission to go after them and prove that he was better than them. He ended up winning High School Player of the year before getting drafted into the NBA.

How can you use it?
There are 2 ways that you can use this concept - a person that can utilize this concept will be in an extreme flow state.
Instructions:
First way: if there are people available.
1. Make a list of people that are in the same industry as you, make a list of what capability they have over you.
Example: If you're a video editor, make a list of people that are better at you at: voice over, transitions, color grading, location scouting.
2. Go through all the capabilities, do the same things that they are doing, but only better - knock them down.

Second way: if there is no one available to compete.
1. Make a list of capabilities that you are currently not a master of.
Example: voice over, transitions, color grading, location scouting.
2. Go through them all until you're doing it at the level on top of your field - knock them down.

Concept form: Exercise

Main function:
Become a master

Advance Uses
Kill list can be used with things that have multiple aspects to master - lets say a university course with 10 chapters, make it your kill list to master all 10 of them, starting from the ground up.