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Sports Motivation Podcast

Interview: Sam Demma, Top 35 under 35 Global Change Maker + Speaker

Sports Motivation Podcast

Niyi Sobo

Sports, Business

4.9767 Ratings

🗓️ 19 May 2020

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

Sam Demma is an alumni of the Top 35 under 35 global change-maker award, the founder of the high performing student, and a 20-year-old keynote speaker. He has delivered two TEDx Talks, and He is the youngest member of CAPS – Canadian Association of Professional Speakers.
 
In this interview, he shares his powerful story that includes a tragic ending to his promising soccer career, dropping out of university to pursue his new dream, to speaking on stage in front of thousands and releasing his brand new "High Performing Student" course.
 
Time Stamps:
(1:22) Welcome Sam!
(3:23) Sam's incredible journey
(10:58) Ownership: Sam's foundation of hard work-ethic
(13:18) Small, consistent actions // Painful emotions: Impatience, uncertainty & imposter syndrome
(18:21) Knocking the "Imposter Syndrome"
(22:22) Sam's athlete background: How to upgrade your mindset
(24:26) How to raise your standards
(27:58) Advice for those who are afraid of pressure
(29:58) How to move on from major setbacks
(33:46) Sam's tactical tips: Early exercise, weekly set-up, and accountability
(37:37) Dealing with resistance from close friends and family
(44:21) How to navigate through, and lean into, FEAR
(47:58) Sam's "High Performing Student" course
(52:52) Sam's top books
(53:45) How to connect with Sam
 
Visit Sam's website: Samdemma.com
 
Check out Sam's online course: Highperformingstudent.com
 
 
Follow Sam on Instagram: @sam_demma
 
Connect with Sam on LinkedIn
 
Sam's Top 3 Books:
"Think and Grow Rich" by Napoleon Hill
"How to Win Friends and Influence People" Dale Carnegie
"The Way of the Superior Man" by David Deida
 
Sign up for the Killer Instinct course: Imnotyou.com/KI

Transcript

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0:00.0

If you try to get right, then you listen to my dad.

0:03.0

He's a beast.

0:05.0

And if you don't want to listen to him, okay, okay, you don't want to get successful.

0:11.0

If you ain't trying to dominate, man, they go listen to something else.

0:15.0

Welcome, athletes, top performers, and all those looking to gain that killer instinct, that edge you need

0:22.4

to dominate in any environment. This is the Sports Motivation podcast, and I'm your host,

0:28.1

Nees Showbo. I play ball and succeeded at the highest levels, and I'm now committed to showing

0:34.3

you how you can accomplish the ambitious goals and visions that you have.

0:39.3

This podcast is designed to teach you a high-level strategy, not just fluff and hype.

0:44.7

This will cut to the core if you let it. And by taking action on the practical and next-level

0:50.1

advice I share, you will see results. Expect that.

0:55.5

Expect to be more confident.

0:57.2

Expect to be more focused.

0:59.1

Expect to be more decisive.

1:01.1

And expect to be more fearless.

1:04.9

Expect to become the leader your vision needs you to become.

1:06.3

So listen up.

1:07.1

Take notes.

1:08.7

Let's get to it.

1:30.3

Welcome to the sports motivation podcast. It's your host, Nees Showbo. Today is really exciting for me, man. So you guys are going to be very, very glad that you heard from this young goat in the making, man. His name is Sam Dema.

1:37.3

He's an alumni of the top 35 under 35 Global Change Maker Award. So this dude is young. He's 20 years old. He's a founder of the

1:46.1

high performing student, which is an incredibly powerful course that he's created and a movement

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