The Power of a Made-Up Mind #262
The Brian Buffini Show
Brian Buffini
4.8 • 2.4K Ratings
🗓️ 26 January 2021
⏱️ 44 minutes
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Summary
“You can do it, but you’ve got to have your mind made up.” – Therese Buffini
All successful people have made up their minds to win long before they experience their first victory. In this episode, a rebroadcast of our most popular message ever, Brian discusses the power of a made-up mind and shares inspiring stories from his own life and the lives of people who’ve defied the odds. Brian also examines the two questions to consider when you want to make up your mind to live the life you’ve always dreamed of.
YOU WILL LEARN:
- Five benefits of harnessing the power of a made-up mind.
- How to turn negative feedback into life lessons.
- The importance of making a decision, no matter how big or small.
MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:
“Man’s Search for Meaning,” by Viktor Frankl
INSPIRATIONAL QUOTES FROM THIS EPISODE:
“Inside all books of success and all stories of victories, there are chapters of failure.” – Brian Buffini
“Even though you may stop for a while, when your mind is made up you never, ever give up.” – Brian Buffini
“If you’re giving up, your mind is not made up.” – Brian Buffini
“A human being whose mind is made up is a force of nature in this world.” – Brian Buffini
“I have made up my mind. And I have been blessed in my life as a result of it. But I did not do it by myself.” – Brian Buffini
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Brian Bafini show where we explore the mindsets, motivation and methodologies of success. |
| 0:21.0 | Today's show is our most popular message ever, the power of a made up mind. |
| 0:26.0 | We're re-broadcasting this show because the times we're in and the circumstances we face, one thing is for certain. |
| 0:33.0 | We need a made up mind now more than ever. And here's the man to help us get there, your coach Brian Bafini. |
| 0:49.0 | What I'm going to do today is talk to you autobiographically. I'm going to share with you some things that have really helped me. |
| 0:55.0 | And one thing that's really helped me and something that I continually go back to over and over again as a person is this concept of the power of a made up mind. |
| 1:05.0 | And today's webcast is dedicated to someone who taught me this and it's my mother. |
| 1:10.0 | Teresa Bafini is a remarkable gal. She's still a feisty little Irish woman. If you look up Irish mother in the dictionary her picture is there. |
| 1:19.0 | It's just a feisty gal. I get all my drive and determination from her. She always told me you could do it, but she always told me you've got to have your mind made up. |
| 1:28.0 | You've got to have your mind made up. And those are words that have stood the test of time. Those are things that have helped me in good times and in bad. |
| 1:36.0 | And I'm going to share with you some examples of people who've had a made up mind and their impact. |
| 1:41.0 | And I'm going to share with you from my own experience and my own journey. And then I'm going to perhaps have some things to help you make up your mind today. |
| 1:49.0 | Make some decisions and get yourself into a spot. When no matter what happens with the appraisals or what happens with a short sale or what happens with a buyer or a seller or a loan or any customer issue or what's going on at home yourself. |
| 2:00.0 | But that ultimately you're resolved as a person becomes resolute because of the power of your made up mind. |
| 2:07.0 | So I have three points for you today. What's the chances of that? So here's the three things we're going to cover. First we're going to cover the actual power of a made up mind. |
| 2:14.0 | I'm going to share with you some examples and insights on actually the power of a made up mind. |
| 2:19.0 | The next thing I want to talk to you about is the power of decision. And how important decisions are. |
| 2:25.0 | Once your mind is made up, you make a decision. These become the choices that we anchor. And then third, I want to talk to you about it's your time. It's your time. |
| 2:34.0 | So let's talk about it right now. The power of a made up mind. Okay. There's some great benefits to this. There is nothing like the resolve that comes when someone goes. |
| 2:45.0 | I know what I want. I know why I want it. And I know I'm going to do. I've just made up my mind because here's the first thing that happens with the made up mind is here's the first way you know your mind is made up. You never give up. You never give up. |
| 3:01.0 | The fact of the matter is never giving up. Now I want to give you a context on this. Inside all books of success and all stories of victories. There are chapters of failure. |
| 3:15.0 | I'm going to share with you some of my own today. But what I will tell you is even though you may try try try and you you might stop for a while or you get frustrated or a while or you become. |
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