How to read more books and get more out of them
Sports Motivation Podcast
Niyi Sobo
4.8 • 755 Ratings
🗓️ 24 October 2017
⏱️ 36 minutes
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Summary
Do you buy books but not read them? Do you struggle to make practical use of what you read? In this episode, I share my belief system and practical approach towards reading, and show you how you can read and actually apply what you learn to 10x your results.
Episode 202 Time Stamps:
(1:21) Don’t be an idiot…
(4:06) Do you read just to READ?
(4:50) The most important thing = MINDSET.
(7:17) Mindset shift #1: All these books are owned by me, and are now my lifetime resources.
(9:47) “Niyi, I can’t afford books…”
(11:36) Mindset shift #2: I don’t have to read from start to finish.
(13:51) Mindset shift #3: Books are not “expensive”.
(16:10) Mindset shift #4: If someone I admire/trust recommends a books to me, I buy it and don’t think twice.
(20:31) The strategy: How to read more and get more out of it.
(20:57) #1: Know what you want from life!
(21:13) S/o to Robert Greene; when your MOTIVATION level is high, you learn FASTER.
(22:40) #2: Know specifically and precisely, what is preventing you from getting what you want.
(23:18) #3: Buy books that teach you how to overcome these setbacks.
(24:24) #4: Before you read, remind yourself why you’re reading this book.
(25:45) #5: I read in spurts and chunks.
(26:19) #6: Reinforce it, and repeat it.
(30:17) #7: Create a BOOK VAULT.
(31:31) What beliefs hold you back from reading?
(32:02) What can you take-away from my G-Code?
RESOURCES:
What are your top books? Email me! [email protected]
Want my top 100 books list? Visit imnotyou.com/bookclub
Check out today's blog post here: Imnotyou.com/202
Click the link to Get Ya Mind Right! ---> Imnotyou.com/GYMR
Thanks for listening to another Sports Motivation Podcast!
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. Welcome back to the Sports Motivation Podcast. |
| 1:24.6 | This is your host, Nees Showbo. |
| 1:26.6 | Today I'm talking books |
| 1:27.7 | because a lot of you read. And you know I read and you know I advocate |
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