Episode 150 - Olaniyi Sobomehin - Former NFL Fullback & Elite Mindset Coach

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? Episode brought to you by ONNIT - Use coupon code VISIONBOARD at checkout to receive 10% off at //www.onnit.com/?a_aid=Visionboard Get your FREE copy of CONVERSATIONS WITH CHAMPIONS, an inspirational quote book of all the guests from the podcast Simply visit //www.thevisionboardpodcast.com/ebook Get in touch with Jonny and Tristan at info@thevisionboardpodcast.com