How To Get Out of a Funk #272
The Brian Buffini Show
Brian Buffini
4.8 • 2.4K Ratings
🗓️ 6 April 2021
⏱️ 40 minutes
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Summary
“When you're in a funk, it's time to go back to the fundamentals of personal growth and development, because I believe the greatest way to get out of a funk is to grow.” – Brian Buffini
Life is designed to have peaks and valleys. We all have highs and lows along the way – that just means we’re human. In this episode, Brian explains why everyone experiences a funk sometimes and how to best get past it. Topics discussed include: the three kinds of funks that exist; why positive self-talk matters; the difference between isolation and solitude; and why you must be careful what you read, watch and listen to.
YOU WILL LEARN:
- Reasons why you can get into a funk.
- How to navigate a funk when there is no instant fix.
- Steps to take to get out of a funk.
MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:
“Chatter,” by Ethan Kross
“What to Say When You Talk to Yourself,” by Shad Helmstetter
Episode 40, Getting Caught Talking to Yourself
“Boundaries,” by Henry Cloud
Episode 61, The Strangest Secret – by Earl Nightingale
Episode 200, As a Man Thinketh
Episode 220, Napoleon Hill’s Powerful Principles for Perilous Times
INSPIRATIONAL QUOTES FROM THIS EPISODE:
“We have highs, we have lows, we have times we're fired up, we have times when we're just at the bottom. There's nothing wrong with you, you're human.” – Brian Buffini
“It takes grit to be relentlessly positive.” – Brian Buffini
“Talk to yourself like you would to someone you love.” – Brené Brown
“We all need people. And we all do better with people.” – Brian Buffini
“One of the most life-giving things in the world is to serve somebody else.” – 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 and welcome to the Brian Bafini Show. |
| 0:43.0 | Thanks for joining me today. |
| 0:45.0 | Today's topic is how to get out of a funk. |
| 0:47.0 | There are three types of funk. |
| 0:49.0 | There's the funk you know you're in, where you're down, things aren't right, things aren't clicking, you're out of sorts, you're not even sure why, but you're just in a funk, right? |
| 1:01.0 | As the old jazz singer say, you got the blues. |
| 1:04.0 | The second type of funk is you're not sure you're in a funk, but you seem to be robin people the wrong way. |
| 1:11.0 | And you're saying things and you're getting reactions from people and it's like, what's wrong with them? |
| 1:16.0 | Well, it turns out you might be in a funk and that's why you're robin people the wrong way. |
| 1:22.0 | And then lastly is the funk you don't know you're in until you get out of it. |
| 1:28.0 | And that's probably the most dangerous one of all. |
| 1:30.0 | And that's why we always want to be pursuing those things that help us change our mindset, improve our attitudes, help us perform and operate at our best. |
| 1:41.0 | Because when you start pursuing that type of lifestyle, sometimes you realize my goodness, I've been out of sorts for a while and it just happens. |
| 1:50.0 | And it happens because of drift, no one ever decided in their life, I'm going to begin a funk today. |
| 1:56.0 | I'm going to get out of sorts today. I'm going to start being more depressed today. |
| 2:01.0 | No one ever makes that decision. It's you get out of a routine, something happens in your life, you have a setback, maybe there's a pandemic. |
| 2:10.0 | Maybe someone's lost their job. Maybe your favorite restaurant and your favorite show has gotten cancelled or all these different things are happening. |
| 2:18.0 | And bit by bit, maybe there's a little bit of negativity in the news. Maybe things haven't gone your way. |
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