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by Brian Proctor
Born to Win isn’t just another motivational podcast — it’s your weekly reset for focus, clarity, and unstoppable growth.Hosted by Brian Proctor, son of legendary teacher Bob Proctor, this show distills six decades of success wisdom into bite-sized, 15-minute episodes you can actually use.Each Monday, you’ll get real-world principles that work when you work them — helping you transform your income, health, relationships, and business from the inside out.No fluff. No hype. Just timeless laws of life simplified for today’s world.Because you weren’t born to settle — you were Born to Win.Simplified Success in 15 Minutes or Less. Listen now and win big!
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- 5 days ago13 min
EP48: The Power of Rose-Colored Glasses
People used to say my father looked at the world through rose-colored glasses. They didn’t always mean it as a compliment. They thought he was naive. That maybe he didn’t see how difficult life could really be. But I watched my father up close. I saw the setbacks. I saw the disappointments. I saw the days when things did not go according to plan. And I can tell you this: He saw all of it. He just made a decision about what he was going to focus on. That decision shaped his entire life. In EP48 of Born to Win, I want to share one of the most practical lessons I ever learned from my father, Bob Proctor: optimism is not pretending everything is fine. It is choosing what you will do with what happens. I remember watching him face a disappointing turnout at an event years ago. I expected him to be devastated. Instead, he looked at the people who had shown up and said: “Those 20 people came out tonight to listen to what I have to say. That is a very good thing, and I am grateful for it.” Then he told me something I never forgot: “A pro is at their best regardless.” At the time, I thought he was ignoring reality. Years later, I understood. He wasn’t refusing to see the problem. He refused to let the problem become the only thing he could see. Inside this episode, I explore: Why my father’s optimism was a discipline, not simply part of his personality. What “rose-colored glasses” really meant in the way he lived his life. Why optimism does not mean denying problems, pain, or disappointment. How what you focus on influences what you notice—and therefore what you do. Three simple practices I learned from my father for training yourself to look for the good. Why asking a better question can completely change the direction of your thinking. How gratitude can train your mind to notice more of what is already working. Why you should pay close attention to what you allow into your mind every day. One of the things my father used to say when something went terribly wrong was: “This is so bad, there has to be something good in it.” That does not mean every difficult experience suddenly becomes pleasant. It means you refuse to surrender your ability to look for possibility. And I understand that lesson differently now than I did as a young man. When I lost my father, I could have focused only on what I had lost. And believe me, I felt that loss deeply. But I could also look at what he had given me: decades of lessons, a way of seeing the world, millions of lives touched, and the opportunity I now have to sit here and pass some of those lessons along to you. I chose to see both. Here’s what I want you to remember: My father didn’t wear rose-colored glasses because he couldn’t see the world clearly. He wore them because he could. He saw the difficult parts. And he chose to look for the good anyway. That is a choice available to every one of us. So this week, think about one difficult situation you’re dealing with right now. Don’t pretend it isn’t difficult. Name it honestly. Then ask yourself: “What good is there in this?” Find one answer. And tomorrow morning, before you touch your phone, write down a few very specific things you’re grateful for. Do that for seven days. Then notice whether the world changed... or whether the way you are seeing it did. Simplified Success in 15 Minutes or Less. Quit Screwing Around: This is Your Life — now at Amazon, Audible, Walmart, Barnes & Noble and other retailers: https://www.brianproctor.com/quitscrewingaround My Father Knew the Secret: Growing Up with Bob Proctor: https://www.MyFatherKnewtheSecret.com 12 Easy Steps To Change Your Life: Stop Waiting For That BIG Thing: https://www.12easysteps.com More from Brian Proctor: https://www.brianproctor.com
- 1 weeks ago10 min
EP47: Decide What You Want Before You Know How
