Where coaches and players come to explore Mental Performance, Leadership, and Team Culture so they can master the invisible aspects of the game that often go unnoticed. This show will help coaches conceptualize and implement a championship team culture for sustainable success and greater purpose. help players become intentional about their mindset, confidence, and leadership skills.Episodes with a (P) after the episode number are most useful for players. These episodes are about confidence, leadership, and mental performance. Coaches may also find these episodes a valuable resource for addressing these topics with their own players.Episodes with a (C) after the episode number are most useful for coaches. These episodes are about team culture, coaching, teaching, organizing a program, and leading a staff.
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episode 14: Just A Kid From Congo: Understanding Your Why and Giving Everything You Have (Jeannot Basima, Guard, Yale '27)
014 (C/P): In this episode, I speak with Jeannot Basima, one of my players who has just completed his high school career and is about to begin his career at Yale. Jeannot is from the Democratic Republic of Congo and he shares insight about:
- Growing up in Congo
- Coming to the U.S.
- Understanding your why
- Staying focused through adversity
- Leadership
- The opportunity to attend Yale
Jeannot has some powerful ideas to share with players and coaches alike. It meant a lot to me to be able to do this interview and I hope you enjoy.
Here is a link to the documentary, Congo-USA Basketball PJB Goma, Kivu, by Youcef Ouldyassia that depicts growing up in Goma, the work of the PJB Academy, and the journey to the U.S. for two players (Jeannot Basima and Cesar Tchilombo).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWCAoOPp8UE
And here is link to a GoFundMe page where you can donate to the PJB Academy
https://gofund.me/94a77c59
Funds raised by this page will be split as follows:
- 75% will go to support PJB in Congo: scholarships to local schools, as well as support of the basketball and life skills programs;
- 25% will be used to cover the costs of bringing players to the US for basketball summer camps and incidentals after they join schools (travel, partial tuitions, insurance, books, etc.)
The use of funds by this organization is audited and the report is available to donors upon request.
Chapters:
- Introduction
- Growing Up in Congo
- Understanding Your Why
- A Chance to Come to the U.S.
- Adjusting to Life in the U.S.
- Freshman Year
- Giving Everything You Have
- Civil War, Pandemic, and Volcanoes
- Sophomore Year
- Dealing with Doubt
- MVP/Just a Kid from Congo
- Junior Year
- Impacting the Game
- Senior Year
- Feeling Like It's All On Your
- Coach-Player Tension
- Being Recruited by Yale
- Returning Home
- Final Thoughts
Thanks so much for listening! If this show brought you value, please share it. If you have questions, comments, or if I can help you in anyway, please contact me on my website, CultureandConfidence.com.