It's a Good Life It's a Good Life

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In striving to succeed and reach their goals, many people experience a challenging balancing act between their emotions and their logic. In this episode, Brian examines the reasons for this internal tug of war and teaches how to achieve more balance and live the good life.
  
YOU WILL LEARN:
·     The 5 emotions we experience in our business lives.
·     The 5 logical tug of war partners.
·     The best ways to manage these internal conflicts.
 
MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:
 
The Peak Experience
 
NOTEWORTHY QUOTES FROM THIS EPISODE:
 
“There's no such thing as balance. What there is, is balancing.” – Brian Buffini  
 
“Contentment is resting in the goals that have been achieved.” – Brian Buffini    
 
“Every goal set and achieved needs to be celebrated.” – Brian Buffini   
 
“Sometimes you can be so focused on the results that you miss out on what the magical part is, which is the journey.” – Brian Buffini    
 
“When we're balancing, the war within is no longer a war. It's more of a quibble. It's more of a challenge. It's more of a daily adjustment.” – Brian Buffini   
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When your connections with people deepen, your influence, impact and income increase. In this episode, bestselling author and speaker Vanessa Van Edwards outlines the three levels of connection and explains how to best communicate to create meaningful engagement with others.
 
YOU WILL LEARN:
·     The questions that positively influence a connection.
·     The significance of self-narratives in leadership.
·     Practical tips for overcoming awkwardness.   
 
MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:
S2E54 Charisma - How to Have It and How to Use It
Science of People
 
“Captivate,” by Vanessa Van Edwards
 
MasterMind Summit

NOTEWORTHY QUOTES FROM THIS EPISODE:
 
“We need more than ever to be connected, to be turned on, to be engaged.” – Vanessa Van Edwards   
 
“We are able to gift people dopamine in conversation.” – Vanessa Van Edwards   
 
“We love people who gift us dopamine and we create mental markers for those people.” – Vanessa Van Edwards   
 
“The biggest mistake that we make is we think that social skills or connection will happen by osmosis, or naturally, the more we work with people. That could not be further from the truth.” – Vanessa Van Edwards   
 
“If you decide you're going to change your victim mindset into a redemption mindset, your world will change.” – Vanessa Van Edwards   
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Good habits are one of the key ingredients of success. In this episode, Brian shares how you can change your life by changing your habits, one step at a time. If you want to stop living on autopilot, break bad habits and build up positive habits instead, then this episode is for you!
 
Mentioned in this episode:
"Atomic Habits," by James Clear
 
"The Power of Habit," by Charles Duhigg 
"The Power of Full Engagement," by Tony Schwartz
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Inspirational quotes from today’s interview:
“We can break bad habits and we can institute good habits.” – Brian Buffini
“Good habits are the key to all success. Bad habits are the unlocked door to failure.” – Og Mandino
“Habits will form whether you want them or not. Whatever you repeat, you reinforce.” – James Clear
“Repetition of the same thought or physical action develops into a habit which, repeated frequently enough, becomes an automatic reflex.” – Norman Vincent Peale
“Anytime you take the smallest of bad habits and replace them with a good habit, you change your life.” – Brian Buffini
“If you don’t think small things make a difference, try sleeping in a room with a mosquito.” – Anonymous
“We build our character from the bricks of habit we pile up day by day.” – Zig Ziglar
“The difference between who you are and who you want to be is what you do.” – Charles Duhigg
“If you don’t like your outcomes, change your responses.” – Jack Canfield
“Good habits are as addictive as bad habits, and a lot more rewarding.” – Harvey Mackay
“The man who moves mountains begins by carrying away small stones.” – Confucius
“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit.” – Aristotle.
 
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With lawsuits, media headlines and very confused consumers, today’s real estate industry is more complex than it’s ever been. In this episode, Brian sheds light on why the marketplace is changing, casts a vision for the industry’s long-term future and takes calls from listeners who want to prepare for this new era of real estate.
 
YOU WILL LEARN:
·     The inside scoop on where the market is right now.
·     How the Do It N.O.W. campaign fuels success.  
·     How a new world-class training program will separate the pros from the amateurs and raise industry standards.
 
MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:
Free business consultation
Do It N.O.W.
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NOTEWORTHY QUOTES FROM THIS EPISODE:
 
“The next 12 months will be the most dramatic change that I have seen in 38 years in real estate.” – Brian Buffini
 
“A coach is someone who tells you what you don’t want to hear, who has you see what you don’t want to see, so you can be who you’ve always known you could be.” – Tom Landry
 
“Now is the time to persevere.” – Brian Buffini
 
“You have to stand out amongst the competition.” – Brian Buffini
“We really have to differentiate, we have to communicate, we have to articulate our value.” – Brian Buffini  
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When you experience a failure or a setback, do you quit or find another way to achieve your goal? Although many people choose to quit, the most resilient people use the disappointment they feel to propel them to greatness.
In this episode, Brian Buffini offers tips to help you become more resilient. In addition to outlining the three common enemies of resilience, he explains the three benefits of cultivating resiliency, and provides timeless advice on how you can become more resilient today.
 
Inspirational quotes from today’s interview:
“At the end of the day, you can’t win if you don’t finish the game.” — Brian Buffini
“I don’t measure a man’s success by how high he climbs, but how high he bounces when he hits bottom.” — General George S. Patton
“Disappointments are inevitable, but discouragement is a choice.” — Charles Stanley
“It’s okay to be disappointed; it’s very dangerous to let it turn into discouragement.” — Brian Buffini
“You can’t start the next chapter if you keep rereading the last one.” — Unknown
“What could we accomplish if we knew we could not fail?’—Eleanor Roosevelt
“Confidence comes with you when you walk in the room; you don’t have to say a thing.” — Brian Buffini
“Get the fundamentals down and the level of everything you do will rise.” — Michael Jordan
“Work harder on yourself than you do on your job. If you work on your job, you can make a living. If you work hard on yourself, you can make a fortune.” — Jim Rohn
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Building a network of interconnected people is a powerful advantage in business. In this episode, Brian explains how business networking has produced some of the most significant results in his career and how it can do the same for you.
 
YOU WILL LEARN:
·     The benefits of business to business relationships.
·     How to build connections.
·     How to turn connections into a community.
 
MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:
 
Free business consultation
The Peak Experience
 
Referral Maker PRO
 
“Never Eat Alone,” by Keith Ferrazzi
 
NOTEWORTHY QUOTES FROM THIS EPISODE:
 
“A transfer of trust takes place through a business referral.” – Brian Buffini
 
“One of the best ways to get connected is to be connected to one another.” – Brian Buffini
 
“Building a business network is one of the smartest things you can do in a business.” – Brian Buffini
 
“The currency of real networking is not greed but generosity.” – Keith Ferrazzi
 
“Give first, then ask, then you'll receive.” – Brian Buffini
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