S2E278 The Celtic Secret
It's a Good Life
Brian Buffini
4.4 • 2.4K Ratings
🗓️ 18 March 2025
⏱️ 27 minutes
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Summary
Have you ever wondered why Irish people are so beloved around the world? In this episode, Brian explains how you can tap into the ancient Celtic approach to gratitude that defines Ireland as a nation and makes its people so accepted and supported worldwide.
YOU WILL LEARN:
· The consequences of being ungrateful.
· The Celtic secret.
· The importance of practicing gratitude.
MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:
NOTEWORTHY QUOTES FROM THIS EPISODE:
“Relationships built on thank you and please are more likely to succeed.” – Brian Buffini
“No matter what the circumstances are, a sense of gratitude is what it's all about.” – Brian Buffini
“Be thankful for what you have; you'll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don't have, you will never, ever have enough.” – Oprah
“If you want to be happy, get your eyes off yourself and onto somebody else. Bless someone else. Thank somebody.” – Brian Buffini
“Gratitude is the healthiest of all human emotions. The more you express gratitude for what you have, the more likely you will have even more to express gratitude for.” – Zig Ziglar
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to It's a Good Life with Brian Bafini, founder of America's largest business coaching |
| 0:08.6 | company. Producer David Lally here to wish you a happy St. Patrick's Day. I know it was yesterday, |
| 0:15.5 | but to celebrate the special time of year, we're bringing back one of our favorite episodes, |
| 0:20.1 | The Celtic Secret. Whether |
| 0:22.1 | you're Irish by birth or just at heart, I hope this episode resonates deeply with you. So sit |
| 0:27.5 | back and enjoy The Celtic Secret. Well, the top of the morning to you and welcome to today's |
| 0:34.9 | episode, The Celtic Secret. |
| 0:42.4 | Lots of books about secrets these days and the secret to this and the secret to that. |
| 0:45.8 | And the truth of the matter is, there really are no secrets to success. |
| 0:49.2 | There's ancient principles that have been around for a long time. |
| 0:53.4 | They get repackaged and repurposed and a new book and a new idea comes out. |
| 0:55.0 | And the next thing you know, it's a great secret. But have you ever noticed how Irish people are beloved all over the world? |
| 1:01.6 | Has that ever kind of struck you as odd? Have you ever seen, for example, the parade of nations in |
| 1:06.5 | the Olympics? And there's countries walking in with flags and underneath it'll say 60 million people and |
| 1:12.1 | you've never heard of the country or you kind of have. And then in walk the Irish and they'll be |
| 1:18.3 | holding the Irish flag and it'll say Republic of Ireland, five million people and the stadium will |
| 1:24.1 | explode. And all of a sudden people are interested and the cameras spend all kinds of time |
| 1:29.0 | focusing on them. Have you ever noticed that? 23 US presidents claim Irish heritage, which is a great |
| 1:36.5 | way to get elected in America, by the way, is to say you're Irish. Why in the world is that? |
| 1:41.4 | There are Irish pubs in every country in the world. Some of those countries, they even have a ban on alcohol. |
| 1:46.9 | We're everywhere we're not supposed to be the Irish. |
| 1:49.9 | So why are the Irish so beloved? |
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