3 Ways To Make 2021 Your Best Year Yet (On And Off The Court) - Podcast 38

Foreign welcome to the Visenger and Bounce training podcast. Shout out to all you guys tuning in, Apple Podcast and Spotify. You guys listening and of course you guys watching on YouTube as well. For you guys on YouTube right now, you guys are noticing that probably looks a little bit different than normal. If you guys watch the vlog, which I believe dropped on Tuesday or Wednesday. I, I talked about how I was getting a new camera and how the old system that I was using to record my podcast was going to be put on the back burners for now until I need it, maybe an interview, whatever, but I was getting a better camera. So first podcast using that camera. So getting a chance to be able to see what this looks like. From what I can tell now, it looks good. So we'll see how it looks when I end up uploading it and all that stuff and getting it all edited and all that stuff. So. But I'm excited to use it. I've used it a little bit in the gym this past week, so gonna really help take the quality of really everything that I do up a little bit. Which is, which is awesome. Obviously that's the goal. So excited about that and you guys are gonna kinda see that firsthand. So speaking of that, if you guys missed the vlog that I talked that I'm talking about now, make sure you guys go check that out. I literally take you through a day in the life of just what I do. And it was, it was just kind of a normal day. Especially not really normal because our state is kind of locked down for kind of. Because a lot of things are closed, so. Not really locked down. Well, there's a lot of things are closed, so things will look a little bit different. But I took you guys just through morning what I do, and then throughout the rest of the day. So go ahead and check that out if you guys are interested in that. I'm also gonna have another vlog dropping this week and actually it's gonna be about my younger brother Cam. And this has been a. I didn't expect to have as many requests as I have gotten about this, but I've had a lot of people request to have videos of Cam and actually I had a couple people request a day in the life of Cam and they want to just get a bigger, more in depth view of that. So for those of you guys who don't know, I'll preface this. So my brother's a senior in high school right now and so he's kind of going through his whole recruiting thing right now. You know, obviously January, so he's the season starting up actually this week for us, so he's getting ready to go with that. So we went through a just day in the life of what his days have looked like. And yeah, that was pretty awesome. We also have a workout coming with him too, so a bunch of stuff coming over the next week, two weeks, so be prepared for all that stuff. But again, that's why I love having this camera. Cause I can just do more stuff now. So anyway, the. Also I missed this, but Happy New Year to everybody who's watching this first podcast of 2021. And honestly, just before I can get into it, like, thank you guys so much for this year. I'm gonna have to post on Instagram at some point about this, but I mean, this year has been crazy. Like, I mean, I remember a year ago, January 2020, I had less than a thousand subscribers. I probably had like 600 subscribers in January. And now I'm at probably getting close to 16,000. And so that's one year right there. And I mean, it's, it's. I wouldn't have even thought like, I would be. And I'm not really where. I'm not anywhere yet. Like, I'm still not that big, but compared to where I was, like, it's. It can be good to take a step back. I'm not really like that usually. I'm like just a go, go, go. Like, I don't like to take a step back and kind of be just appreciative of what I've done because I see how much farther I have to go and. But I think it's a good thing to be able to kind of take a step back and then just recognize, you know, the progress that this channel's made. And that's all thanks to you guys. And, you know, especially you guys, who I see comments on every video, liking every post, and always, you know, DMing me all this stuff. Like, like, you guys are the ones who really make this stuff happen. So I'm very, very appreciative of all you guys. And you know, of course that's. That, that's, that's. This is the start. I mean, this is year one right here, right? So we're, we're really just getting started with all this. And, and the best thing about this YouTube sub is that it's really exponential, right? So, you know, we saw some growth year one, and then year two is where it just takes off, right? So I'm, I'm, I'm making. I've got stuff in the works, and I'm planning on. On facilitating that as best I can. Again, I appreciate you guys who have been supportive and are going to continue to support, and you guys are awesome. So thank you guys so much. Hope that you guys have a great 2021. And that's what this episode's all about, is how you can make 2021 the best that you can possibly make it. Now, just a little brief recap on 2020. I'm not gonna sit here and throw around all these cliches to you guys about how 2020 was this 2020 was that. Because I'm sure you guys have heard them a million times. Every person who's talked about 2020 talk about how it's a tough year and all this stuff. And yes, it absolutely was, but that's not. That's not the point of this video. Obviously, we know that stuff. So I'm not going to repeat what you guys already have heard been said a million times. The one thing I will say about 2020 that I haven't heard a ton of people talk about is how 2020 taught us a lesson that you don't. You have way less control over things than you thought that you had. Right? I have way less control over things that I thought that I had. You know, the craziest thing about 2020 for. From a basketball perspective, obviously a ton of other stuff, but from a basketball perspective, like, who would have thought that the NBA could just get canceled for whatever it was, three months, four months? Like, who would have thought that that could happen? Who would have thought that March Madness would get canceled? Who would have thought that? You know, I guess at that point, we were pretty, you know, the. The high school season. The AAU season's looking pretty, pretty, pretty bleak. But I mean, who would have thought in years past that high school seasons will get canceled or AAU seasons will get