3 lessons to learn from Kobe Bryant

Imagine standing at the altar at 21 years of age and at your home Catholic church reciting your marriage vows to the ‘love of your life’ with no one in your family present. Not even your mom, your dad, your siblings attending. Imagine years later receiving documents from a stranger asking you to sign that you’ve received a divorce paperwork from that very same ‘love of your life.’ And imagine again, years later you and the love of your life decide to cancel the divorce proceedings publicly. Yes, we are talking about Kobe Bryant. The same person who has achieved great successes on the court as well as off the court. I believe that there are at least 3 core lessons we can learn from an ‘all-star’ of man even through his ‘ups and downs’ of life:   Focus, family, and legacy.

Focus:  First and foremost, Kobe Bryant had a level of focus that was displayed across ever area of his life. He has been married to one woman since he was 23 years old. He was a devout catholic and attended his home Parish faithfully. For God sake, he had (and still) everyone chanting ‘black mamba’ because he believed he hosted the same powers of this snake:  Strikes with 99% accuracy, speed, and rapid succession.

Family:  Bryant was committed to family even in the test of time. He married his wife even when his parents, two sisters, and agent did not attend the marriage ceremony because the advised against his judgement. Even when his wife filed for divorce, he came back years later and publicly stated that he is not leaving his wife. And he loved his 4 kids. So, it is safe to say that he was very family oriented.

Legacy:  Bryant did not just focus on being a great basketball player, he focused on leaving a legacy. He could have stopped with only playing NBA just like his father did, who was Joe Bryant, an NBA basketball player. However, he invested in $6 million into a soft drink company in 2014 for 10% of the company that later his share was valuated at $200 million in 2018. Also, in 2016, he started a venture capitalist fund with an initial investment of $100 million. In previous years, his network was estimated to be in the excess of $600 million.

~  Attorney Ronnie O’Brien Rice, Ph.D.

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