Alan Stein Jr.

And that changed my life.

That changed my perspective.

You know, I went into that workout expecting to see some sizzle, some sexiness, you know, some flash.

And he just was routinely drilling down on the basic fundamentals.

And, you know, ever since that day, that has been my core philosophy for performance is never getting bored with the basics and working on mastery of the fundamentals during the unseen hours.

absolutely and you hit the nail on the head that's incredibly insightful i think we can readily acknowledge that the basics if you allow them to can be monotonous can be mundane and can get boring unless you have that type of approach to them and even if you don't love doing the basics you need to love what the basics produce for you which is basically creating that foundation to which the rest of the house is built and guys like kobe they never leave them and that's that's the key and

The beautiful part is it's not saying that you don't also graduate to do more advanced techniques and so forth.

It says you never leave the basics.

Absolutely.

Absolutely.

Simple is smooth, and then smooth is what gets it done.

And of course, in a game like basketball, for your listeners that follow, it's footwork, it's shooting mechanics, it's how well you handle the ball.

We all know those are the basics.

So the first step for anyone trying to improve performance in any area of their life, first of all, is to admit that the basics work.

But then second, it's having the humility to acknowledge that doing the basics every day is not easy.

But what you have to do is get crystal clear on what are the basic fundamental building blocks of whatever it is you're trying to improve.

If you're trying to improve your marriage, what are the handful of fundamentals that will go into a nurturing relationship?

If you're trying to be a more influential and impactful executive, what are the handful of things that you... And you could go down the list, whether you want to be a musician, an artist, anything in between.

You have to get crystal clear on what those basics are, and then you have to commit towards working towards them relentlessly during the unseen hours to work towards mastery.

so there's a 4 a.m workout but what happens tell them what happens when you get there and you get there early well yeah and i arrived today early because i believe you're making a good first impression and i believe that getting places early is is a sign of respect to the person that you're going to meet and you know as a young coach i'm thinking what could be better than me leaving my mark and impressing kobe so if he thinks he's working out at four i'm going to be waiting for him at the gym at you know 3 30 a.m and he's going to be blown away