It's a Good Life

Click here to listen to the full episode [https://pod.fo/e/24b6c2] When your connections with people deepen, your influence, impact and income increase. In this episode, bestselling author and speaker Vanessa Van Edwards outlines how to best communicate to create meaningful engagement with others. YOU WILL LEARN: ·   Three questions to elevate elevate your connection    NOTEWORTHY QUOTES FROM THIS EPISODE: “We need more than ever to be connected, to be turned on, to be engaged.” – Vanessa Van Edwards    “We are able to gift people dopamine in conversation.” – Vanessa Van Edwards    “We love people who gift us dopamine and we create mental markers for those people.” – Vanessa Van Edwards    “The biggest mistake that we make is we think that social skills or connection will happen by osmosis, or naturally, the more we work with people. That could not be further from the truth.” – Vanessa Van Edwards    “If you decide you're going to change your victim mindset into a redemption mindset, your world will change.” – Vanessa Van Edwards ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

If you listen to much of the media, you might feel the real estate market is on the precipice of another catastrophic crash, similar to 2008. In this podcast, Brian Buffini, founder and chairman of Buffini & Company, shares the real truth. Using well-researched data and stats, Brian discusses how the market is not crashing but is actually rebalancing back to numbers seen in 2019. He shares his forecast for the remainder of 2025 and into 2026, including home prices, median sales prices and mortgage rates.     Brian also offers practical, strategic tips that agents can use when working with buyers and sellers, many of whom also have been led to false beliefs by doom scrolling, to help them understand the true housing market. He also introduces a major new campaign for Buffini clients, “Just 1,” that will help them use the power of working by referral to transform their business.      YOU WILL LEARN:  • The real data on the housing market including current stats and a forecast for 2025 and 2026.   • How real estate agents can help their clients past doom scrolling and navigate them to successfully buying or selling a home.     • How the “Just 1” campaign, based on Buffini’s proven, repeatable system of working by referral, can transform your business and your life.     MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:    Just1 Campaign [https://itsagoodlfie.com/just1]    NOTEWORTHY QUOTES FROM THIS EPISODE:  “We’re back to 2019 now and by the way, a 2019 agent was far more skilled than a 2025 agent. They were far more professional called back on time, far more detailed and knew how to negotiate.” - Brian Buffini    “If rates go from 7 to 6%, 5.5 million additional households in the United States will be eligible to buy a home including most importantly, 1.6 million renters.” - Brian Buffini    “The key to this market for buyers is choice and for sellers it's about competition.”  - Brian Buffini    “Mortgage rates are going to hover between 6.25 and 6.5%.” - Brian Buffini    “Just one referral can change everything.” - Brian Buffini    ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Click here to listen to the full episode [https://pod.fo/e/228a15] In today’s hectic world, it can feel like there’s never enough time to achieve what we want to. In this episode, time management and productivity expert Laura Vanderkam explains how to bring calm to the chaos and make time for what matters most.   YOU WILL LEARN: ·     Tools and tips to help you become more tranquil.   MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: lauravanderkam.com [https://lauravanderkam.com/] Tranquility by Tuesday [https://www.amazon.com/Tranquility-Tuesday-Ways-Chaos-Matters-ebook/dp/B09Q7SWZRV/ref=sr_1_2?crid=1RULYVKWK0YK4&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.RMJ1EBiZ_A0nWgo9uhGyKJdRhE9ZVr2MiPWSasunlo39gKAsAT0BzroTUai910MSC9RJ9c8xNJ13z6KW8ybRYDVbAwTz0vp40oFc7jPyurE4irBRznXkUyjStB3Mm2Gb0epPKrUL8w2L2P_DCoswnytn1DRi_fFtp40z945FUfUPACrKHNLD1vPx0xwNmkEv9Hkz6l3K7PqRtRTO662G4mvzVpTBVLvIqT5DYQbwMxc4TBZW2xdQDF0ZKKVJN6ZG-gt0dVIV9jp6Ey7vAJDX4GGuB7jKXK3FCgrnawyCBmA.hjDHuhdn6Ecw7FeyqlZuJB8DyzI0UarkTGbjJ-js3u0&dib_tag=se&keywords=laura+vanderkam&qid=1710328894&sprefix=laura+vanderkam%2Caps%2C298&sr=8-2], by Laura Vanderkam   Free business consultation [https://win.buffiniandcompany.com/coaching/business-consultation/?refer=iagl]    NOTEWORTHY QUOTES FROM THIS EPISODE:   “When things are truly important to us, we tend to make space for them.” – Laura Vanderkam   “We can build the lives we want in the time that we have.” – Laura Vanderkam   “A good morning starts the night before.” – Laura Vanderkam   “Move by 3pm.” – Laura Vanderkam “Each week, you want to have one big adventure and one little adventure.” – Laura Vanderkam  itsagoodlife.com [https://www.itsagoodlife.com/] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

