Lessons from the Ashes #202

“Lessons are coming, and better days lie ahead.”– Brian Buffini How do you make a comeback after experiencing a trial, a setback or a difficulty? In this episode, Brian explains how he handled a series of life crises in a way that made his relationships better, his family stronger and his business more prosperous. Topics discussed include how Buffini & Company survived the impact of the last recession, how Brian’s family coped when their home was destroyed by a wildfire and how Brian himself endured his own serious health issues. Our team has put together an awesome book of inspirational quotes for you. Click here to grab it! Download Quote Book   YOU WILL LEARN: How the fire of a crisis can refine, purify and increase your value. How you can begin anew. How you can simplify your life.   MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: “My Way,” by Frank Sinatra “I Get Knocked Down,” by Chumbawamba “Cool Hand Luke,” movie “The Color Purple,” movie “God is Trying to Tell You Something,” song “Amazing Grace,” by Wintley Phipps “How to Win Friends and Influence People,” by Dale Carnegie “The Richest Man in Babylon,” by George S. Clason “The Greatest Salesman in the World,” by Og Mandino “The Power of Habit,” by Charles Duhigg   INSPIRATIONAL QUOTES FROM THIS EPISODE: “How do we become more valuable as human beings? Through these trials and through the intense heat of life, the impurities get burned off.”  – Brian Buffini “It is in the quiet crucible of your personal, private sufferings that your noblest dreams are born and God’s greatest gifts are given.” – Wintley Phipps “Trials teach us what we are; they dig up the soil and they let us see what we’re made of.” – Charles Spurgeon “Circumstances do not make the man; they reveal him.” – James Allen “Removing impurities in the human heart, that hurts. And it’s the kind of personal growth that nobody wants.” – Brian Buffini “When you actively engage in gradually refining yourself, you retreat from your lazy ways of covering yourself or making excuses.” – Epictetus “I do not think that there is any other quality so essential to success of any kind as the quality of perseverance. It overcomes almost everything, even nature.” – John D. Rockefeller “If you can’t fly, then run. If you can’t run, then walk. If you can’t walk, then crawl. But whatever you do, you have to keep moving forward.” – Martin Luther King, Jr. “Life is too short to get caught up in the tragedies of the past.”  – Brian Buffini “Procrastination is the silent killer. Act now.” – Brian Buffini “The secret of change is to focus all of your energy, not on fighting the old, but building the new.” – Socrates “And let us not grow weary of doing good. For in due season we will reap if we do not give up.” – Galatians 6:9 “Whatever you’re dealing with, I just hope you keep your chin up, keep your hopes up, keep your eyes up, look up, pray up, fellowship up and keep up and you’ll be just fine.” – Brian Buffini   https://www.TheBrianBuffiniShow.com http://www.brianbuffini.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brian_buffini Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brianbuffini Twitter: https://twitter.com/brianbuffini Theme Music:  “The Cliffs of Moher” by Brogue Wave Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.