No Days Off with Brian Gubernick

In this episode, I share some lessons that I recently learned from Tim Grover's book 'Winning': The best way to remain focused on achieving your goals is to flex the IDGAF muscle Unapologetically winning - doing whatever it takes to achieve your goals Why being selfish is OK   Today's challenge: Where do you need to start flexing your IDGAF muscle? Think about areas in your business and your personal world. Winning by Tim Grover --  Subscribe to our daily texts!    Follow us on Facebook for more daily tips on how to improve your business and your life.   Part of the Win Make Give Podcast Network

We all make plans in business and life, we plan experiences and vacations, we map it all out, and we have a pretty good idea of all that is going to happen. However, we rarely actually come up with a Plan B, or draft a contingency plan.   In this episode: I break down how to pre-plan for contingencies, in case your Plan A does not go... well, to plan I take us through an exercise we previously discussed in Episode 6, The G.R.O.W. Model, however, I put a twist on this model to help us overcome obstacles I share how to lead a team through a defined contingency plan Today's challenge: What goals have you set out, where you could implement a contingency plan just in case Plan A doesn't pan out? -- Subscribe to our daily texts!   Follow us on Facebook for more daily tips on how to improve your business and your life.   Part of the Win Make Give Podcast Network

In this episode, I share some of my takeaways from a book I recently read, 'The Comfort Crisis'. The author, Michael Easter, talks about how we have all become incredibly comfortable; everything we do in our world is easily accessible and we don't have to work very hard to survive - unlike our ancestors. We don't experience a great deal of uncomfort; we have become too comfortable.   This comfort that we are so used to hinders us from working hard or pushing through different challenges that life presents. We are accustomed to turning to our trusted technology devices to solve problems or save us from boredom.   We just don't spend enough time or energy surviving.   How do we introduce more uncomfortable things in our world? What can we do to get out of our comfort zone a bit more?   Today's challenge: What can you introduce in your world today to make you a little uncomfortable or requires you to exert more energy? -- Subscribe to our daily texts!    Follow us on Facebook for more daily tips on how to improve your business and your life.   Part of the Win Make Give Podcast Network

Most business leaders and those who have their pulse on the markets right now can agree that there are some significant economic changes going on in the world.   Simply put, the economy looks different today than it has over the last few years.   As an investor myself - in both real estate, the stock market, and other wealth creation strategies - there are a few things I am doing to prepare myself, my business, and my assets to adapt to and take advantage of the shifting economy.   In this episode, I share the steps you can (and should) take in today's economic climate to become more resilient in investing. -- Subscribe to our daily texts!    Follow us on Facebook for more daily tips on how to improve your business and your life.   Part of the Win Make Give Podcast Network

In this episode, I share the foundation and various elements of building trust with others.   In an article I read some time ago, I learned the three fundamentals of trust: logic, empathy, and authenticity. Understanding these three fundamentals and how you operate in these areas will determine how you operate in your role, whether in life or business.   On the contrary, if you lack in any of these areas, it is said that you 'wobble' which can cause a disconnect in building trust with others.   Lastly, I break down why you may be stronger in certain areas in your professional world but lacking in your personal world, or vice versa, and ways to improve in those areas.   Today's challenge: Where are you currently lacking in your trust triangle? What can you do differently in that area(s) to deepen trust? -- Subscribe to our daily texts!   Follow us on Facebook for more daily tips on improving your business and your life.   Part of the Win Make Give Podcast Network

In this episode, I share the story of Schwinn, the well-known bicycle company, and its unwillingness to adopt new ideas or make changes, which later led them to bankruptcy.   What can be learned from the downfall of Schwinn? There are 3 lessons we can take away from this, and these can be applied to either business or life.   I believe there are 3 essential steps to making a change: Unwilling vs unable Have a better solution or a better direction to change to You must be able to execute the change   Today's challenge: In both your business and your personal world, think about: Where do you think change is necessary? Are you willing to make the change? Is the change a better solution or direction? Do you have the discipline to make it happen? -- Subscribe to our daily texts!   Follow us on Facebook for more daily tips on how to improve your business and your life.   Part of the Win Make Give Podcast Network

