Sports Motivation Podcast By I'm Not You | Mindset | Strategies | Habits | Psychology | Athlete Development | Host Niyi Sobo

There are certain obstacles and roadblocks that college athletes face that are unique to them, that they must be able to face and overcome them. In this episode, I break down my advice to the college athletes who want to go pro but don't have what they need to do that.   Time Stamps:   (1:22) Welcome back to the Sports Motivation Podcast and the Reality Check Series! (2:14) To the College Athlete (3:03) The previous episode was for the young, hungry athlete, www.imnotyou.com/yaa (4:44) Realities of the college athlete (6:51) My college days (10:06) The party scene is very overrated (10:22) Reality: Academics is a vehicle (14:44) Taper yourself off of dependences as fast as possible  (19:07) Reality: Time spent on your sport will hurt your relationships (20:25) READ! (21:12) Know your strategy (23:34) Use advice wisely (25:53) Develop courage (27:01) www.imnotyou.com/ki (27:37) Please leave a review if you’re digging the content (28:00) www.imnotyou.com/gymr

This is my advice to the young teenage athlete who is overly ambitious, obsessed and willing to do whatever it takes to be great. Take a listen.   Time Stamps:   (1:21) Welcome back to the Sports Motivation Podcast! (2:00) Listen to the Leadership Series if you haven’t (3:12) My history leading up to now (5:45) Today is for the young ambitious athlete (7:48) Reality: You are delusional to how all in you have to be (8:26) Reality: Pleasing your friends, family, and coaches (9:26) Reality: Habits of dependency (9:57) Reality: Need for validation (10:17) My advice to you (10:58) #1- Decide if your purpose is legit (14:36) #2- Learn to deal with pain well (16:55) #3- Decide what’s most important to you (19:25) #4- Settle the conflict with your athletes (22:13) #5- Get your money right (24:36) #6- Build your infrastructure for the long-term (25:38) #7- Decide you will always refuse other’s opinions on how good you’re doing (29:33) My offer to the young ambitious athlete or parent or coach of one               (32:

Best selling author Robert Greene, in his book 33 strategies of war, breaks down why having a sense of urgency is a major key to success. I give you my take in this episode, give it a listen.

Not having enough money, struggling financially, and inability to deal with financial pressure is what's holding a lot of athletes and entrepreneurs back from moving aggressively and actually creating the wealth they want. I was no different. Let me show you what I have learned about the art and science of creating wealth for yourself. Time Stamps:   (1:22) Welcome back to the Sports Motivation Podcast! (1:31) My history with money (4:47) My practical approach to money (5:13) #1: Give yourself a thorough reality check (5:45) #2: Spent time getting clarity on your thoughts and beliefs on money (8:52) #3: Have a system for managing your money (9:26) #4: Start giving money away (12:37) #5: Pay off your consumer debt and create a plan  (14:55) #6: Embrace Pressure (16:43) #7: Practice gratitude daily for what you have (20:52) The Money Playbook (21:12) My offer to you the listener (22:14) Email me at [email protected] and tell me why you need to be apart of this course (23:06) Books on money- Science of Getting R

Your job as a leader is to establish a feeling of control, and give that feeling to others. To empower. In order to do that, you must have clarity. In this episode, I show you how.   Time Stamps:   (1:22) Welcome back to the Sports Motivation Podcast! (4:16) Clarity (6:07) #1: Having clarity on what your GOALS are (6:54) #2: Have clarity on WHY you are doing what you’re doing (7:37) #3: Have clarity on your STRATEGY    (8:32) #4: Have clarity on your OBSTACLES (9:10) #5: Have routines and rituals that GROUND you (9:34) Tim Grover, “Relentless” (10:22) Tell your team what the goals and outcomes are (10:48) Tell your team what the outcomes look like  (11:41) Step 1 on creating clarity: Have a daily meeting with your significant other (11:54) The 4 items of this meeting (12:35) Meeting with your team (14:25) Now, Implement  

How big is your circle? Young MA breaks down why your circle needs to be tight. Take a listen.

