Quick Cut: S2E343 Make the Impossible Possible - an Interview with Ben Nemtin

It's a Good Life

Brian Buffini

Business, Unknown, Entrepreneurship, Life, Good, Entrepreneur, Coaching

4.4 • 2.4K Ratings

🗓️ 30 October 2025

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Having a bucket list is a really powerful way to help you realize your dreams. In this episode, Brian interviews Ben Nemtin, star of MTV’s The Buried Life and co-founder of The Buried Life movement. Ben shares how after he struggled with depression growing up and was forced to drop out of college, he created the world’s greatest bucket list with his three childhood friends. As they searched for more purpose in life, they managed to achieve the unthinkable and, every time they accomplished a dream, they helped a complete stranger to cross something off their list too.

YOU WILL LEARN:

•What inspired Ben to start his quest and his greatest bucket-list achievements.

INSPIRATIONAL QUOTES FROM THIS EPISODE:

“The only way that we cross things off our list is through the help of other people.” – Ben Nemtin

“I think purpose is one of those things that brings you that sense of well-being. And that's really what a bucket list is, it’s all the things that are going to bring you that sense of purpose.” – Ben Nemtin

“A bucket list is bringing you back to your true self when everything else is pulling you away from that in life. And you just need reminders and devices to bring you back to those things that are truly going to bring you joy and happiness.” – Ben Nemtin

“Surround yourself with people that inspire you.” – Ben Nemtin

“I think that the good life is being authentic and honest with who you are and what you want and following that, even when it's hard. And serving others so that they can they can live their good life as well.” – Ben Nemtin

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0:00.0	Welcome to It's a Good Life with Brian Bafini, founder of America's largest business coaching company.
0:10.4	Here's a short classic cut from one of our all-time favorite episodes.
0:16.3	Today we have a guest who authored the number one New York Times bestselling book,
0:21.4	What Do You Want to Do Before You Die?
0:23.7	And Mr. Ben Nempton, he was a star of the MTV show, The Buried Life.
0:28.7	And as the co-founder of the Buried Life Movement, he created the world's greatest bucket list with his three best friends.
0:34.9	And they borrowed a rickety old RV and crisscrossed across North America
0:38.7	and they achieved almost the unimaginable and each time they accomplished a dream they helped
0:44.2	a complete stranger cross something off their bucket list from playing basketball with
0:49.1	the president Obama to having a beer with Prince Harry being in movies all, all kinds of great stuff, reuniting the father
0:55.8	and son after 17 years. And one of my favorites was surprising a girl with a much-needed bionic
1:01.5	arm. Ben's bucket list quest has helped millions of people awaken and be aware of what they can do
1:08.4	and what perhaps they thought was impossible is not that
1:10.9	impossible at all. We're big fans of the bucket list, but we're amateurs on the subject.
1:15.1	We thought we'd bring in a pro. I think a lot of people are ready not only to travel and
1:19.7	pursue, but to do something fun and exciting and stretch themselves. So Ben, we are delighted to
1:25.4	have you. Thanks for taking time to be on the show today thanks brian
1:28.8	i'm so excited to be here so cheers yeah you bet well before we dive into your amazing bucket list
1:36.2	adventure which is a cool story tell the folks a little bit about where you're from and what it was
1:41.9	like grown up in the nymphon family. I grew up in Victoria,
1:44.7	BC in Canada and one younger sister, two parents that were, my dad is actually a theatrical
1:53.1	clown. And my, so he was, he's a very, very funny guy. And my mom, she did a whole bunch of things.
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