Focus #239
The Brian Buffini Show
Brian Buffini
4.8 • 2.4K Ratings
🗓️ 1 September 2020
⏱️ 31 minutes
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Summary
“If you pay attention to a distraction, it is a very high price you pay.” – Brian Buffini
It’s very easy to become distracted and lose focus in today’s fast-paced world. In this episode, Brian teaches how to avoid distractions, develop laser focus and become an on-purpose person who will win the day. Topics include how distraction dilutes concentration and energy, why multitasking isn’t necessarily positive, how to get back on task quickly if you get distracted and why a power hour can help you to complete short-term immediate action steps and gain momentum.
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YOU WILL LEARN:
- The three enemies of focus.
- The three benefits of focus.
- Action steps to become more focused.
MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:
Episode 14, An Interview with Daniel Goleman
“Focus: The Hidden Driver of Excellence,” by Daniel Goleman
“Flow,” by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Buffini & Company Heritage Profile
“For Want of a Nail,” poem
“Invictus,” by William Ernest Henley
INSPIRATIONAL QUOTES FROM THIS EPISODE:
“Distraction means you miss out on life.” – Brian Buffini
“Focus is intentional; drift is passive.” – Brian Buffini
“To be in hell is to drift: to be in heaven is to steer.” – George Bernard Shaw
“Concentrate all your thoughts upon the work at hand. The sun's rays do not burn until brought to a focus.” – Alexander Graham Bell
“It is those who concentrate on but one thing at a time who advance in this world.” – Og Mandino
“It is the set of the sails, not the direction of the wind that determines which way we will go.” – Jim Rohn
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | MUSIC |
| 0:14.0 | Welcome to the Brian Baphini Show, where we explore the mindsets, motivation and methodologies |
| 0:19.2 | of success. |
| 0:20.2 | Here's your host, Brian Baphini. |
| 0:30.0 | MUSIC |
| 0:40.0 | Well, the top of the morning, Tia, welcome to the Brian Baphini Show. |
| 0:43.5 | Thanks for joining me. |
| 0:45.0 | I got a great show in store for you today. |
| 0:47.2 | We're going to be covering the F word. |
| 0:49.9 | The biggest F word out there, the F word that helps more people with mindset and motivation |
| 0:55.8 | and methodology of success. |
| 0:58.0 | That's right. |
| 0:59.0 | We're talking about the F word called focus. |
| 1:03.5 | It's time to focus, boys and girls. |
| 1:05.8 | I've told this story before and I'll tell it again many years ago. |
| 1:10.6 | Bill Gates, who had just ascended to be the number one wealthiest man in the world and |
| 1:15.5 | the number two wealthiest man in the world, was Warren Buffett. |
| 1:20.2 | These two giants of industry had no real interest in ever meeting each other. |
| 1:24.5 | This was not that interested in stock market people and his perception of Warren was that |
| 1:28.8 | he was a Wall Street guy. |
| 1:30.7 | And Warren had really no interest in meeting Bill Gates because he really wasn't in the |
| 1:35.1 | technology. |
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