In a world filled with tension and misunderstanding, communication has never been more important. In this episode, Brian Buffini interviews Jefferson Fisher, a trial attorney, podcast host and communications expert, who shares some of the techniques and mindset practices outlined in his new bestselling book, The Next Conversation: Argue Less, Talk More. Whether you’re leading a team, having difficult conversations at home, or navigating high-stakes situations, Jefferson’s thoughtful and practical insights will help you speak with empathy, clarity, and confidence.    YOU WILL LEARN:  • The framework you can use prior to having a difficult conversation, leading to your desired outcome.    • How curiosity and asking questions leads to clarity and better outcomes.   • Assertiveness techniques that help you feel confident and take control of stressful conversations.       MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:  Buffini Coaching Live - Bold Predictions [Https://Buffini.com/bclpodcast] Free business consultation [https://www.itsagoodlife.com/bc] The Next Conversation: Argue Less, Talk More [https://www.amazon.com/Next-Conversation-Argue-Less-Talk/dp/0593718720/ref=sr_1_1?crid=15RVRSXJZLSQW&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.XqkTtPXk7tkOAtT14wp5cdri-dyiM4VCHzXWCduqxRR5-QFSXTtbzVJhERhLyLp6yRQJIE1e2ZCnniELb6D20fbaAmPXgJX3AYbYtf6gbOLL-9aIwfpDuqh7a_KUiIXQ5z9qi3UN50EG2GvjGdDk5mB3iSTEELcElGMIaqntDZjCqdT9nmRCwrsPHakYA_R7.q3JYJBsoyoOT_ywwzqSvzprRWscfQG68RA4cfomIp-8&dib_tag=se&keywords=The+Next+Conversation%3A+Argue+Less%2C+Talk+More&qid=1754673801&sprefix=the+next+conversation+argue+less%2C+talk+more%2Caps%2C142&sr=8-1] by Jefferson Fisher     NOTEWORTHY QUOTES FROM THIS EPISODE:  “When you get curious, when you slow down and use questions to your benefit, you're going to be one that's the people are going to go to in moments of chaos.” — Jefferson Fisher      “Confidence is not something you have before a conversation. Confidence is the outcome. It's the consequence.” — Jefferson Fisher    “When somebody asks you a question, take some time before you respond. Let your breath be the first word that you say.” — Jefferson Fisher    "When you set out to win an argument, what's most likely to happen is you will eventually lose the relationship.” — Jefferson Fisher  "If you do not set a goal, then the other person will set the goal for you. They will start to decide why you're talking to them, what you need.” — Jefferson Fisher   itsagoodlife.com [https://www.itsagoodlife.com/] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Click here to listen to the full episode [https://pod.fo/e/2503f0] What does it take to have the mindset of an Olympian? In this episode, Brian interviews speed skater Apolo Ohno to find out how we can unlock our inner potential and be inspired to achieve at the highest level, even in challenging and uncertain circumstances. Apolo describes how he developed his talent over time, how he managed his drive so that it didn’t consume him and how he learned to pivot and reinvent himself when he retired. YOU WILL LEARN: Why consistency and hard work trump talent. MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: Buffini Coaching Live [https://buffini.com/bclpodcast] Free Business Consultation [https://itsagoodlife.com/bc] INSPIRATIONAL QUOTES FROM THIS EPISODE: “Don’t allow one or two negative thoughts to detract away from the way that you communicate and interact with your family, with your loved ones, with your work and with the goals that you set forth on January 1.” – Apolo Ohno “If you’ve been derailed, that’s OK. But you have within your control to get back on the wagon, to reassess the situation and to go on the attack that’s going to best suit what you’re seeking. And unless you do that, and take control, you’re just going to be a passenger in the speeding train versus being the conductor.” – Apolo Ohno “I had the raw talent, but talent alone, unfortunately, is just not enough in the last 5 percent. It is merely just the starting line.” – Apolo Ohno “There’s a competitive inner drive and a fire in all of us. I call it that high-performance mindset. So, when that’s switched on, you are very sharp, you’re very hungry and it’s time to get work done.” – Apolo Ohno “Always continue to learn, and always stay hungry no matter what. We as human beings have the capacity to always grow. And we can change our neural chemistry through that system. We’re understanding how that works now. So, the mindset, to me was always the single greatest tool.” – Apolo Ohno “Hopefully I can help people unlock their own inner potential in a way that they become more confident, more resilient, better relationships with their family, and they’re getting what they believe they both deserve and what they seek.” – Apolo Ohno ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.