139: Chukky Okobi | Understanding Your Emotions and Having Emotional Discipline

Chukky Okobi is an 8 year NFL veteran who was drafted by his hometown Pittsburgh Steelers. Today, he is a motivational and keynote speaker and an integrative psychology practitioner of Neuro-linguistic Programming and Mental and Emotional Release Therapy®. Through his coaching practice, Basic Instructions Mind Mastery, he serves as corporate trainer and executive mindset coach for entrepreneurs. Through his speaking, training, and coaching, Chukky simplifies complex psychological principles for excellence through metaphor and personal stories of how he reached his highest potential as a professional by becoming a Super Bowl Champion. Success is simple... if you know the Basic Instructions of Mind Mastery. In this episode, Chukky gets into why it is so important to understand how the conscious and unconscious mind works and how understanding our emotions helps us have emotional discipline. He also shares with us the 4 basic instructions to help us start working on our desired result and ends with how breathing helps us control our mind and our bodies. Check it out!  [00:01 – 08:10] Opening Segment I introduce our guest, Chuckky Okobi Connect with Chuckky through the links below Chukky’s superpower: having an open mind  Chukky talks about his story Having a conscious decision to like himself  Pain as a motivator to start, but it won’t last  [08:11 – 36:22] Chukky and His Experience with Self-Education How learning has changed for Chukky over the years You can learn everywhere, not just in school Knowing your relationship with God Shifting your mind as a thoroughbred  What happens when Chukky is running the show  It’s all about the coach Knowing how the conscious and unconscious mind works  Understanding negative emotions What it takes to be successful Starting with pain, a negative motivator  Found that sports is a pleasure motivator  The name of the game is happiness  [36:23 – 45:27] Closing Segment Exciting things in store fo