Be the Exception #044
It's a Good Life
Brian Buffini
4.4 • 2.4K Ratings
🗓️ 4 April 2017
⏱️ 32 minutes
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Summary
“Your adversities are your advantage.” — Darren Hardy
Best-selling author and success expert, Darren Hardy, was raised by his football coach father and learned to become a self-reliant high achiever at an early age. When he was 18, he attended his first personal growth seminar and the trajectory of his future was set.
In this episode, Darren shares why his upbringing created an advantage in his life and how the words of his father—to outlast and outwork everyone—guided him to success. He also shares the most common characteristics of successful people and his three keys to connecting deeper with people. By the end of the episode, you’ll be ready to take your success to the next level.
Inspirational quotes from today’s interview:
“Your adversities are your advantage.” — Darren Hardy
“For a new agent, a bad market is the best time to start.” — Darren Hardy
“You don’t have to be that smart or that skilled if you know how to get the right advice from people who spend their lives developing that particular area of expertise.” — Darren Hardy
“Every skill I’ve had, I had to work at developing.” — Darren Hardy
“Take 10 percent of every dollar you make from this point forward and tithe it to help other people. Now take another 10 cents of every dollar and invest it in your personal development.” — Brian Tracey
“I’ll outwork you, outlast you and out-educate you.” — Darren Hardy
Mentioned in this episode:
The Compound Effect by Darren Hardy
The Entrepreneur Roller Coaster by Darren Hardy
Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand
Atlas Shrugged and the Fountainhead by Ayn Rand
The Hero’s Journey by Joseph Campbell
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Brian Baphini show, where we explore the mindsets, motivation and methodologies |
| 0:19.3 | of success. |
| 0:20.3 | Here's your host, Brian Baphini. |
| 0:30.0 | Well, the top of the morning to you and welcome to the Brian Baphini show. |
| 0:36.3 | Today we are backstage at the success tour here in beautiful San Diego and we have a very, |
| 0:42.0 | very special guest join us today. |
| 0:44.2 | As you know, our goal is to only bring guests of people who have been there and done that. |
| 0:49.9 | As we explore the mindsets, motivation and methodologies of success. |
| 0:53.8 | Well today we have a man who has not only been there and done that, he's there and that |
| 0:58.2 | today. |
| 0:59.2 | Darren Hardy is a New York Times best selling author of three great books. |
| 1:03.4 | The compound of fact is one of my all time favorites. |
| 1:06.0 | So if you have not read the compound effect, I just think it's a game changer. |
| 1:10.0 | I also love the entrepreneur roller coaster. |
| 1:12.6 | That's never a true description of owning a business. |
| 1:16.0 | Darren has just been a leader in the personal growth and success industry for more than |
| 1:20.1 | 20 years. |
| 1:21.2 | He's had three television networks that he's headed up. |
| 1:24.1 | He was the publisher and editor of Success Magazine, which has a lineage of tremendously |
| 1:29.6 | successful people who've headed up that organization. |
| 1:32.7 | Highly sought after keynote speaker, Karen has spoken at many of our events. |
| 1:36.4 | He's also one of the National Speakers Association Master of Influence Award, which is people |
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