canceled? Like, that's crazy, right? Because it seems like that's something that's always there. It's always like, yeah, every winter, every November, we play basketball and we go. We play basketball November, December, January, February, March, and then it's the off season, and we play AAU in April, May, June, July, and then it's August. So, you know, we have a couple months of nothing, and then, boom, we're back in the gym end of October, November. Like, that's what it is, right? And. And so it's so weird now that that's not the case for a lot of people. A lot of people have not had that Same exact thing for me, obviously, it's been different for, I'm sure, a ton of you guys. I get messages from you guys all the time talking about how your season's been canceled or how it's gotten pushed back or all this extra stuff. So now we recognize that we have way less control over things than you might have thought previously. And so the people who are gonna be able to thrive moving forward are the ones who are gonna be able to express. Will accept this, because it can be hard to accept that you don't have that much control, that you're not. You're not in control of everything. There's a lot of things that you. You. You have to kind of let go. So the people who are. Who it can accept that and then not dwell on that, right? Not dwell on, oh, I can't, like, I can't do this, I can't do that. And I can't do, like, they're the ones who are saying, hey, you know what? What do I control? What can I get done? And I think for you guys, that's going to be a big thing moving forward for me, definitely, that's something that I have to constantly remind myself. You know, I heard a quote, and I think it was. I want to say it was PJF performance who said this on maybe an Instagram story. And it basically was something like, don't let what you can't do interfere with what you can do. Now, I don't know if that's his quote or not, but that's where I saw it from, and I thought it was great. I think I screenshotted it. Like, that's such a great point. Like, don't. And I get messages all the time from guys saying, hey, I don't have a hoop. I don't have this. I don't have that. Well, that might be one thing, but there's certainly other things you can do, right? You can definitely, if you have basketball, you can definitely work on your ball handling. You can definitely do some form shooting where you just shoot straight up in the air, looking at your rotation, your arc and all that stuff, and get a good feel for your shot. There's something you can do. So don't let what you can't do interfere with what you can do. And that's really gonna be the message that I have for you guys Moving forward in 20, 21 is there's things that you want to be able to control, and you gotta be able to accept that and then figure out what you can do. Okay? And if you do that, then you're gonna be in a position to be the most successful that you can possibly be. So that's kind of my message moving into 2021. But I want to talk about three specific ways that you can make 2021 the best year of your basketball development yet. Okay? And I think that if you do these three things, 2021 is going to be really, really good for you from a basketball perspective. Okay? And now is really the time to lock down and be ready to go and be ready to make those changes and evaluate how this past year went and then move forward with it. So that's really where I would start before I even get to those three. Those three reasons or those three points to make. How was your year basketball wise? Right? From. From a just straight up development perspective, how. How well did your year go? Right? What progress did you make? You know, maybe last year, you know, you didn't get very much playing time, and then this year you were a starter, right? So there's some progress to be proud of right there. Maybe you didn't get much playing time last year, and you also didn't get much playing time this year. So now it's time to ask yourself, like, why is that? What do I need to do that's going to get me better? And really another question to ask yourself when it comes to that is, what can I do that's going to help my team win, right? What is my. How can I contribute to a winning team? How can I contribute to winning basketball? The number one skill. I always talk about this. Shooting is the most important skill in basketball, right? And I said ball handling was second, but that's actually not true because the number one most important skill in basketball is your ability to contribute to winning. Shout out to Drew Hanlon for that. That's where I heard that from. Basically, all that means is that if you can help your team win, your coach will play you, your coach will put the ball in your hands and you're going to really be able to do what you do. If you can't contribute to winning, then you won't get playing time and you won't have the ball in your hands. And it's really as simple as that. So how do you contribute to winning? Is it, are you a really good point guard and you can handle the ball well, you can pass, you can set up the offense, you understand the game well, you have a high iq, well, then. Then that's what you got to double down on and be like, okay, I'm going to be great at this. So that, that way that's how I contribute to winning. Okay, are you a spot up shooter? Are you a guy who's going to be able to space the floor and hit shots? Well, if that's the case, you better be able to, you better make sure that you do your job really, really well. Okay. Or you know, are you defensive stopper? Right? Is that your job? Are you going to be the best defender? Well, now it's like, okay, I got to make sure that I can do that. And then of course we're going to get into how you can add to that and to kind of mold your game. But really you want to figure out how can I contribute best to winning? And maybe you don't have anything right now, so you got to think to yourself, okay, well what can I add to my game that's going to help me to contribute to winning? You know, maybe I'm already an okay shooter, so develop that skill. Maybe you're already okay with the ball in your hands, so develop that skill. And maybe you're an okay athlete, so develop your ability to play defense. That's really what it comes down to. So you want to evaluate how your 2020 went from a development perspective and then either keep on doing what you're doing or adjust accordingly. So the number one