CEO Your Life #167

<p><strong>“If you don’t have a deep desire to serve, you’re not a leader, you’re a taker.” – Brian Buffini</strong></p> <p>Do you want to take charge of your life, influence others and lead effectively? In this episode, a live recording from a recent Buffini & Company event, Brian explains how to be CEO of your own life. Through the lens of the classic movie <em>The Shawshank Redemption,</em> he teaches how you can create a vision, make decisions, keep hope alive, influence others and facilitate transformation.</p> <p>Are you a <a href= "http://info.buffiniandcompany.com/brian-buffini-show-insiders-gate.html"> Buffini Show Insider?</a> What are you waiting for? Join today and download CEO Your Life, Part II to hear Brian share how to define your vision, make informed decisions and ultimately discover what fuels your hope.</p> <p>Like what you hear? See Brian Buffini live at Buffini & Company Success Tour™. <a href= "https://buffiniandcompany.com/events/2018-success-tour/">Click here</a> to learn more and find an event near you.</p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p><strong>Inspirational quotes from today’s podcast:</strong></p> <p>“Show me someone who’s not a good follower and I’ll show you someone who’s a lousy leader.”  – Brian Buffini</p> <p>“I take responsibility for my own success, failures and everything in between.” – Brian Buffini</p> <p>“Many people are in the prison of their own mind right now.” – Brian Buffini</p> <p>“The buck stops with you.” – Brian Buffini</p> <p>“You work with the hand you’re dealt.” – Brian Buffini</p> <p>“If you are working on something exciting that you really care about you don’t have to be pushed, the vision pulls you.” – Steve Jobs </p> <p>“A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.</p> <p>“Short term decisions based on emotion are always bad decisions.” – Brian Buffini</p> <p>“Not everything is a life and death decision...we have to prioritize our decisions.” – Brian Buffini</p> <p>“Never make permanent decisions on tem