Why Talented Basketball Players Fail: The Mental Skills You're Missing

Most basketball players train their body and skills. But what about their mind?

In this episode, I break down the 7 mental skills that separate good players from great ones—the ones I was missing my whole career.

THE 7 MENTAL SKILLS: ✅ Confidence (and how to build it with the Confidence Cycle) ✅ Self-Identity (why your worth can't be based on outcomes) ✅ Discipline (the DROSE formula for consistency) ✅ Mental Toughness (fortitude and resilience under pressure) ✅ Initiative (taking control of your own development) ✅ Communication (asking the questions that unlock growth) ✅ Adaptability & Figure-It-Out Ability (solving problems when plans fall apart)

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN:

• Why physical skills don't matter if you can't use them under pressure
• The Confidence Cycle
• The DROSE framework for building discipline that actually sticks
• How to develop mental toughness like a trainable skill (not something you're born with)
• Why most players stay stuck (and how to break through)
• Real stories from my career: what NOT taking initiative cost me

THIS WEEK'S CHALLENGE: Pick ONE mental skill and work on it for 7 days with the specific action plan I give you at the end.