

Sports Motivation Podcast
Niyi Sobo
Take control of your sports career and start DOMINATING your competition. The "I'm Not You" Sports Domination Podcast is hosted by Former All American and NFL Running Back Olaniyi Sobomehin ( Niyi Sobo ) , and he walks you through the specific strategies, habits, and most important MINDSET that you need to take your game to the NEXT level. You'll learn how to master your emotions, how to set goals and crush them, and the mindset of the worlds best athletes so you can get the results you want. This show will feature interviews with NFL, NBA, MLB and Professional Soccer players so you can leverage their experience to reach your sports goals!
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Jun 12, 2019 • 10min
Books and Bars: The Draymond Green Mentality
It's easier to hear advice about how to "be the best" from someone who isn't that....but what about when you hear it from someone who is the best? In this episode, I break down a clip from a Draymond Green interview where he explicitly breaks down his mentality towards being "great", which has become somewhat of a cliche....but Draymond removes the vagueness and highlights what he truly believes. #InterviewBars

Jun 11, 2019 • 34min
Throwback: How to balance goals in 2 major areas of life
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. (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 niyi@imnotyou.com (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 | imnotyou.com/dominate2018 (22:04) Wake up early (4-5 am) and map out the picture of perfection for each of these categories (24:31) Work on it every single day with focus and obsession (26:18) For more in-depth planning, imnotyou.com/killerinstinct (26:45) Look at your life from a bird’s eye view (27:58) Create a pre and post routine for the times that you work on your goals (31:48) Do Not Settle

Jun 7, 2019 • 32min
Reality Check: Is Your Religion Holding You Back?
Your relationship with God is supposed to empower, embolden and clarify your life....yet so many people seem to be more confused, less confident, and even castrated by the ideas and unwritten guidelines that their religion imposes. In this episode, I challenge you to question your views and beliefs, and to create some much needed clarity on some key questions. Don't be mad, they are just questions... (1:22) Thank you for tuning in (2:22) "Risk" and "Conflict" (3:59) Growing up (in a Religion) (7:07) Is your religion empowering you, or holding you back? (10:52) Four evidential ways for you to analyze your situation (12:33) Evidence #1: You feel unworthy of success (14:18) Evidence #2: You're stuck in bad relationships (16:31) Evidence #3: Guilt for doing things that you love to do. (18:08) Evidence #4: Question your meaningless rituals. (20:48) We have the ability to create our own meanings (22:03) Some questions for you to ponder on (with an open-mind) (24:36) Question #1: Who/what is God? (25:05) Question #2: Why are humans here on this Earth? (26:51) Question #3: Am I inherently "worthy"? (28:28) Question #4: What are my priorities while I live here on this Earth? (29:02) Question #5: What activities interfere with my top priority? (30:05) In conclusion...

Jun 6, 2019 • 6min
Up on Game: How to Take Your Restaurant and Service Business to the Next Level
Do you have a business? Do you struggle to get new customers? Do you want to create a culture of cohesion, positivity and next level results? In this episode, I share with you a powerful podcast and consultant who happens to be one of the best of his kind. If you own a business, restaurant, or lead a team, you will not want to miss this episode. #UpOnGame Go to www.bradbodnarchuk.com to learn more.

Jun 5, 2019 • 10min
Books + Bars: "Higher" (ft. Nipsey Hussle & John Legend)
As strategic as you think you are, there are always going to be circumstances and blessings that show up to illustrate that there is something else out there, looking out for you... this is what Nipsey calls, "God's Grace." I break down a powerful lyric from his new song that shows the power of God's grace. #BARS #RIPNIP

Jun 4, 2019 • 26min
Throwback: How to stop being scared of what "People" think
How many times have you had an instinct to try or do something and you didn't out of fear of what someone would think or say or do to you? This is natural but this does not mean we must indulge in the fear. In this episode, I take you through a powerful exercise in how to unleash yourself from this fear and begin to take the action you need to. Check it out, it's very powerful! (1:22) Welcome back to the Sports Motivation Podcast! (2:07) Fear of other’s opinions (2:47) A high school story (6:27) Evolutionary Psychology Books (9:46) A quote from “Hagakure” (13:42) Death exercise (24:43) www.imnotyou.com/ki

May 31, 2019 • 26min
Throwback: How to Be 10x Better with your Time
Everyone talks about how much time they don't have and how busy they are. In this episode, I share with you some very practical and hard hitting tips that will super charge your energy and productivity and serve to make you into someone who gets things done. The right things done. Take a listen. (1:22) Welcome back to the Sports Motivation Podcast! (2:43) www.imnotyou.com/request to have your questions answered! (5:53) 7 practical steps to improving your time management (6:30) #1: Focus on replacing instead of eliminating (7:03) Charles Duhigg, “The Power of Habit” (9:05) #2: Focus on and maximize your transition periods (10:30) #3: Set up your checklists for your transitions (15:00) #4: Prepare in bulk beforehand (17:33) #5: Identify your intentions before you work/train (19:50) #6: Be pessimistic (21:26) #7: Bulletproof your environment consistently

May 30, 2019 • 8min
Up on Game: The Power of Running
No matter your sport or craft, running is one of the most simple, most effective and most powerful methods for exercise and self-reflection. In this episode, I share with you a free and effective app that allows you to create a fun relationship to running, and motivate you to do more as well. #UpOnGame

May 29, 2019 • 8min
Books and Bars: Constant Repetition Is the Path To Progression (ft. Nipsey Hussle)
In this episode, I break down a powerful Nipsey Hussle lyric that highlights the importance of constant repetition on your way to becoming world class at what you do. #BARS Songs featured: Nipsey Hussle - "Top Down" Nipsey Hussle - "Where Yo Money At?"

May 28, 2019 • 51min
My teammates are talking trash: How do I ignore it and keep playing my game?
You're under pressure already, and it gets worse when your teammates start talking about you under their breaths, when you make mistakes. How do you keep playing your best in spite of their criticism and trash talk? In this episode, I break down the real way to deal with this harsh reality. (1:22) The "underground" shine/respect (4:24) My teammates are talking trash... (8:41) Simba, and the "jungle" (13:09) The real solution... Who really cares? (15:19) NO CHILL: Media talking smack. (19:41) A true professional has the ability to perform, rain or shine. (23:07) Wanna be soft? (25:11) A "bloody anticipation" | James Harden (27:40) Nobody cares... (30:36) You want to be a professional? Be careful of the critics (32:45) Practical advice: Watch, observe, analyze. (35:38) An email that just didn't make sense. (37:37) You gotta keep pushing... (43:08) Tune in, to your inner G! (48:46) What I think about YOUR opinion.