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.  

MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

Episode 166, Discipline Equals Freedom with Jocko Willink

https://www.thebrianbuffinishow.com/discipline-equals-freedom-with-jocko-willink-166/

Episode 054, Investing 101 with Brian’s Financial Brain Trust

https://www.thebrianbuffinishow.com/investing-101-with-brians-financial-brain-trust-054/

Episode 299, The Stories We Tell Ourselves

https://www.thebrianbuffinishow.com/the-stories-we-tell-ourselves-299/

MasterMind

https://www.buffiniandcompany.com/events/mastermind-summit/

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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