Next-Gen Life & Leadership Skills – with Darren Hardy #056

“Your attention is precious. What controls your focus controls your life.”  — Darren Hardy Best-selling author and former publisher of Success Magazine, Darren Hardy started his personal development journey when he attended his first seminar at age 18. Over the course of his career – through television programming and publishing – he’s helped business leaders in all industries achieve their goals and all-new levels of success. In this episode, Brian Buffini asks Darren the top questions people want to know about his path to success, his influences, and his advice for becoming a successful leader in our ever-changing times. Darren shares his tips for staying true to yourself and your mission as a leader as your business grows and changes. You’ll learn about the key skills a leader needs to thrive, why confidence is essential to becoming courageous, and the great lesson he learned from one of his favorite interview subjects. By the end of the episode, you’ll be inspired to put what you hear into action.   Inspirational quotes from today’s interview: “One person can be an influence as an example or a warning.” — Darren Hardy “I was always looking for the person behind the personality.” — Darren Hardy “More has not changed than has changed.” — Darren Hardy “Social media allows you to communicate, but it doesn’t allow you to connect.” — Darren Hardy “The fundamental baseline of your business is people serving people.” — Darren Hardy “As long as you’re taking care of people, you’ll have a very fruitful future.” — Darren Hardy “We’re living in a world of epic distraction.” — Darren Hardy “Your attention is precious. What controls your focus controls your life.” — Darren Hardy “You get in life what you tolerate.” — Darren Hardy “The team you start with will never be the team you end up with.” — Darren Hardy “People are growing with you or you need to graduate up.” — Darren Hardy “You’ll hurt more people by not having the courage to do the right thing.” — Darren Hardy   Mentioned in the episode: Winners Dream: A Journey from Corner Store to Corner Office by Bill McDermott Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand   Connect with Brian Buffini http://www.brianbuffini.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brianbuffini Twitter: https://twitter.com/brianbuffini Buffini Show Insiders: http://www.thebrianbuffinishow.com/insiders Love what you heard? Share it with your friends! http://bit.ly/BrianBuffiniShow Click here to buy our Podcast theme music, “The Cliffs of Moher” by Brogue Wave. http://www.broguewave.com http://www.facebook.com/broguewave Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.