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Sports Motivation Podcast

The deadliest temptation of the "successful" athlete

Sports Motivation Podcast

Niyi Sobo

Sports, Business

4.9767 Ratings

🗓️ 5 July 2016

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

In today's episode, I talk about temptations of the "successful" athlete. When it comes to being "successful", everyone has their own definition. Generally speaking, any athlete who's familiar with just the slightest taste of victory has experienced success. However, success doesn't come easy. Temptations will try to pull you into a state of being comfortable... So, here's how to win the championship of the mental game, consistently!


Key Points:

  • Understanding the deadly temptation to "eat the cheese"
  • Symptoms of falling for this temptation
  • 9 Steps to prevent yourself from settling!

 

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Transcript

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0:00.0

Yo, before we get into the podcast, I want to thank you for committing to growth.

0:10.6

If you're listening to this podcast, I know you're the type of person who is committed to living life at a high level.

0:16.4

To live in a legacy of intense personal drive and achievement to be in challenge to walk a path

0:21.0

that many are simply not willing to commit to. I salute you. I also know that you want to be

0:26.5

equipped with a dominant mindset so that you can succeed and dominate in any environment, no matter

0:32.1

the circumstances or obstacles. See, I've played and competed at the highest level of sports

0:37.4

in the best league in the

0:38.7

world in the NFL and have now gone on to experience a lot of success in my business and am now

0:44.1

helping ambitious and committed athletes and top performers just like you to develop the

0:49.8

mindset and strategies they need to dominate in any environment. So the question is, how much longer are you willing to let doubt, to let anxiety, lack of focus,

1:01.0

lack of discipline, prevent you from achieving the goals that you set for yourself?

1:05.0

What is the price of not developing that dominant mentality you need, of not establishing a clear

1:10.0

vision and goals to match,

1:11.6

not being disciplined, diligent, not being relentless in the way that you approach your goals

1:16.6

and your mission.

1:18.6

See, I know you know the importance of expert level coaching and guidance, the need for accountability,

1:24.6

for structure, for a solid plane, and the systems and habits to accompany them.

1:30.9

I know you want help from someone who has been there, someone who can approach your challenges

1:34.2

and problems from a place of knowledge and confidence. And that's why I'm offering you a free

1:39.4

60-minute strategy session with me. All I ask is that you are serious about taking your career to the

1:45.1

next level. You're willing to be challenged and push to new action, and you're willing to invest

1:49.8

both time and money into your process and results. See, it's 2016. That means there's going to be

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