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Our special guest is Olaniyi Sobomehin. Niyi is a former NFL fullback with the New Orleans Saints and played college football at Portland State. After sustaining a serious injury and being released he began coaching and has built the success imnotyou.com where he helps transform athletes to be successful at the elite level.
You will learn plenty from Niyi Sobomehin in episode 150 of The Vision Board Podcast.
5:38 - we welcome Neye
6:44 - his current passions with development
7:45 - www.imnotyou.com
8:45 - the "I'm not you" mindset
10:25 - how old he was when he retired from the NFL
11:31 - insights into being a firefighter
12:45 - the dominate mindset
14:10 - how to develop the infrastructure for a strong mindset
14:50 - lessons learned through failures
15:45 - what is success?
18:35 - philosophy on "compensation"
20:22 - mental conditioning techniques
21:02 - "The Daily Stoic" by Ryan Holiday
22:05 - teaching life's lessons
26:10 - the double edge sword of certain instincts
28:03 - "a lot of breakthroughs happen when you become who you are"
29:09 - a story about his father
32:02 - the importance of reading
33:33 - the 25 cognitive biases
36:01 - Marcus Aurelius
37:33 - a hip hop analogy
38:52 - his wall of fame
42:30 - Tony Robbins and Shallow Hall
43:45 - how to destress
46:14 - "Relentless" by Tim Grover
47:32 - the meaning behind his name
48:34 - we must live by rule
51:31 - a quote to keep with you
52:49 - his accountability circle
54:14 - advice on bad days
55:45 - posters on his childhood wall
56:29 - what his 3 closest friends would say about him
58:44 - what five people would he invite to dinner?
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