AWESOME: Kobe Bryant and Kanye West on Success

Rules for success of the awesome Kobe Bryant

There's a choice you have to make as an individual if you want to be great at something. You have to make the sacrifices that come along with it. Family time, hanging out with your friends...

How does Kobe Bryant build his unstoppable game? As if he were building a device. He envisions what he wants and then works backwards from there. He starts building one piece at a time, one move at a time. He focuses on each day because if you focus on the final result, you can get frustrated.

He is comfortable being an outsider. When people boo him, that actually comforts this basketball player.

Kanye West is also awesome

Why be humble if you can be great, amazing? That is his point of view. The only luxury for him is spending time with his family. He wants to make the same impact on the Earth as his heroes: Steve Jobs, Walt Disney, Howard Hughes, Michelangelo, Da Vinci, Jesus. So he has started by marrying Kim Kardashian. I can't judge him for that, as probably the most intelligent person in the UK—or rather, in the Caribbean (Necker Island)—Sir Richard Branson, says she is a great entrepreneur. The most searched-for person on Google.

Maybe Kim Kardashian is the new Mary Magdalene of our time. That is why Kanye West admires Jesus.

Richard Branson accompanied by the famous entrepreneur Kim Kardashian and the singer Britney Spears.
(Photo from funnistablets)

Related reflections

Kobe's willingness to make sacrifices and thrive as an outsider also connects with Psychology: Kobe Bryant vs Michael Jordan, where I explore the inner battles and competitive motivation behind their games.

The idea of envisioning a goal and building towards it one piece at a time also appears in LEGENDS: Schwarzenegger, through Arnold's clear vision and daily training.