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It’s human nature to make excuses when things don’t go your way but if you take responsibility for where you are and why, you’ll get on track to live the good life. In this episode, Brian teaches how to succeed in your relationships, health, finances and business life by ditching the excuses and taking ownership instead.

YOU WILL LEARN:

· The types of excuses we make.

· The reasons we make those excuses.

· The importance of outside perspective.

NOTEWORTHY QUOTES FROM THIS EPISODE:

“Excuses are the lies we tell ourselves.” – Jocko Willink

“When we take ownership and truly embrace where we are and why we are, then we get to go to work.” – Brian Buffini

“Excuses do have purpose. They save face, they lower expectations and they justify low performance.” – Brian Buffini

“Ownership means I choose to do this, I embrace this on purpose.” – Brian Buffini

“Change is hard. We're like homing pigeons - we want to go back to what we know.” – Brian Buffini

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If you want greater client engagement, better internal collaboration and more profits, you need to be an Activator! In this episode, author Matt Dixon shares his extensive research on the traits of today’s rainmakers and explains how top performers drive consistent growth in their businesses by winning, retaining and developing loyal client relationships.

YOU WILL LEARN:

· The five types of business developers.

· How Activators deliver business and personal value for clients.

· The importance of building and leveraging professional networks.

MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

“The Activator Advantage,” by Matthew Dixon

“Made to Stick,” by Chip Heath and Dan Heath

NOTEWORTHY QUOTES FROM THIS EPISODE:

“Activators don't rest on their laurels. They activate their expertise.” – Matt Dixon

“Activators think of it very differently. The relationship happens first and then paid work is just the natural evolution of that relationship.” – Matt Dixon

“Activators bring their colleagues in.” – Matt Dixon

“Activators focus on a third dimension of value, something we call personal value.” – Matt Dixon

“Being thoughtful and helpful at a personal level creates real stickiness for activators in the client relationship.” – Matt Dixon

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Failure is never fun, but it is an essential prerequisite for success. In this episode, Brian explains why failure is an inescapable part of life and teaches how you can recover from it to come back better than ever.

YOU WILL LEARN:

· Why failure stinks.

· How successful people handle failure.

· How to be the comeback kid.

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INSPIRATIONAL QUOTES FROM THIS EPISODE:

“I believe the good life is not so much a destination, but the journey to get there.” – Brian Buffini

“A failure is like fertilizer. It stinks to be sure, but it makes things grow faster in the future.” – Denis Waitley

“The key ingredient for growth is humility.” – Brian Buffini

“The bottom line is we have to have optimism rooted in realism. And the realism is that, in every book of success, there are chapters of failure.” – Brian Buffini

“You can be a great comeback story; your best days are still yet to happen.” – Brian Buffini

“Your comeback story can be the inspiration to others.” – Brian Buffini

“The pursuit of happiness is the happiness itself.” – Brian Buffini

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