Reality Check: My Advice to Young Ambitious Athletes

Sports Motivation Podcast

Niyi Sobo

Soccer, Football, Basketball, Crossfit, Mindset, Sports, Psychology, Dominate, Business

4.8 • 755 Ratings

🗓️ 2 March 2018

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

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.

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(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

(32:34) If this is for you, go to imnotyou.com/yaa

(33:46) Anyone 21 and up, go to 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.
0:06.0	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 them.
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.
1:25.7	Welcome to the sports motivation podcast. This is your host, Nees Showbo.
1:29.5	For all of you who are here listening for the first time welcome for those of you who are showing up day after day episode after episode supporting the
1:34.8	movement i salute you appreciate you and welcome as well all right so over the course of these next
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