Principles from The Greatest Salesman in the World, Part 2 #172
The Brian Buffini Show
Brian Buffini
4.8 • 2.4K Ratings
🗓️ 5 September 2019
⏱️ 29 minutes
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Summary
“Change is possible, transformation is possible – your best days are ahead.” – Brian Buffini
Og Mandino’s “The Greatest Salesman in the World” is a classic guide to success that has profoundly impacted the lives of millions of people around the world. In this episode, recorded live at a Buffini & Company event, Brian outlines his ten tips for a successful life, inspired by the book’s content.
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Inspirational quotes from today’s interview:
“Be decisive.” – Brian Buffini
“The way to develop decisiveness is to start right where you are with the very next question you face.” – Napoleon Hill
“Everybody processes information differently.” – Brian Buffini
“Being decisive does not mean you make a quick decision.” – Brian Buffini
“Once I make a decision, I live with it.” – Brian Buffini
“I’m willing to make a bad decision and live with it, than not make a decision at all.” – Brian Buffini
“Have a prioritized daily to-do list.” – Brian Buffini “There are casualties to technology. Just because you make something more efficient, doesn’t mean you make it more effective.” – Brian Buffini
“The physiology of sitting down and writing out a to-do list is different.” – Brian Buffini
“When you write something down, it has a deeper connection.” – Brian Buffini
“Have the technological reminders, but have the physiological paper.” – Brian Buffini
“Have no plan B.” – Brian Buffini
“You can do anything, but you can’t do everything.” – David Allen
“Affirm your gifts.” – Brian Buffini
“A gift is something you have been given and blessed with.” – Brian Buffini
“We speak out what’s in the heart.” – Brian Buffini
“It’s the repetition of affirmations that leads to belief. And once that belief becomes a deep conviction, things begin to happen.” – Mohammad Ali
“Hold the outcome in your open hand.” – Brian Buffini
“Never lose the joy.” – Brian Buffini
“Understand the difference between intensity and contentment.” – Brian Buffini
“You can be content and intense at the same time – that’s not a simple thing, but it is a very powerful thing.” – Brian Buffini
“Master your emotions.” – Brian Buffini “Differentiate between joy and happiness.” – Brian Buffini
“I’m always a joyful guy; I’m not always a happy guy.” – Brian Buffini
“Think in terms of decades.” – Brian Buffini
“Most people overestimate what they can do in a year and underestimate what they can do in ten years.” – Bill Gates
“When successful people tell you what they’re doing, take it to heart.” – Brian Buffini
“Take massive action.” – Brian Buffini
“Do you want to know who you are? Don’t ask. Act! Action will delineate and define you.” – Thomas Jefferson
“Don’t tell me – go do.” – Brian Buffini
“Never go it alone.” – Brian Buffini
“If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” African proverb
“I will persist until I succeed.” – Og Mandino
“Change is possible, transformation is possible – your best days are ahead.” – Brian Buffini
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Brian Bafini Show, where we explore the mindsets, motivation and methodologies |
| 0:21.5 | of success. |
| 0:22.5 | I'm David Ali, the producer of the show. |
| 0:24.8 | Thanks for tuning into the bonus episode today, part two of principles from the greatest salesman. |
| 0:30.8 | If you haven't listened to part one yet, you might want to start there at episode 171. |
| 0:36.0 | Let's dive in. |
| 0:39.4 | I'm going to give you 10 tips for a successful life that are going to lead into you writing |
| 0:44.5 | out some things for yourself. |
| 0:46.2 | Okay? |
| 0:47.2 | Are you all ready? |
| 0:48.9 | Number one. |
| 0:50.8 | Be decisive. |
| 0:53.4 | Be decisive. |
| 0:55.2 | By the way, I hope you know that I'm a chronological thinker and communicator. |
| 0:59.4 | So when I say number one, it's usually that which is our first importance. |
| 1:03.8 | Everybody with me? |
| 1:05.0 | So it doesn't mean number 10 is not valuable, but number one is of most value. |
| 1:11.8 | So be what? |
| 1:13.3 | Okay. |
| 1:14.3 | Napoleon Hill, no thinking, grow rich, said the way to develop decisiveness is to start |
| 1:19.8 | right where you are with the very next question you face. |
| 1:24.8 | So how many of you kind of go back and forward on decisions? |
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