“Work harder on yourself than you do on your job; you’ll go from making a living to making a fortune.” — Jim Rohn Earl Nightingale famously said, “We become what we think about.” Although we may dream of success and set goals to help us achieve it, our thoughts can create roadblocks along the way. How? Each time we think, “I can’t be successful; I was born poor” or “I’ve failed at this business/idea, I’m giving up” we give into our negative thoughts. Luckily, we can change our thoughts by developing positive personal and business philosophies to lean into each and every day. In this episode, Brian Buffini delves into the concept of personal and business philosophies and shares how they influence our lives. You’ll learn the two most common reasons we’re reluctant to change, how to handle those ‘goofy’ thoughts that impede our progress, and the six questions that will help you define your personal and business philosophies. He also outlines the three essential components to help you develop and maintain successful philosophies. Go to buffiniandcompany.com/ccs or call 1-800-945-3485 x2 to request a complimentary group coaching session with our membership consultant team! Are you a Buffini Show Insider? What are you waiting for? Join today!   Inspirational quotes from today’s interview: “We become what we think about.”—Earl Nightingale “Whatever the mind can conceive and believe, it can achieve.” — Napoleon Hill “Most people want to change their circumstances, but they don’t want to do the work to change their lives.” — Brian Buffini “Work harder on yourself than you do on your job; you’ll go from making a living to making a fortune.” — Jim Rohn “A person is limited only by the thoughts he chooses.” — James Allen “Circumstances do not make a man, they reveal them.” — James Allen “Forgetting who you are and where you’ve done leads to imposter syndrome.” — Brian Buffini “Do not dwell upon the sins and mistakes of yesterday so exclusively as to have no energy and mind left for living rightly today, and do not think that the sins of yesterday can prevent you from living purely today.” — James Allen “Being broke is a state of account; being poor is a state of mind.” — Brian Buffini “Show me a man skilled in his labor, he’ll serve before kings.” — King Solomon “The richest man is one that has a roof over his head, enough food to eat and enjoys what he does so he can’t tell the passing of one day to the next.” — King Solomon “Always do more than you’re paid for.” — Brian Buffini “Only by giving are you able to receive more than you already have.” — Jim Rohn “We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.” — Winston Churchill “Compound interest is the eighth wonder of the world. He who understands it earns it, he who doesn’t pays it.” –Albert Einstein “There’s two ways to face the future. One is with apprehension, the other is with anticipation.” — Jim Rohn “It’s okay to be disappointed, it’s not okay to get discouraged.” — Brian Buffini     Mentioned in the episode: The Strangest Secret by Earl Nightingale Treasury of Quotes by Jim Rohn As a Man Thinketh by James Allen Rich Habits: The Daily Success Habits of Wealthy Individuals by Thomas Corley The Millionaire Next Door by Thomas J. Stanley, Ph.D. The Millionaire Mind by Thomas J. Stanley, Ph.D. Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill What to Say When You Talk to Yourself  by Shad Helmstetter     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