The Mamba Mentality is not just for on the basketball court. Nor is it just for pro athletes. It is for everybody. And I’ve found that it is your key to getting over your ex fast and moving on from your breakup. Keep reading to find out how you can use Kobe Bryant’s mamba mentality to bounce back from your breakup better than ever, without breaking a sweat in true mamba style. The choice really is yours. You can break or build after your breakup.

As Kobe summed it up as follows, “the Mamba Mentality means to be able to constantly try to be the best version of yourself. It's a constant quest to try to be better today than you were yesterday." Not only that, it is about “focusing on the process and trusting in the hard work when it matters most”. Breakups suck. They are hard and uncomfortable. But when you choose to rise above your breakup and you make a decision and commit to being better in spite of it your life changes in ways you can only imagine. I know first hand how making a decision can change everything. When it came down to it, I chose me over everything. And that is what made all the difference on where I am today. My breakup didn’t break me. It built me. Blindsided by a breakup. But i'm banking by choice.

Kobe came up with the mamba mentality while on one of his tours. Kobe said that he had “put the kids through so many drills and clinics and he just thought to himself 'Mamba Mentality'. And from that day it became a thing. He actually said it. It is best described as “the ultimate mantra for the competitive spirit. It started just as a hashtag that came to him one day, and it’s grown into something athletes, non-athletes embrace as a mindset.” According to the urban dictionary, it is “to attempt to reach above and beyond expectations no matter the circumstance breakups included (added by me for emphasis). There are 5 pillars to Kobe's legendary mindset – passion, obsession, relentlessness, resiliency, and fearlessness. When you embrace the mindset along with these pillars you become unstoppable. 

Your breakup happened for a reason. But as I like to say there is beauty in the breakup. It is your superpower if you allow it to be. Instead of letting your breakup break you, use it to fuel you and build you. There is no better breakup revenge than “banking from your breakup”. It is the ultimate bounce back strategy if I may say so myself. Ok seriously, it was how I got over being ghosted on my birthday after my long-term relationship ended unexpected. So embodying the mamba mentality allowed me to navigate my heartbreak and not break in the process. This was my version of the mamba mentality. Because at the end of the day I refused to let my breakup best me. For me it wasn't going to happen. Quite honestly, it wasn't an option. 

If you didn’t know what the mamba mentality was before Kobe’s sudden passing you know what it is now! It has taken on a whole new life and meaning since the fatal helicopter crash that claimed the life of Kobe Bryant. Since then it has become a movement. Not only has it inspired pro athletes, it has inspired millions of people around the world “to keep going, to keep pushing, and to keep fighting”. Your breakup is not the end, it is the beginning. It is a bump in the road. More so it is an opportunity to be more, do more and have more. Think of it this way, your ex did you a favor. Or as I like to say, "your ex gave you a blank check and doesn't even know it!" But at the end of the day it is up to you to cash that check and turn your breakup into bank.

“RIP Kobe Bryant. Thank you for sharing your life on and off the basketball court for the last 20 plus years and leaving an indelible mark on the world. Most importantly, thank you for leading by example and gifting us your legacy. Gone, but never forgotten. Love you Kobe. Mamba out!” 

How will you mamba-fy your breakup and use the mamba mentality in your life? That is the big question. How will you put the pillars of passion, obsession, relentlessness, resiliency, and fearlessness into practice in your life?

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