The 5 Second Rule – an Interview with Mel Robbins #122
It's a Good Life
Brian Buffini
4.4 • 2.4K Ratings
🗓️ 2 October 2018
⏱️ 51 minutes
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Summary
“Growing means you’re leaving the comfort zone.” — Mel Robbins
According to best-selling author, Mel Robbins, she’s been figuring out what her next move is her entire adult life. Although she started her career in the legal field, she relied on her gut instinct to transition to careers in other fields, including coaching and media. However, it wasn’t until she combined all the things that energized her that she found her true purpose.
In this episode, Buffini & Company Master Trainer, J’aime Nowak, interviews Mel to learn more about her journey, from her childhood in Michigan to the lessons she’s learned throughout her career. You’ll learn about the “Energy Gauge” and the two questions you should ask when facing any kind of decision; how a “body audit” can help you gain clarity; and why counting backward from five can help you move past hesitation and spring into action.
During the conversation, Mel also offers her best tips and insight to help you tune into yourself and find what truly energizes you.
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Inspirational quotes from today’s interview:
“If you have parents who constructively argue over things and then resolve it, you have 10 times more likelihood to have a successful and happy marriage in your own life.” — Mel Robbins
“It was a moment in my life when I started lying and hiding information and I started being worried about disappointing people.” — Mel Robbins
“It’s only in owning the good and bad things that you can turn the page and use them rather than being used by them.” — Mel Robbins
“The most powerful thing you can do is own what has happened to you.” — Mel Robbins
“I’ve been exploring and figuring out my next move for my entire adult life.” — Mel Robbins
“Your body tells you whether you’re in the right job, the right situation in terms of where you live, the right romantic relationship, the right working relationship.” — Mel Robbins
“Your inner wisdom is always with you and always guiding you. The question is do you have the clarity to hear it and the courage to follow it?” — Mel Robbins
“If you’re facing a decision that requires you to do something outside of your comfort zone or requires you to change, your mind will talk you out of it in five seconds.” — Mel Robbins
“Growing means you’re leaving the comfort zone.” — Mel Robbins
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Bryan Biffini Show. Today we have Biffini Company's master trainer, Jamie |
| 0:20.8 | Noak, taking over the host seat and continuing our exploration of the mindsets, motivation |
| 0:25.9 | and methodologies of success. Jamie has been on Bryan's team for many years and brings an |
| 0:30.7 | incredible amount of business and life experience to the podcast. I know you're going to enjoy her |
| 0:35.7 | interview with our next guest. Well thank you David. Oh I love when I have the honor and the |
| 0:41.6 | opportunity to take over Bryan's podcast and even more so when I have an amazing person to talk to |
| 0:47.6 | and that is certainly the case today. I recently have had the pleasure of meeting our next guest, |
| 0:52.6 | Mel Robbins, when she presented at Bryan Biffini's success tour and she made such an impact on the |
| 0:58.9 | audience and me. I mean she rocked the room. Mel is a best-selling author of the five-second rule. |
| 1:05.6 | She's a CNN anchor, a contributor to Success Magazine. Well at the same time she balances being a |
| 1:11.8 | mom to three beautiful kids, a wife, a friend, a community member and a real straight shooter. |
| 1:18.7 | Mel I am so glad you're here with us today. Welcome to the show. Well thank you. I really appreciate |
| 1:24.1 | it. We're glad you're here. Now I want to get into the five-second rule and some other lessons you've |
| 1:29.2 | taught quickly but at first I want to kind of step back for a minute. Can you give us just a quick |
| 1:34.6 | picture of young Mel? You grew up in North Muskegon, Michigan. What was your childhood like and have |
| 1:42.1 | there been any big lessons or experiences that you had then that shaped you and helped you navigate |
| 1:48.3 | to get to where you are today? Wow. Big question. Let's just get right to it. |
| 1:56.0 | I'm really proud to be from Western Michigan. I grew up in a teeny tiny little town. I had an |
| 2:00.8 | incredible childhood. I mean my parents both came from very humble beginnings. My mom is the |
| 2:08.1 | daughter of farmers. My dad is the son of Austrian immigrants who are debakery and so I think |
| 2:16.6 | owning your own business, hard work and kitchen table wisdom is in my DNA and my dad went to |
| 2:25.2 | medical school. My mother worked nights at the IRS to support our family as my dad was going through |
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