Leaders don't run from pressure, they create more of it. If you have the habit of complaining about "difficulties" you may not be cut out for this life. It's not too late though, in this episode I show you how.   Time Stamps:   (1:22) Welcome back to the Sports Motivation Podcast! (2:08) Please go listen to Parts 1 and 2 if you haven’t (2:32) Shoutout to Brianna (5:52) Pressure (9:23) The practical lesson from history on Pain (9:37) Robert Greene, “33 Strategies of War” pg. 47 (14:40) #1- Decide what you want from life and who you want to be (15:19) #2- Decide how you need to behave in order to become who you want to become (15:40) #3- Write out a schedule  (17:02) Feel the pain and then re-up the next day  (17:45) Notice the upgrades and improvements (19:09) Refuse to let others let you feel like it’s okay to be average (20:23) Announce your goals publicly (20:45) My Instagram death ground (follow me @niyisobo) (21:49) Create extreme mentors and listen to them/watch their videos/hang their pictures on your w

In part 2 of the fearless leader series, I get more raw and real. Some of you are so afraid of conflict that you won't have a convo with your wife, won't talk to a friend, and won't ask for what you want. If that's you, listen to this episode and I'll show you how to break free from that.   Time Stamps:   (1:22) Welcome back to the Sports Motivation Podcast (1:30) Continuing the Fearless Leadership Series (2:38) Shoutout to Tahlia, Theresa, and Cynthia for your emails (3:07) Tahlia’s Email (3:56) I feel like a general in an army (6:13) Send me your thoughts or topic suggestions at [email protected] (7:47) I have to take my honesty and rawness to the next level (11:30) You have to be a leader (13:09) What’s preventing you from leading? (17:04) How to know if you are scared (17:07) Something is not right or there’s something you want and then tell yourself reasons for not speaking up (21:05) #1: Identify the situation in front of you that needs to be addressed (21:22) #2: Create a strategy immediately to deal w

The legend Dean Smith breaks down how he gets his players to be supremely confident on gameday. It's simple, yet profound.

A lot of people calling themselves leaders, and I scratch my head...Because they don't understand the basic fundamentals of what it really means to LEAD. This is part 1 of the Fearless Leader series, where I will be pointing out to you, in real words, exactly what I have found to be the keys to leadership, and the pitfalls to avoid.   Time Stamps:   (1:22) Welcome back to the Sports Motivation Podcast! (1:45) The Leadership series (3:23) What is a leader? (4:40) If you don’t take full responsibility, you are not a leader (6:30) What you can control

There's a lot of "truth" you hear on social media that is entirely misunderstood and can get you into a lot of trouble. Mainly, frustrated results and ineffective action. So you need to know the reality, the truth. In this episode, I show you the myths you hear, why they are preventing you from growing at the rate you want and what the truth is instead.   Time Stamps:   (1:22) Welcome back to the Sports Motivation Podcast! (1:25) You are on social media right? (2:00) Flashback story (7:08) 3 recurring ideas on social media (8:21) Myth #1- If you work hard, things will work out for you (14:22) Myth #2- There’s a way to get what you want GUARANTEED (21:23) Myth #3- You have to be positive and focus on what you want. (26:37) Which one of these do you fall victim to? (27:09) Ray Dalio, “Principles”

The idea of balance is a myth and an illusion, and guys like Grant Cardone get it. The question is, what lie have you been telling yourself that has prevented you from aiming for greatness in EVERY category of your life? Listen to this episode where I break down Cardone's philosophy and why it makes so much sense.

Everyone has been through trauma and experiences that have caused real pain. Some have dealt with extreme pain and been through situations that most can never relate to. How do you get through that? How do you come out stronger from these situations, instead of running from them your entire life? In this episode, I break down how.   Time Stamps:   (1:22) Welcome back to the Sports Motivation Podcast (2:37) We’ve all been through tough times (6:29) Step 1- Identify significant emotional events (9:11) Step 2- Get out what happened (10:42) Step 3- Identify what you concluded (16:14) Step 4- Identify how you have been affected? (16:46) Step 5- Go back in time and imagine you are talking to your younger self (19:16) Step 6- Repeat (20:08) More practical tips (23:00) Key Tip: Confront the person and get active   (24:40) You are valuable   (26:12) Email me at niyi.imnotyou.com  

