Cause and Effect – by Earl Nightingale #302
The Brian Buffini Show
Brian Buffini
4.8 • 2.4K Ratings
🗓️ 2 November 2021
⏱️ 17 minutes
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Summary
“Don't sit in front of the cold stove and ask for heat, for you can sit there until you freeze to death. Pile in the wood. Serve first and the heat will come as a result.” – Earl Nightingale
The rewards we receive in life are always in exact proportion to our service. In this episode, Brian introduces the third in a series of unheard recordings by personal growth legend Earl Nightingale. Earl teaches the rule of cause and effect and explains why what we put out into the world is what we get back in return.
YOU WILL LEARN:
- Why increasing your service increases your rewards.
- How rewards come in two forms.
- Why you should work to become great where you are.
MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:
Episode 61, The Strangest Secret – by Earl Nightingale
https://www.thebrianbuffinishow.com/strangest-secret-earl-nightingale-061/
Episode 287, A Worthy Ideal – by Earl Nightingale
https://www.thebrianbuffinishow.com/a-worthy-ideal-by-earl-nightingale-287/
Episode 298, The Miracle of Your Mind – by Earl Nightingale
https://www.thebrianbuffinishow.com/the-miracle-of-your-mind-by-earl-nightingale-298/
“On Vital Reserves,” by William James
https://www.amazon.com/Vital-Reserves-Energies-Relaxation-Scholars/dp/129494777X
INSPIRATIONAL QUOTES FROM THIS EPISODE:
“Determine what it is you want. Look objectively at the place in which you now find yourself and determine ways of increasing your service so that you will earn the rewards you seek.” – Earl Nightingale
“Our fulfillment as individuals depends upon our reaction to what we've been given.” – Earl Nightingale
“Each morning and during the day ask yourself this question: How can I increase my service today knowing that my rewards in life must be in exact proportion to my service? Do this every day for 30 full days and you will have formed one of the most valuable habits in the world.” – Earl Nightingale
“If you're worried about your income or your future, you're concentrating on the wrong end of the scale. Look at the other end. Concern yourself only with increasing your service, with becoming great where you are, and your income and your future will take care of themselves.” – Earl Nightingale
“Next time you're off by yourself in a quiet place, contemplate your plot of ground and begin now to sow the seeds which will yield you a rich harvest.” – Earl Nightingale
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| 0:00.0 | Music |
| 0:14.0 | Welcome to the Brian Bafini Show, where we explore the mindsets, motivation and methodologies of success. |
| 0:20.0 | Here's your coach, Brian Bafini. |
| 0:23.0 | Music |
| 0:40.0 | Well, the top of the morning to you, welcome to the Brian Bafini Show. |
| 0:43.0 | I have a real treat for you today. |
| 0:45.0 | Another hidden treasure. |
| 0:47.0 | And never before heard recording from the great Earl Nightingale. |
| 0:52.0 | Now, I first introduced Earl Nightingale to you who've never been exposed to Earl Episode 61 to hear Earl's strangest secret. |
| 1:02.0 | The most impactful recording in the 21st century. |
| 1:06.0 | And so if you get a chance to listen to Episode 61, you can hear the actual original strangest secret in broadcast. |
| 1:14.0 | Now, we also did these Earl's pearls that we talk about, Episode 287 of the Brian Bafini Show was about a worthy ideal. |
| 1:22.0 | And then we did Episode 298, The Miracle of Your Mind. |
| 1:27.0 | Well, today we're going to be covering cause and effect. |
| 1:31.0 | And cause and effect are about the laws of success. |
| 1:35.0 | You know, there's a world we live in today that everything is subjective and there are no objective truths. |
| 1:40.0 | And that's just not true. |
| 1:41.0 | There you go. There's an objective statement. |
| 1:44.0 | For example, you can't have a subjective position on the law of gravity. |
| 1:48.0 | It's a law. It's a law of the universe, what goes up must come down. |
| 1:52.0 | There's the laws of physics that every action has an equal reaction. |
| 1:57.0 | We have gravity, we have physics, and today we're going to deal with the law of cause and effect. |
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