Dreamer's Blueprint

Why Talented Basketball Players Fail: The Mental Skills You're Missing

Send us a textMost basketball players train their body and skills. But what about their mind?In this episode, I break down the 7 mental skills that separate good players from great ones—the ones I was missing my whole career.THE 7 MENTAL SKILLS: ✅ Confidence (and how to build it with the Confidence Cycle) ✅ Self-Identity (why your worth can't be based on outcomes) ✅ Discipline (the DROSE formula for consistency) ✅ Mental Toughness (fortitude and resilience under pressure) ✅ Initiative (taking control of your own development) ✅ Communication (asking the questions that unlock growth) ✅ Adaptability & Figure-It-Out Ability (solving problems when plans fall apart)WHAT YOU'LL LEARN:Why physical skills don't matter if you can't use them under pressureThe Confidence CycleThe DROSE framework for building discipline that actually sticksHow to develop mental toughness like a trainable skill (not something you're born with)Why most players stay stuck (and how to break through)Real stories from my career: what NOT taking initiative cost meTHIS WEEK'S CHALLENGE: Pick ONE mental skill and work on it for 7 days with the specific action plan I give you at the end.Support the showProgress is the only Goal clotheshttps://beball-jones.myshopify.com/collections/allFollow the Podcast TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@beballjonespodcast Follow BeBall Jones on Instagram, Twitter, TikTok and Facebook @BeBallJones Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beballjones/Twitter: https://twitter.com/BeBallJonesTikTok: https://vm.tiktok.com/TTPdAFqYm9/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BeballJones0Show some support for the showhttps://www.buzzsprout.com/2008789/supporters/new

Are You Failing At These Skills That Coaches Love?

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Failed Player to Trainer: A Journey of Progress

Send us a textHere is the journey of me being a failed basketball player to becoming a trainer and podcaster. I give the importance of understanding the 3 different "games" of basketball, including the physical, mental, and business sides of the game. I look back on my personal struggles with identity and self-worth tied to basketball and how I aim to provide guidance to young players through my training and podcasting.Let's build this blueprint togetherChapters00:00 THE REINTRODUCTION01:09 THE BACKSTORY 02:54 THE PROBLEM03:55 THE LOWEST POINT06:00 THE AWAKENING10:25 THE PODCAST JOURNEY13:25 THE MISSION16:18 YOUR CHALLENGE THIS WEEK17:58 THE JOURNEY AHEADSupport the showProgress is the only Goal clotheshttps://beball-jones.myshopify.com/collections/allFollow the Podcast TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@beballjonespodcast Follow BeBall Jones on Instagram, Twitter, TikTok and Facebook @BeBallJones Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beballjones/Twitter: https://twitter.com/BeBallJonesTikTok: https://vm.tiktok.com/TTPdAFqYm9/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BeballJones0Show some support for the showhttps://www.buzzsprout.com/2008789/supporters/new

The Truth About Confidence (Most Basketball Players Get This Wrong)- Coach VJ Interview

Send us a textMost basketball players struggle with confidence but it's not because they don’t work hard, but because they’ve been taught the wrong way to build it.In this episode of The Dreamer’s Blueprint, I sit with mental performance coach and public speaker Coach VJ to break down the truth about confidence and why most players get it wrong.If you’re a basketball player who:-loses confidence after mistakes-struggles with negative self-talk-feels confident in practice but not in games-doubts yourself after failure or a bad game-or feels pressure to perform in a limited roleThis conversation is for you.We break down:+What confidence actually is (and what it isn’t)+Why confidence is a trainable skill, not a feeling+How failure plays a role in building real confidence+The importance of courage and taking action+How to flip negative self-talk into productive self-belief+The difference between internal vs external confidenceOne of the biggest lessons from this episode:Failure isn’t an event—it’s part of the process.If you want a step-by-step framework to build confidence the right way, check out Coach VJ’s Confidence Blueprint Course, where she goes deeper into the tools and skills for players to build their confidenceThis episode is for serious players who want to:✔ build real confidence✔ perform under pressure✔ grow mentally and emotionally✔ and compete at a higher levelYou can find the course here: https://www.mentalitysolutions.com/coursesYou can follow her Support the showProgress is the only Goal clotheshttps://beball-jones.myshopify.com/collections/allFollow the Podcast TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@beballjonespodcast Follow BeBall Jones on Instagram, Twitter, TikTok and Facebook @BeBallJones Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beballjones/Twitter: https://twitter.com/BeBallJonesTikTok: https://vm.tiktok.com/TTPdAFqYm9/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BeballJones0Show some support for the showhttps://www.buzzsprout.com/2008789/supporters/new

Why Winning Doesn’t Make You Great: Julie Fournier on the Truth Behind Success

Send us a textIn this conversation, Julie Fournier opens up about the process behind writing Beyond Winning — and the personal transformation it forced her to face. She talks about learning to live the same lessons she wrote about: choosing character over comparison, presence over perfection, and meaning over metrics.If you want to get your copy of the book hereWe unpack:• Why “winning” fails to define greatness• The danger of tying your identity to performance• How coaches shape team culture through empathy• What losing teaches you about resilience• The battle between ambition, peace, and contentment• The real cost of chasing achievements without self-awarenessIf you’ve ever struggled with pressure, perfectionism, or the feeling that “success should feel better than this,” this episode will hit home.This is more than basketball — it’s about who you become along the way.Support the showProgress is the only Goal clotheshttps://beball-jones.myshopify.com/collections/allFollow the Podcast TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@beballjonespodcast Follow BeBall Jones on Instagram, Twitter, TikTok and Facebook @BeBallJones Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beballjones/Twitter: https://twitter.com/BeBallJonesTikTok: https://vm.tiktok.com/TTPdAFqYm9/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BeballJones0Show some support for the showhttps://www.buzzsprout.com/2008789/supporters/new