When the Going Gets Tough #251
The Brian Buffini Show
Brian Buffini
4.8 • 2.4K Ratings
🗓️ 17 November 2020
⏱️ 34 minutes
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Summary
“Mental toughness is a core characteristic for the mindset, motivation and methodologies of success.” – Brian Buffini
You need to be mentally tough to conquer life’s many challenges. In this episode, Brian teaches how to develop the kind of mental toughness that will impact and improve every aspect of your life, set you apart from your competition and help you to live the good life. Topics discussed include: why entitlement is such a problem, why training must be ongoing and why gratitude is so important.
YOU WILL LEARN:
- Symptoms of our culture’s softness.
- Models of mental toughness in today’s world.
- Strategies to develop mental toughness.
MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:
Episode 066, An Interview with Brian Tracy – The Living Legend of Personal Growth
The Pathway to Mastery–Essentials
The Pathway to Mastery–Advanced
“The Emigrant Edge,” by Brian Buffini
Episode 025, The Power of a Made-Up Mind
“Man's Search for Meaning,” by Viktor E. Frankl
INSPIRATIONAL QUOTES FROM THIS EPISODE:
“Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.” – Thomas Edison
“The future belongs to the competent. Get good, get better, be the best!” – Brian Tracy
“When I'm training, I'm learning. And when I'm learning, I'm growing. And when I'm growing, I'm happy.” – Brian Buffini
“I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought, and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder.” – GK Chesterton
“If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude towards it.” – Maya Angelou
“A human being whose mind is made up is a force of nature in this world.” – Brian Buffini
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| 0:00.0 | MUSIC |
| 0:14.0 | Welcome to the Brian Baphini Show, where we explore the mindsets, motivation and methodologies |
| 0:19.2 | of success. |
| 0:20.2 | Here's your host, Brian Baphini. |
| 0:30.0 | MUSIC |
| 0:40.0 | Well, the top of the morning to you and welcome to the Brian Baphini Show. |
| 0:45.0 | Today's going to be a coaching session. |
| 0:47.6 | And we're going to get you in the locker room and have a chat. |
| 0:50.6 | Today's topic is when the going gets tough. |
| 0:54.4 | Dot, dot, dot. |
| 0:55.4 | Now, you know what the phrase is. |
| 0:57.3 | When the going gets tough, the tough get going. |
| 1:00.5 | And so today is all about developing mental toughness, mental toughness, something |
| 1:07.8 | I think that's in shorter supply all the time right now. |
| 1:11.9 | Something I think when you develop sets you apart from your competition. |
| 1:16.8 | Something that actually helps lead to this thing called the good life. |
| 1:20.4 | You got to be mentally tough. |
| 1:22.5 | You got to be mentally tough in your family life and in your relationships. |
| 1:25.8 | You got to be mentally tough in your business. |
| 1:28.9 | You got to be mentally tough in your financial life. |
| 1:32.1 | You got to be mentally tough in your physical life. |
| 1:35.1 | You got to be mentally tough emotionally. |
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