How To Be a Pro in an Unskilled World #266
The Brian Buffini Show
Brian Buffini
4.8 • 2.4K Ratings
🗓️ 23 February 2021
⏱️ 40 minutes
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Summary
“You're in total control of the skill set you have and the skill set you can have.” – Brian Buffini
We might not be able to control much in today’s uncertain world, but one dynamic we can control is the ability to develop our own skills. In this episode, Brian teaches how we can take charge of our attitude, efforts and self-development to become more skilled and professional and stand out from the crowd. Topics discussed include: how to develop emotional intelligence, how to listen well and why actions speak louder than words.
YOU WILL LEARN:
- How to connect with your clients.
- How to serve your clients.
- How to hone your skills.
MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:
“Emotional Intelligence,” by Daniel Goleman
Episode 14, An Interview with Daniel Goleman
Episode 26, Mastering the Art of Listening
Episode 87, The Unexpected Extras
Episode 161, Never Split the Difference with Chris Voss
“Takin’ Care of Business,” by Brian Buffini and Joe Niego
Buffini & Company training solutions
INSPIRATIONAL QUOTES FROM THIS EPISODE:
“It is easier to succeed right now than any time I've seen in the last 40 years.” – Brian Buffini
“We're not in control of very much. But we can control our attitude, we can control our efforts and we definitely can control our own self-development.” – Brian Buffini
“Gifts are given. Skills are acquired and honed.” – Brian Buffini
“Human beings want to feel heard, and they want to be connected.” – Brian Buffini
“Every time you fulfill a promise, you build trust. Every time you break a promise, you break trust.” – Brian Buffini
“There's a joy in serving, there's a purpose in serving, there's a beauty in giving.” – Brian Buffini
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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 | Today's podcast is entitled How to Be a Pro in an Unskilled World. |
| 0:48.0 | Sounds like a judgemental statement and maybe it is, but this podcast was inspired by a recent conversation I had with a bunch of my kids, friends. |
| 0:57.0 | For my kids in college, always our house from day one has always been the place to hang out. |
| 1:03.0 | We'd have 40, 50 people at our home throughout our kids lives. |
| 1:06.0 | We were always the place to come hang out. |
| 1:08.0 | We had the house set up for it. We had the backyard set up for it. |
| 1:12.0 | I mean, basically Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, there was always a big group of people over. |
| 1:18.0 | And obviously with COVID and so on and so forth, a lot of that's gone away. |
| 1:21.0 | But a lot of young folks, as I experience in our struggling, they've been struggling with the pandemic, |
| 1:26.0 | been struggling with the ability to connect and interact. |
| 1:28.0 | So what we've started doing is we have a big fire pit in the backyard. |
| 1:32.0 | We're able to do the social distancing. |
| 1:34.0 | We kind of have the snacks and whatever else outside. |
| 1:37.0 | And we have a little smaller groups than we used to have. |
| 1:39.0 | But we've been having groups of maybe six or seven kids over just sitting down having the chat, having the conversation. |
| 1:45.0 | One topic that keeps coming up over and over again, a lot of the kids they listen to the podcast |
| 1:49.0 | or they read a lot of the books I give out. |
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