LIVE KOBE BRYANT TRIBUTE – Mental Health The Kobe Way
On Sunday, January 26th, 2020, the world lost a basketball icon, a dedicated father, and a great advocate for mental health awareness. Kobe Bryant amazed us on the basketball court, but inspired athletes and fans around the world off of the court by sharing his struggles with anxiety, insecurities, and a way to overcome it all with his Mamba Mentality!
The Mamba Mentality is about obsession. It is about prioritizing your professional goals over having a normal, balanced life. It is about playing without fear, mastering your craft and wanting not only to win, but to dominate! The five pillars are passion, obsession, relentlessness, resiliency, and fearlessness.
In partnership with IPlayGames, Reflect Media, Echo Theater Collective, CPD, and the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), YourPassion1st would like to invite you to a Kobe Bean Bryant (August 23rd, 1978 – January 26th, 2020) TRIBUTE hosted on the unfortunate day of his passing.
In recognizing Kobe and his Mamba Mentality, we have organized and amazing tribute event! Below are details of what you can look forward to:
Tuesday January 26, 2021 – 4:30pm – 9:00pm
4:30pm (CST) – NBA2K Basketball Tournament
Your Passion 1st dives into the world of Esports with its first NBA2k21 tournament hosted by I Play Games! If you haven’t signed up yet, here’s the link: https://iplaygames.challonge.com/YPF2k21
6:00pm (CST) – LIVE Art Experiment w/ Reflect Media & Echo Theater Collective
Live Art Experiment is a virtual performance where artists of different disciplines join together to create on the spot. Visual artists, dancers and musicians experiment for an improv collaboration. Our hope is to provide a platform for art to be used as a tool to unify and communication. There will be an auction held at the end of the show. Proceeds from the paintings go towards the artists and YourPassion1st
7:00pm (CST) – Panel Discussion – Mamba Mentality Mental Health The Kobe Way
Co-moderated by:
—Latesha Pike – Supervisor – National Alliance on Mental Illness
—Chris Thomas – Founder – YourPassion1st
Panelists:
—Dr. Wendy Borlabi – Sports Psychologist – Chicago Bulls
—Michael O. Fakuade – Professional Basketball Player – King Szczecin (Poland)
—Jitm Young – Coach/Mentor/Radio Personality – Chicago Jesuit Academy
—Daryl Satcher – Yoga & Mental Wellness Coach – A Leading Man
—Dr. Celeste & Stephen Jackson – Mental Health Practitioners
*panel subject to change
8:30pm (CST) ART AUCTION – Art by @dwhite.original(Instagram) plus special guests
The entire Tribute will be streamed LIVE on Facebook & YouTube @YourPassion1st!
We look forward to having you join us!
And remember…”In order to follow your dreams, you have to put YourPassion1st.”