In this episode, I share some words of wisdom from my mentor and good friend, Mack Newton. An impactful lesson that Mack shared with me and has stuck with me for a long time is the keys to finding happiness.   There are six lessons that Mack shared with me from dealing with self-pity to living in the present.   If you are seeking happiness in your life, I encourage you to honor these six things.   Today's challenge: Out of the 6 lessons shared, are you violating any of those areas right now? How can you change your approach to honoring them? Are any of these lessons missing in your life right now that you can implement? --  Subscribe to our daily texts!    Follow us on Facebook for more daily tips on how to improve your business and your life.   Part of the Win Make Give Podcast Network

In this episode, I break down why successful people are the most accountable individuals. Simply, they crave accountability, others depending on them to succeed, and they want to be held to a standard. With the #nodaysoff movement, and striving to get better every single day, you have to have some degree of accountability.\ I recently learned about The Hawthorne Effect. This refers to individuals who modify their behavior or performance when they are being observed or are receiving special attention; individuals have a higher sense of motivation or increased effort when they are being watched and expected to perform at a high level. Today's challenge: Where are you missing accountability? What can you put in place today to increase your accountability? Who can hold you accountable? Think about this in business, life, relationships, wealth, etc. Subscribe to our daily texts!  Follow us on Facebook for more daily tips on how to improve your business and your life. ---------- Part of the Win Make Give Podcast Network

In today's episode, I break down how to find opportunities in moments of crisis and share two stories. I share a story about how Johnson & Johnson experienced a crisis in their business that led to nationwide panic and how they took swift action to rectify the situation, and how by doing so, they regained trust among consumers and the public and strengthened their brand and reputation. A friend of mine told me that she had a health crisis occur that changed everything. She told me that after discovering this health challenge, she realized that she really has #nodaysoff from working towards better health. Through this health crisis came the opportunity to have a deeper appreciation for the time and a newfound gratitude for just being alive. She was more grateful for and purposeful around spending time with her loved ones. While no one wants to go through a crisis, know that with crisis, and over time, comes a tremendous amount of opportunity for us to become better and stronger. Today's challenge: What scenario have you gone through that you can look back on and draw lessons from? What opportunities were created out of this? Can you double down on those opportunities? If you have not yet come face to face with a crisis, how can you prepare? Can you study those that have experienced crisis and how they handled the opportunities that came with it? Subscribe to our daily texts!  Follow us on Facebook for more daily tips on how to improve your business and your life. ---------- Part of the Win Make Give Podcast Network

In this episode, I am sharing how the concept of thinking time has been one of the most impactful habits that I have implemented in both my life and business. Thinking time is the concept of creating time and space for you to isolate yourself and spend time asking a number of powerful questions to help you solve problems at a much deeper level. Establishing thinking time in your routine allows you to check the validity of all the assumptions you make on a regular basis. This dedicated time allows you to slow down and focus, and get to the root cause of problems. Here are some questions I challenge you to think around: 1) What do I need to practice to improve my game and deserve the success that I desire? 2) What shortcuts am I attempting to take right now by being lazy or impatient, or from procrastination? 3) What would my life look like if every customer I've ever had was a repeat customer? What do I need to do to keep all of these customers? 4) If I were fired and a new leader came into my business today, what decision or change would he or she immediately make? Today's challenge: Set aside some thinking time this week to contemplate these questions, or come up with a list of your own questions. Additionally, think about what questions you could ask yourself that help you in your personal world.   Book mentioned: The Road Less Stupid   Subscribe to our daily texts!   Follow us on Facebook for more daily tips on how to improve your business and your life. ---------- Part of the Win Make Give Podcast Network