For years, I thought my father, Bob Proctor, had this one completely backward. He would tell me, "Decide what you want. Don't worry about how you'll get it." And I'd argue with him. How could I possibly decide to do something if I didn't know how I was going to make it happen? Where would the money come from? Who would help me? What was the plan? I thought I was being practical. What I eventually discovered changed the way I make decisions, pursue goals, and approach opportunities in my life. My father understood something that took me years to fully appreciate: The how doesn't come before the decision. It comes after. Think about that. Most people spend their lives waiting for the path to become clear before they're willing to commit to a destination. And in doing so, they never really get moving. In EP47 of Born to Win, I share what it was like growing up with this teaching, why I resisted it for so long, and the moment I finally began to understand what my father was trying to tell me. Inside this episode, we'll explore: Why waiting to know how can keep you from ever getting what you really want. The three reasons we resist making decisions, even when our desires are clear. What I learned watching my father build his seminar business without having every step figured out. How making a definite decision changes what you begin noticing in the world around you. Three practical steps you can take to turn a wish into a decision and begin moving toward it. Why you only need to see the next step, not the entire staircase. I'll also give you a simple exercise you can use this week to identify something you've been putting off and finally begin moving toward it. Here's what I want you to remember: You don't need to know how to get what you want before you decide you want it. You need to get clear. Make the decision. And take the first step. The next step will reveal itself as you move forward. My father spent years trying to help me understand this. And now that I do, I want to pass it along to you. So let me ask you the same question he used to ask me: Is that what you really want? If the answer is yes, stop waiting for the entire plan. Make the decision. And get moving. Simplified Success in 15 Minutes or Less. Quit Screwing Around: This is Your Life — now at Amazon, Audible, Walmart, Barnes & Noble and other retailers: https://www.brianproctor.com/quitscrewingaround My Father Knew the Secret: Growing Up with Bob Proctor: https://www.MyFatherKnewtheSecret.com 12 Easy Steps To Change Your Life: Stop Waiting For That BIG Thing: https://www.12easysteps.com More from Brian Proctor: https://www.brianproctor.com
- 2 weeks ago13 min
EP46: The Last Lesson My Father Taught Me
A few days before my father passed, he knew his time was almost up. He had spent nearly his entire life teaching people how to think, set goals, make decisions, and change the direction of their lives. And in those final days, he taught me one more thing. It was not about money. It was not about setting a bigger goal. It was about something much quieter: Intuition. In this deeply personal episode of Born to Win, I share the final lesson my father, Bob Proctor, impressed upon me before he passed away—and why I have thought about it almost every day since. My father taught me many things throughout my life. He taught me to decide what I want before I know how I will get it. He taught me that decision-making is a skill. He taught me to look for the good, practice gratitude, and forgive for my own peace of mind. But near the end of his life, he brought me back to something even more fundamental: Listen to that quiet inner voice. Trust what you know inside. In this episode, we explore: Why intuition is so easy to ignore The difference between intuition, fear, and outside noise Why your inner guidance often arrives before logic can explain it How silence helps you hear what is already there Why intuition often shows up physically before it becomes a thought Three practical ways to begin strengthening your intuition How to test your intuition on small decisions before the stakes are high Why logic and intuition do not have to compete The reason this lesson means even more to me now that Dad is gone One of the things I have come to understand is that intuition is rarely loud. Fear is loud. Other people’s opinions are loud. Your phone is loud. Your responsibilities are loud. Intuition tends to whisper. And if your life is filled with noise from the moment you wake up until the moment you go to sleep, it becomes very difficult to hear it. So in this episode, I also share three simple practices I use to strengthen that connection. I think often about why my father chose this lesson at the end. He knew there would eventually be no more phone calls. No more: “Dad, what should I do?” So instead of leaving me with another answer... He gave me a way to find my own. He pointed me back to myself. And today, I want to pass that lesson on to you. Simplified Success in 15 Minutes or Less. Quit Screwing Around: This is Your Life — now at Amazon, Audible, Walmart, Barnes & Noble and other retailers: https://www.brianproctor.com/quitscrewingaround My Father Knew the Secret: Growing Up with Bob Proctor: https://www.MyFatherKnewtheSecret.com 12 Easy Steps To Change Your Life: Stop Waiting For That BIG Thing: https://www.12easysteps.com More from Brian Proctor: https://www.brianproctor.com
- 3 weeks ago17 min
EP45: 5 Things That Bring Me Peace in a Chaotic World
