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The Mark Divine Show

Former NFL player Olaniyi Sobomehin on how he has used mental discipline to achieve his goals

The Mark Divine Show

Mark Divine

Fitness, Education, Self-improvement, Sealfit, Business, Leadership, Health & Fitness, Navyseals, Kokoroyoga, Alternative Health, Unbeatablemind, Politics, Entrepreneur, Health, Military, Yoga

4.81.7K Ratings

🗓️ 17 August 2016

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

This week Commander Mark Divine talks to Olaniyi Sobomehin about how to foster mental toughness. Olaniyi is a former NFL player, and has just left firefighting to focus on his business and his podcast, “I’m not you.” What are the mental and emotional strategies that he’s used to foster mental discipline in his sons, his athletes and himself? How will you be able to apply them to your own life?

Enjoy the podcast, and check out the gift that he’s put together for Unbeatable Mind listeners at imnotyou.com/divine.

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0:00.0

You can be as strong as you wouldn't be, but when you're under pressure and you are so nervous

0:18.8

that your heart's beating and your legs are weak and you can't physically get yourself to do something, it doesn't matter.

0:24.0

You've got discipline yourself to think about what it is that you want.

0:32.0

Think about what it is that you want to do. Think about move towards where it is that you want to go as opposed to what you don't want to do.

0:39.0

Hey folks, Mark Devine coming at you with the Unbeatable Mind Podcast.

0:46.0

Ooh yeah.

0:48.0

Here we are again this week with an incredible guest.

0:52.0

I'm super stoked to meet him and talk to him. And before I introduce you to Alanii, let me remind you to iTunes and please rate this podcast if you like it.

1:05.0

If you don't like it, then don't listen to it and don't rate it.

1:07.9

But if you do like it and go rate it.

1:11.0

So people, other people can find it. You know, how else are they going to find it?

1:13.6

Because, you know, there are a lot of people out there who game the system and, you know, pay people

1:17.8

to rate their podcasts and stuff. I'm just asking you to do it. And, uh, and, and, and, and,

1:22.0

there's five stars, and so if you start on the right and just click on the right, then that'll be enough.

1:28.0

Because that'll light up all five. You see where I'm going with that all right

1:36.1

So Alani you got up you got a correct me if I get your name wrong but a Alana Yi Sobinin. Soebin? So

1:45.4

So bohmahin. That wasn't too bad.

1:47.5

Shobomahin. Okay. I didn't do that. Alanih he chabomine. Okay, Alani is with me.

1:54.0

He's dialing in from Vancouver and Alani he is a former NFL football player, played with the New Orleans

2:01.2

saying he's a firefighter. He just informed me that he actually just retired,

2:04.6

thank you for your service, he's a father of four, and he's a motivational speaker and podcaster,

2:11.8

and he's got a show called I'm not you which is cool I can't wait to talk about that and I'm sure

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