I break down the 7 books that I keep by my bedside, that I read every NIGHT THAT SHOW ME AND REMIND ME HOW TO BE FEARLESS. YOU DONT WANT TO MISS THIS, AS I GIVE YOU EXCERPTS FROM EACH OF THE BOOKS.   Time Stamps:   (1:23) Welcome back to the Sports Motivation Podcast! (2:29) I know what I must do and I get myself to do it (3:03) What fearlessness looks like to me in real life (4:46) The Fearless Reading List (6:55) www.imnotyou.com/bookclub (8:24) Epictetus, “Art of Living” (12:20) Wallace D. Wattles, “The Science of Getting Rich” (16:18) Fredrick Douglas, “The Narrative of the Life of Fredrick Douglas” (25:53) Tim Grover, “Relentless” (31:22) Steven Pressfield, “The War of Art” (33:26) Robert Greene, “50th Law” (34:10) My interview with Robert Greene (37:30) James Allen, “Path to Prosperity” (40:50) My offer to you the loyal listener- [email protected] (41:53) The billionaire booklist

This is an excerpt from billionaire Tom Monaghan, the founder of Domino's Pizza and an absolute beast in business. If you think commitment is scary, he shows you how it actually is one of the most freeing experiences you can have.

Every once in awhile, I need to remind myself how soft I am in order to challenge myself and burn out the weakness. In this episode, I share with you 7 ways to know if you're being soft so you can wage war against the weaker you to move more aggressively towards your goals. Time Stamps: (1:22) Welcome back and get ready for a Reality Check (3:37) What it means to be soft (5:17) The 7 signs of softness (5:28) Complaining about other people (7:31) Avoiding Conflict (9:17) Justifying Mediocrity (11:52) Allowing fear to hinder aggressive goal setting (12:48) Zootopia reference (15:15) Relying on others to help you  (16:58) Ray Dalio, “Principles” (17:56) You still wake up late (20:30) Vices   RESOURCES: Spots for my Killer Instinct Coaching are filling up fast so don't wait! Apply now. 

There's this idea going around that you can't accomplish more than one "big" goal at a time, and you need to focus on only one area of life at a time. Hmmmmmm. My experience says otherwise, and in this episode, I want to show you how to go about making big things happen in more than one area of your life, at the same time.   Time Stamps:   (1:23) Welcome back to the Sports Motivation Podcast! (1:45) If you have a question you’d like me to address, email me at [email protected] (3:23) Balanced attack (5:54) Gary Keller, “The One Thing” (7:32) My current reality (9:35) Start with the mindset (10:03) Goals are for losers, winners have systems (10:58) Bill Walsh, “The Score Takes Care of Itself” (12:34) Focus on building the infrastructure (14:42) Everything starts with a vision (16:30) Your life is not a series of compartments, it is a whole (20:20) “I have a vision for how my life is going to work” then get to building machines (21:17) Create a life organizational chart/www.imnotyou.com/dominate2018 (22:04) Wak

This book changed my life and in this episode, I explain why.

Your only hope to separate yourself from the masses and become successful in the way you know you can is to become FEARLESS. Problem is, most people are not and most don't know what that even means. In this episode, I share with you my journey to become fearless and the step by step formula for how you can too.   Time Stamps:   (1:24) Welcome back to the Sports Motivation Podcast! (2:02) Fearlessness (2:25) Goals (4:11) What fearless means to me (7:11) P. Diddy talking about fearlessness (9:34) I feel fear every day (13:20) What is your definition of fear? (14:02) My realities (14:12) I knew what I wanted (16:04) I felt the pain of real failure (17:50) I gave myself permission to die trying (19:00) Your formula for being fearless (19:34) Decide specifically what you DEMAND from life (21:27) Get 100% sold on WHY you want it (21:47) Simon Sinek, “Start with Why” (25:07) Write down the things you are afraid of (26:04) Answer to every objection (30:16) Commit in any way necessary (32:16) After this, you will feel

If you wake up after 6am, you're leaving money and gains on the table. It's time for you to join the 5am (or earlier) club. In this episode, I show you how.   Time Stamps:   (1:22) Welcome back to the Sports Motivation Podcast! (2:15) The early riser (3:07) What does not being a “morning person” really mean? (6:07) Train yourself to get up early to gain time (6:43) Why you should wake up early (7:24) Kobe’s morning perspective (9:33) You are calling yourself busy (9:54) You need time alone (10:38) Prove to yourself that you are important (11:20) You are soft (11:54) How to wake up earlier (12:39) #1- You need to decide you need and want to wake up early (14:43) #2- Learn about why you don’t get up early and the 3 reasons (18:55) #3- Optimize your nutrition (19:52) Herbert M. Shelton- Food Combining Made Easy (20:23) #4- Settle conflict in your life (21:07) www.imnotyou.com/killerinstinct (22:14) #5- Create a bulletproof wakeup system      (26:13) Hit me up at [email protected]