Making Your Business and Life a Hit #281
The Brian Buffini Show
Brian Buffini
4.8 • 2.4K Ratings
🗓️ 8 June 2021
⏱️ 30 minutes
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Summary
“It's not enough to have talent. You have to have structure, organization and promotion. You have to have it all.” – Brian Buffini
You don’t have to reinvent the wheel to succeed – having a proven model to follow is a surefire way to achieve your goals. In this episode, a live recording from Buffini & Company Peak Experience, Brian explains how Berry Gordy’s Motown model for success can improve your business and your life. Topics discussed include: How to learn from past experiences, why collaboration is so important, why competition breeds champions and why you either innovate or you stagnate.
YOU WILL LEARN:
- Why you need a model for success.
- How to recruit, develop and expand a team.
- How to leverage your own and others’ gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:
Hitsville: The Making of Motown
INSPIRATIONAL QUOTES FROM THIS EPISODE:
“Risks have to be calculated and planned.” – Brian Buffini
“None of us is as smart as all of us.” – Brian Buffini
“Fear and self-doubt have always been the greatest enemies of human potential.” – Brian Tracy
“Having a competitive environment inside your culture and keeping the love - that's the magic.” – Brian Buffini
“Letting people share their gifts and strength is real love.” – Jon Gordon
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Brian Bafini Show, where we explore the mindset, motivation and methodologies |
| 0:19.2 | of success. |
| 0:20.2 | Today's message was a live broadcast from the Peak Experience, which is our first live |
| 0:26.1 | event in 2021. |
| 0:28.8 | We hope you enjoy this great content. |
| 0:40.3 | You know, one of the things we want when we come to an event like this, all of us, we |
| 0:43.0 | want to come away feeling a little better. |
| 0:45.0 | And we all know we've lost a little pep on our step. |
| 0:47.4 | Have you guys noticed some folks are a little grumpier? |
| 0:50.6 | Have you noticed some folks are still kind of in isolation even ourselves and we don't |
| 0:54.9 | really know it? |
| 0:55.9 | One of the dynamics is we're going to talk business models, we're going to talk insights, |
| 0:59.6 | we're going to talk some great lessons. |
| 1:01.6 | But the music of Motown is this amazing, amazing elixir. |
| 1:05.6 | It's all about similarities and it's all about bringing out the best and everyone can connect |
| 1:09.2 | to it. |
| 1:10.2 | And here's what I'm going to do. |
| 1:11.2 | I'm going to bring into the magic of Motown and bring into a guy that for 66 years |
| 1:16.0 | led one of the most revolutionary transformative best organizations in the world. |
| 1:21.7 | You know, it's not enough to have talent. |
| 1:24.4 | You have to have structure, organization, promotion, you have to have it all. |
| 1:28.6 | And there's lots of talent that no one ever heard of. |
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