Let’s face it. We live in a noisy world. News. Social media. Notifications. Work. Family. Bills. Responsibilities. There is always something competing for our attention. And if we are not careful, the chaos happening around us begins becoming chaos within us. In this episode of Born to Win, I share five practices I personally use to protect my peace, clear my thinking, and stay focused on what is positive and possible. These are not ideas I studied once and forgot. They are things I use in my own life. And many of them were shaped by the time I spent with my father, Bob Proctor. The first is something Dad and I used to do during our early-morning phone calls. And every time we did it, something interesting happened. We felt better. That is what happens when you deliberately place your attention on what is good. Inside this episode, we explore five ways to create greater peace: • Talk good behind people’s backs and live in gratitude • Change your social media algorithm • Use your imagination to live in the good you desire • Do what you can in this moment • Start every day with intention I also share why Cory deliberately trained her social media feed to show her things that make her smile—and how I have done the same thing with positive lessons and ideas. Your phone does not have to become a pipeline for anxiety. You can decide what you feed your mind. Another principle I explore comes from Neville and The Power of Awareness. You do not have to wait for your circumstances to improve before you experience peace. You can use your imagination to see yourself already living the good you desire. That does not mean ignoring reality. It means refusing to allow your current circumstances to dictate your consciousness. And when life begins feeling overwhelming, I come back to one very simple question: What can I do right now? Not everything. One thing. One phone call. One page. One conversation. One step. There is enormous peace in stopping the fight with the entire future and simply showing up fully for the present. Finally, I share how I begin my own mornings. Before the news. Before social media. Before other people’s agendas enter my mind. I take quiet time to think about what I want, how I want to show up, and what I can do that day to move one step closer to my goals. Because the way you start your day matters. You can begin by reacting to the world. Or you can begin with intention. The world may continue being noisy. You may not be able to control everything happening around you. But you have far more control than you think over what you allow to happen within you. Choose gratitude. Choose possibility. Choose peace. Simplified Success in 15 Minutes or Less. Quit Screwing Around: This is Your Life — now at Amazon, Audible, Walmart, Barnes & Noble and other retailers: https://www.brianproctor.com/quitscrewingaround My Father Knew the Secret: Growing Up with Bob Proctor: https://www.MyFatherKnewtheSecret.com 12 Easy Steps To Change Your Life: Stop Waiting For That BIG Thing: https://www.12easysteps.com More from Brian Proctor: https://www.brianproctor.com
- Oct 5, 202615 min
EP44: Money — Does It Love Me or Hate Me?
Money carries more emotion than almost anything else in life. For many people, it becomes tied to self-worth, security, status, freedom, and even love. But in this episode of Born to Win, I want to look at money from a completely different perspective. This is not a lesson about budgeting. It is not about saving more. And it is not simply about earning more. It is about examining the beliefs you have accepted about money—and understanding how those beliefs may be quietly shaping your financial results. Most of us inherited ideas about money long before we ever earned our first paycheck. Maybe you heard: “Money doesn’t grow on trees.” “Rich people are greedy.” “There’s never enough.” “We’re not those kinds of people.” Hear an idea often enough and eventually it begins to feel like truth. But familiarity does not make something true. My father, Bob Proctor, taught me that money is energy—and energy must circulate. Money itself is neutral. It can be directed intelligently. It can create value. It can build businesses. It can employ people. It can support families. It can fund ideas. And when you understand how prosperity really works, you begin asking a very different question. Instead of: “How do I hold on to what I have?” You begin asking: “How can I create more value?” Inside this episode, we explore: • How childhood beliefs about money quietly shape adult results • Why money itself is neither good nor bad • What my father meant when he said money must circulate • How fear creates scarcity and constricts opportunity • The difference between stewardship and fear • Why prosperity begins internally before it appears externally • What Dad called “mental money” • How self-image can create invisible limits around income • Earl Nightingale’s formula for increasing your value • Why becoming better at what you do changes what you earn • How giving, service, and circulation are connected • Why your ability to create value is the real source of wealth One of the most important things my father taught me is that your income is not simply determined by how hard you work. It is connected to the value you bring. That changes the conversation completely. Instead of constantly asking: “How can I make more money?” Ask: “Who must I become to create more value?” Because prosperity is not simply something you accumulate. It is a way of thinking. It begins with your beliefs. It grows through service. And it expands through value. So this week, pay attention to the thoughts you have about money. Do not judge them. Just notice them. And when an old limiting belief appears, ask yourself: Is this actually true? Then take one action that increases the value you provide to someone else. Because your relationship with money begins long before money ever reaches your hands. Simplified Success in 15 Minutes or Less. Quit Screwing Around: This is Your Life — now at Amazon, Audible, Walmart, Barnes & Noble and other retailers: https://www.brianproctor.com/quitscrewingaround My Father Knew the Secret: Growing Up with Bob Proctor: https://www.MyFatherKnewtheSecret.com 12 Easy Steps To Change Your Life: Stop Waiting For That BIG Thing: https://www.12easysteps.com More from Brian Proctor: https://www.brianproctor.com
- Sep 28, 202617 min
EP43: Your Pleasant Obsession – The Kind of Goal That Makes You Feel Fully Alive
Have you ever had a goal you could not stop thinking about? Not in an unhealthy way. In a way that gave you energy. A goal that made you want to get out of bed earlier, make one more call, take one more step, and keep moving even when the evidence was not there yet. I call that a pleasant obsession. In this episode of Born to Win, I explore why becoming emotionally engaged with a meaningful goal can completely change the way you think, act, and experience your life. I share a story from my own life, when I was twenty-eight years old and building a portfolio of investment properties. I was intensely focused. I had a target. I had momentum. And people around me could feel the energy I was bringing into the room. That is what happens when you become pleasantly obsessed with something that truly matters to you. I also revisit a story my father shared in You Were Born Rich about John and Pat, a couple who wanted to own a home despite having very little evidence that it was possible. What changed their lives was not suddenly having more resources. It was making a committed decision. Once they became emotionally involved with the goal, their focus changed, their effort changed, and opportunities they had previously overlooked began becoming visible. Inside this episode, we explore: • What a “pleasant obsession” really is • Why emotional involvement with a goal changes your energy • How committed decisions create momentum • Why the transformation is often more important than the goal itself • What Roger Bannister teaches us about breaking mental barriers • How belief changes what you are willing to attempt • The story behind Jim Carrey’s famous $10 million check • Why meaningful goals make life feel more alive • A powerful $5 million exercise to uncover what you truly want • How to deliberately build a pleasant obsession of your own One of the biggest lessons I have learned is this: The goal is not really the point. Who you become while pursuing it is. There have been seasons of my own life when I lost some of that intensity. I was still moving forward. But I was not moving with the same fire. And when I recognized that, I realized I did not simply want to get it back. I needed to. Because there is something about waking up with a meaningful goal that stretches you, excites you, and demands growth from you. It makes life feel vibrant. So let me ask you: What are you pleasantly obsessed with right now? And if you cannot answer that question... Maybe it is time to ask another one: What do I really want? If money, time, and other people’s opinions were removed from the equation... What would make you come alive? Find that. Write it down. Become emotionally involved with it. Then take one step toward it today. Because this is your life. Not a rehearsal. Decide what you want — and begin. Simplified Success in 15 Minutes or Less. Quit Screwing Around: This is Your Life — now at Amazon, Audible, Walmart, Barnes & Noble and other retailers: https://www.brianproctor.com/quitscrewingaround My Father Knew the Secret: Growing Up with Bob Proctor: https://www.MyFatherKnewtheSecret.com 12 Easy Steps To Change Your Life: Stop Waiting For That BIG Thing: https://www.12easysteps.com More from Brian Proctor: https://www.brianproctor.com
- Sep 21, 202615 min
EP42: Crossroads — Indecision Is Stealing Your Life
