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Benji Bruce Podcast

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How do great business minds think and what are they doing differently? Benji Bruce focuses on what entrepreneurs are really doing and the psychology that goes along with growing a business.
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Episodes

Be An Anomaly

Don't crush your own dreams. The world around you is already trying to do that to you so don't help them out. You need to be an anomaly if you want to make big changes in your life.

Dec 14, 202010 min

What To Do When You're Feeling Stuck

In this episode we talk about how to get unstuck. On your entrepreneur journey, you're going to feel stuck. You're going to feel uncertain about what to do next. So what do you do about it? That's what we discuss in this episode.

Dec 08, 202017 min

Pain Is Part Of The Process

Pain and struggle is part of growing a business. Eventually, you'll become numb to the pain and keep pushing through the struggle to reach your success

Nov 25, 202011 min

Stop Being So Humble. Boost Your Self-Esteem

Show Notes: Definition of humble: Having or showing a modest or low estimate of one's own importance Can you accomplish greatness with that mindset? Definition of self-esteem Confidence in one's own worth or abilities; self-respect Nobody else is responsible for building your self esteem The world doesn't care about your self esteem Despite what people post online about 'being nice' Most of your problems come from a lack of confidence in yourself You don't do b/c you're not confident in achievin...

Oct 28, 202021 min

The Boring Parts Of Your Business

Most people aren't willing to sit through the boring parts of their business, for long enough, for their business to take off Why aren't things working out for you the way you thought they would? You're too much in your feelings Story: Getting gigs with emailing was boring and hard Didn't say the right things People said no or ignored me Cold emailing is boring Excited at first, do the work, takes a long time, get demotivated, switch to something else What built the entertainment business? = Col...

Oct 19, 202023 minEp. 14

#13: Underestimating what it takes to succeed

You get demotivated when your expectations don’t match reality get excited do some work for a day, or two, or a week You don’t see immediate results so you ‘rethink’ & ‘plan’ You say “It’s not quantity it’s quality” So you slow down B/c you slowed down, you’re contacting less = only makes it worse You plan more, look at others online Wonder why you’re not getting results & get demotivated You blame the guru/person who told you to do the work You search for another method & get back t...

Feb 16, 201823 min

#12: The psychological factor that makes success inevitable

definition: the impetus(force) gained by a moving object Problem: Most people don’t get things done or start/stop Story: Living with a friend & schedule days to prospect. Got momentum, then stopped. Hard to get back Story 2: Facebook ads were going, I had to stop to change the website & didn’t start until two months later Made excuses about ‘creating content’ Momentum makes you an unstoppable force Makes you obsessed by generating thoughts because you have to keep up Sense of urgency You...

Nov 01, 201713 min

#11: Getting to $100k in a month

This is the email that was sent out... The first time I hit $1,000 a month, I thought it was amazing. Then $10,000 a month. Then $25,000. Then $90,000/month, etc. I looked at the $90,000 that month and thought, “Damn…for the longest time I struggled to make that in a year, and I just did it in a month.” What changed? What was the mindset that changed inside of me that allowed it to happen? Honestly…nothing. I was always a badass. Success doesn’t happen overnight, you iterate your way to it. You ...

Sep 11, 201717 min

#10: Make Money Or Excuses

The only thing standing in your way of growing your business are the excuses you make for why you don’t have any business. I don’t know how much you’re making right now in your business, but I do know that if you’re not making at least six figures, you’re making excuses instead. You don’t have time because you have a job and you have kids. I hear you. You can’t spend money right now because you have to pay bills. I hear you. You can’t bring a video guy with you to an event. I hear you. But do yo...

Jul 11, 201710 min

#9: The Day You Decide To Be Great

Most people don’t do enough. They haven’t decided to be great yet and it’s costing them everything. But when you decide to be great, you work through the pain. When things don’t work out, you figure out another way. When that doesn’t work, who cares, you figure out another way. And you keep going. The day you decide to be great is the day your life changes forever.

Apr 24, 20176 min

#8: Intense Psychology - Most people won't understand you

Your psychology should be so intense that it doesn’t make sense to people who aren’t on your level If you want to accomplish something, you have to be prepared for people to not understand you To accomplish something, you have to believe certain thoughts that might not register with the people around you. Warren Buffett has pictures of ‘times of crisis’ on his wall where everyone freaked out over the economy to remind everyone that it has happened and will keep happening so keep your cool. Be a ...

Apr 12, 20178 min

#7: Selling Your Expertise For A Lot Of Money

Problem: You have knowledge/expertise and you want to market yourself...sell it...but how? How do you sell YOU for a lot of money? I had a great presentation but couldn't sell it to seminars. I had to get into corporate Seminars: Events were boring, speakers were boring, etc. I created a pitch and it didn't work. Corporate: "I think you need entertainment because..." ..."Sure"..."Wait...I didn't finish my pitch" Most people have a great product but they're not selling because they're selling to ...

Mar 28, 20177 min

#6: How a 'nobody' built an entertainment empire

My problem: How do I get companies to pay me a lot to do a presentation? My Story: I met a guy at a house party. He’s getting business but not me. There comes a moment when you realize you need to step up your game It has nothing to do with your product It’s about EXPOSURE I built a sales process but it wasn’t too effective…I couldn’t charge high fees My problem: Why do they pay one guy high fees versus another guy? It’s all about IMAGE Value is based on what surrounds an item, not what the actu...

Mar 23, 201719 min

#5 Running Off Your Own Fuel When Starting

When you're building a business, it's easy to get demotivated because you feel like things aren't moving fast enough. You create content and nobody pays attention. You contact people to do business with, and nobody responds to you. And that's why you have to run off your own fuel in the beginning...because nobody pays attention to you, except you.

Mar 13, 20176 min

#4: Overcoming Procrastination

Procrastination is the enemy of success. But how do you overcome procrastination. In this episode, we talk about why people procrastinate and what to do about it.

Mar 07, 201715 min

#3: Why Are Billionaires So Secretive?

Extremely successful people tend to be quiet for a really good reason...especially billionaires. In this episode, we talk about why billionaires so so secretive. You'll also notice this happens with several entrepreneurs.

Mar 07, 20179 min

#2: Dealing With Family & Friends When Growing A Business

How should you deal with family and friends when you're building a business? Sometimes they don't get it and you don't know if you should cut them off or deal with it. So what should you do? This episode talks about the psychology you have to adopt with the people around you when you're trying to grow.

Mar 07, 201711 min

#1: Are Successful People Crazy?

Are great entrepreneurs delusional or rational? Should you believe in the Law Of Attraction or not? People keep telling you to think big, go after your dreams, and everything in between. But when you hear stories of entrepreneurs who make it big, you'll notice how rational they are. Or are they?

Mar 07, 201714 min
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