thing, and this kind of goes along with that, the number one point that you need to follow if you want to have a great 2021 from a basketball perspective is you need to have a plan. Okay? Super, super simple, but nobody does it. And listen, this is stuff that I have to, I've got listen to as well in terms of my own business, stuff like when I'm talking about like my training stuff like what, what's my plan going forward for this year? That's something that I absolutely have to do as well. But for you guys as basketball players, it's crucially important that you have a plan for how you are going to go about your development this year. Okay? Now this really starts off with what I just talked about. Mapping out what your strengths and your weaknesses are. So are you a great shooter? Cool. Are you not great with the ball in your hands? Cool. Well understand, you know, figure out those, those your big strengths and then you're really, you know, your weaknesses and ideally you're going to pick between three or four because obviously there's a lot of areas in basketball you could pay, you could say, listen, I'm not good at using ball screens or you might even go more specific you might say I'm not good at shooting off ball screens. I'm not good at shooting off of wide pin downs. I'm not good at doing this, that and the other. I'm not good at handling pressure. I'm not good at finishing with my left hand with my off foot. I'm not good at floaters. I'm not good at step backs. I'm not good at this. You can pick a million things, but let's not do that. Let's narrow this down a little bit. So let's say, you know, you're a grid shooter, okay? You're a good ball handler, but you're not a great finisher. And we'll also say that you're not, like, you're not great at creating your own shot. Okay? So there we go. There's four things right there to focus on where we can kind of map out a plan and say, how can I hit these four things? I would say three to four things, probably where you want to start. Now if you look back in, you know, May, June, July, and that's different. Maybe at that point you can create your shot pretty well, and maybe you can finish pretty well, too. Maybe that's where you change up what you focus on then, right? But for now, three or four areas that are your strengths, your weaknesses, stuff that you need to build on. And then let's build a plan to attack those areas. Become a great shooter, okay? Become the best shooter on your team and become a great ball handler as well. And then as you develop those things that are going to get you the playing time, right, the stuff that's going to help you contribute to winning right away. And also as you get better at those, you're going to be able to contribute to winning even more. Maybe you already are a starter, but if you got even better at those couple skills that you're already good at now, you could be like, you know, you could be the guy on your team. You could be option number one, right? That could be the jump that you make. So we want to continue to develop those strengths. But also if you have a couple, you know, weaknesses, right, you're not great finishing with your left hand, you're not great creating your own shot. Well, that's where we can all start to develop those as well. So now, not only are you better at those skills you're already good at, and you already get playing time for now, you also have a couple other things you can add to your game. So again, now you have the opportunity to be an even More effective player. Okay, so having a plan mapping your strengths and weaknesses, that's really the. A big. A big deal to start off with. The other thing to do is you need to come up with the overall plan of attack. And what I mean by that is there's a quote by Warren Buffett, and he says an idiot with a plan can beat a genius without a plan. Right? So just. Just going back to what I was saying. Having those three or four strengths and weaknesses that you're. You're picking, right? Then it becomes developing a plan for how you're going to actually get better at that. So I talked about this, actually. I want you guys to go back on my channel. I talked about, I think was the last video or two videos ago where I broke down basically how to create your workout schedule, how to structure your workouts, and it literally takes you through step by step by step. So if you have a specific area you want to get better at, you need to watch that video, and it's going to help you a ton on learning how you can actually do that. So that's a big deal right there that you guys make sure you have a plan. So typically, when I say that, I typically mean that you want to have at least three or four workouts that you can kind of cycle through. They're going to kind of hit those skills. Okay. And for the most part, I would say each workout should be kind of focused on one of those. But again, it kind of depends on where you're at. If you're more of a beginner, sometimes it'll be okay to be more broad with how you focus, but if you're a little more advanced, then it might be okay. This workout's got to be kind of laser focused on shooting off the dribble, or this workout's got to be kind of laser focused on a specific type of separation move. So maybe we're really focused on step backs, or we're really focused on the punch drag or the inverted drag, whatever it might be. And again, that video explains a little bit more in depth for you guys. But have some workouts you can cycle through. Maybe that's eight workouts that you cycle through. Maybe you cycle through them. You know, maybe you do four of those workouts for a month, and then you do the next four for the next month. Right? That. That's an option for you, but you want to at least have a plan. Okay. That's basically what I'm getting at. You don't want to just be the guy who's out, doing whatever. Because the thing is, without a plan, it's very easy to have your. All of your attention, right? Like, all of your effort is going towards basketball, right? You're working out and you're doing this, but it's really easy to be doing a lot, but actually getting nothing done, where you're getting to the gym every day and you're working on something. But if I were to ask you at the end of the year what you worked on, you wouldn't be able to tell me, right? If you go to the gym and I asked you when you get back, oh, what'd you work on today? You would say, you know, I worked on, I don't know, like, you.