What is the real reason most people never become successful? It is not a lack of education. It is not a lack of intelligence. And it is not because they do not have enough opportunity. Very often, it is indecision. In this episode of Born to Win, we explore why indecision can quietly keep you stuck for years—and why learning to make clear, committed decisions is one of the most important skills you can develop. Indecision does not usually look dramatic. It looks like waiting. Second-guessing. Asking everyone else what they think. Putting off the conversation. Delaying the move. Waiting for the perfect time. And while all of that is happening, life keeps moving. One of the biggest reasons people avoid decisions is fear of what other people will think. But this is your life. If a positive decision is not hurting anyone else, you cannot allow someone else's expectations to become the steering wheel for your future. Inside this episode, we explore: • Why indecision is one of the biggest killers of success • How worrying about other people's opinions keeps you stuck • Why you should be careful whose advice you accept • The difference between reacting to expectations and choosing your own direction • What my family's reaction to our move taught me about change • Why decision-making creates order in the mind • How procrastination and indecision feed each other • Why there is no perfect time to make an important change • How small actions build the habit of forward motion • A simple ten-minute practice to help you discover what you really want My father taught me something I have never forgotten: Never ask the opinion of someone who has not gone where you want to go. That does not mean ignoring people you love. It means understanding that every person gives advice through the limits of their own experience, beliefs, and expectations. At some point, you have to go within. You have to ask: What do I really want? Then you have to make the decision. Because the moment you stop hedging and choose a direction, something changes. Chaos begins to leave. Order enters. The first step becomes clearer. And then the next one appears. There is no perfect time. There is only now. Do not spend your life playing a supporting role in someone else's movie. This is your life. Make the decision. Simplified Success in 15 Minutes or Less. Quit Screwing Around: This is Your Life — now at Amazon, Audible, Walmart, Barnes & Noble and other retailers: https://www.brianproctor.com/quitscrewingaround My Father Knew the Secret: Growing Up with Bob Proctor: https://www.MyFatherKnewtheSecret.com 12 Easy Steps To Change Your Life: Stop Waiting For That BIG Thing: https://www.12easysteps.com More from Brian Proctor: https://www.brianproctor.com
- Sep 14, 202614 min
EP41: Five Things My Father, Bob Proctor, Taught Me
I had something most students of my father never had. I got to watch Bob Proctor when there was no stage, no seminar, and nobody taking notes. I saw him at the kitchen table. In the car. On phone calls. During ordinary moments at home. And, ultimately, during the final days of his life. In this episode of Born to Win, I want to share five of the most important things my father personally taught me—not simply lessons I studied, but principles I watched him live for more than sixty years. These five ideas have profoundly shaped the way I think, make decisions, handle difficult situations, and live my life today. My father was one of the most decisive people I've ever known. When I brought him a big idea, he rarely started by asking me how I was going to accomplish it. He would ask: “Brian, do you really want this?” Because if the desire was strong enough, he believed the way would begin revealing itself one step at a time. I also watched him deliberately choose where he placed his attention. He looked for what was good. He practiced gratitude. He refused to allow people who had hurt him to occupy space in his mind. And perhaps the most meaningful lesson came near the end of his life. Dad told me to keep talking to him after he was gone. Ask the questions. Get quiet. Listen. He taught me that intuition would continue guiding me if I was willing to hear it—and courageous enough to act on what I heard. None of these principles are complicated. That may be precisely why they're so powerful. My father didn't simply understand these ideas intellectually. He practiced them. Again and again. Until they became part of who he was. I can't hand you my father. But I can hand you some of what he handed me. And I hope you'll take these five lessons and make them part of the way you live your own life. Simplified Success in 15 Minutes or Less. Quit Screwing Around: This is Your Life — now at Amazon, Audible, Walmart, Barnes & Noble and other retailers: https://www.brianproctor.com/quitscrewingaround My Father Knew the Secret: Growing Up with Bob Proctor: https://www.MyFatherKnewtheSecret.com 12 Easy Steps To Change Your Life: Stop Waiting For That BIG Thing: https://www.12easysteps.com More from Brian Proctor: https://www.brianproctor.com
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About Born to Win
Born to Win isn’t just another motivational podcast — it’s your weekly reset for focus, clarity, and unstoppable growth.Hosted by Brian Proctor, son of legendary teacher Bob Proctor, this show distills six decades of success wisdom into bite-sized, 15-minute episodes you can actually use.Each Monday, you’ll get real-world principles that work when you work them — helping you transform your income, health, relationships, and business from the inside out.No fluff. No hype. Just timeless laws of life simplified for today’s world.Because you weren’t born to settle — you were Born to Win.Simplified Success in 15 Minutes or Less. Listen now and win big!
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