No Days Off with Brian Gubernick
Welcome to the No Days Off podcast with Brian Gubernick - where we believe that each day brings a new opportunity to get better - better at business, better at our relationships, better in health,…better at life! Brian Gubernick is a visionary leader with over 20 years of diverse business and life experience. Currently the Chief Real Estate Officer for PLACE Inc and Co-Founder of Metrix Masterminds, Brian has held numerous other significant roles in the real estate industry including property investor, Realtor, sales team owner, brokerage operating partner, title/escrow company investor, property management partner, and start-up executive. Brian has also trained and/or personally coached thousands of sales professionals on the tenants of business success, leadership, and personal development. Brian's passion for excellence is matched only by his love for family. He resides in Scottsdale, Arizona, with his wife and two daughters. When he's not creating exceptional real estate experiences or nurturing his entrepreneurial ventures, Brian can be found enjoying quality time with his loved ones.
Episodes
Most of the rules that determine whether we rise or stall aren't written anywhere. They're not in a handbook. They're not on a whiteboard. But they govern our decisions, our leadership, and our progress every single day, just as reliably as gravity.
In this episode, Brian breaks down ten "laws of life" that high performers understand, whether consciously or not. From Hanlon's Razor and the Dunning-Kruger Effect to Parkinson's Law a...
Most people will tell you never to quit. But what if that's the wrong advice?
Brian revisits one of the most counterintuitive and important topics he's ever covered: Quitting. When is it justified? When is it weakness? And how do you know the difference?
With the economy in flux, the market shifting, and pressure rising across industries -- especially in real estate -- many entrepreneurs are quietly asking the question: Should I ha...
Endurance isn't just about crossing finish lines, it's about how you respond when the voice in your head tells you to quit.
In this episode, Brian takes lessons from his years of endurance racing and unpacks how they directly translate to business and entrepreneurship.
From building a contingency plan for the moment you want to tap out, to mastering your self-talk, to narrowing your focus and remembering why you started, these ar...
We've all heard the phrase: how you do anything is how you do everything. It's been tossed around in locker rooms, boardrooms, and leadership meetings so often that it risks becoming just another motivational bumper sticker. But this principle runs deeper than most people realize, it's a blueprint for identity.
In this episode, Brian breaks down the true meaning behind the phrase, tracing its roots from the Stoics to Navy SEALs to ...
Entrepreneurs are taught to move fast and decide quickly—but not every decision deserves urgency. In this episode, Brian breaks down Falkland Law: if a decision isn't forced, don't make it yet.
Many bad outcomes don't come from bad decisions. They come from unnecessary ones—made to relieve discomfort, pressure, or the need to feel productive. Brian explains where entrepreneurs over-decide most (hiring, pricing, leadership), how fal...
Brian shares a powerful true story from Christmas Eve, 1944, during the Battle of the Bulge, where one woman's courage and conviction created peace in the middle of war and saved lives on both sides.
Leadership isn't about rank. It's about standards. Even in the darkest moments, you control the temperature of the room.
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Forgiveness isn't emotional. It's tactical.
In this episode, Brian breaks down a powerful Jim Rohn framework on the four people you must forgive, or address, if you want to perform at a higher level in life and business. Unresolved resentment doesn't just linger emotionally... it distorts decisions, adds friction, and quietly caps execution.
From forgiving your parents and others, to forgiving yourself, to owning the apologies you ...
Most people confuse strategy with ambition. More growth. More revenue. More scale. But that's not strategy, that's appetite.
Brian breaks down the real definition of strategy and why it only shows up when time, energy, and focus are constrained. Strategy isn't about doing more. It's about protecting what matters by being ruthless with what you say no to. If you feel busy but unfocused, growing but stretched thin, this episode will...
Most New Year's resolutions fail by February, not because people are lazy, but because they're built on emotion instead of structure.
Brian Gubernick breaks down why resolutions don't stick and what actually works: identity-based habits, shorter timeframes, and systems that drive consistent execution.
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Most leaders try to fix sales problems by focusing on what's broken: scripts, follow-ups, tighter coaching. And yet, results barely move.
In this episode, Brian introduces Appreciative Inquiry, a leadership framework that flips the script. Instead of asking "Why are we failing?" it asks "Where are we already winning and how do we scale it?"
Using a real sales conversion example, Brian shows how top leaders study success, extract pa...
We're taught to set goals, chase the number, and celebrate when we hit it. But what if that mindset is actually limiting your performance?
In this episode, Brian breaks down why traditional goal setting can create an off switch: once the goal is hit, effort drops and growth stalls. Goals focus on outcomes. Standards focus on how you operate every day.
Brian explains why real progress comes from raising standards, building skills, a...
We talk a lot about mindset—discipline, focus, motivation. But if your brain chemistry is off, none of that works.
In this episode, Brian breaks down the four brain systems that drive performance: dopamine, serotonin, oxytocin, and endorphins. When one is out of balance, you don't just feel "off"—you start blaming your business, relationships, or circumstances instead of solving the real problem.
Feeling flat, anxious, irritable, o...
Most people think progress comes from more hours and more grind.
Brian breaks down Indiana football's stunning rise to the top and how they did it by practicing less, not more. Short, intentional reps. Zero wasted effort. Total focus on high-leverage moments that actually decide games.
The lesson carries straight into business and leadership. Most teams stay busy. Very few rehearse the moments that truly swing results.
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On his 47th birthday, Brian reflects on what nearly five decades of life and career have taught him and it's not a list of lessons. It's a shift in perspective.
Brian explains why life looks a lot like a great novel. The best stories aren't straight lines. They include setbacks, uncertainty, slow seasons, and moments that only make sense in hindsight. What feels like failure or frustration in the moment often turns out to be a tran...
Brian breaks down the real fundamentals of stock investing: the ones he taught his 15-year-old daughter, Avery, and the ones most adults still overlook. Forget the casino mindset, the hype, and the day-trading noise. Investing isn't gambling; it's owning a piece of a business you believe will be stronger a decade from now.
Brian walks through two beginner metrics every disciplined investor must understand (market cap and price-to-e...
Today, Brian breaks down the Velocity Lie: the trap of mistaking speed for progress. We glorify being busy, moving fast, and piling on tasks, but none of it matters if we're sprinting in the wrong direction. Velocity is how fast you're going; vector is whether you're headed where you actually want to be.
Brian unpacks why disciplined leaders obsess over direction first, speed second, and he delivers a simple framework for resetting...
When a company declares a "Code Red," it's not business as usual, it's existential.
Brian breaks down what a real Code Red moment is, why OpenAI's recent announcement should make every entrepreneur pay attention, and how high-performing organizations use these moments to realign, refocus, and rebuild. From Johnson & Johnson's legendary Tylenol recall to Toyota's acceleration crisis to Intel's near-disaster with the Pentium chip, Br...
Most people don't fail because they lack intelligence, they fail because they chase the wrong thing. In today's episode, Brian breaks down red herrings: the false signals, loud details, and emotional distractions that pull you off the scent of what actually drives results.
From business performance to leadership to investing, red herrings show up everywhere: stealing attention, hijacking decision-making, and giving us an easier pro...
Most people misunderstand how the stock market actually works. Brian breaks down Buffett's famous "voting machine vs. weighing machine" idea and shows why short-term price swings are just noise, and why real wealth is built by those who stay calm, stay disciplined, and let the truth play out over time.
From Amazon to Apple to Tesla, the winners weren't smarter; they simply ignored the votes and trusted the weight. And this mindset ...
The holidays crank up pressure on every front: work deadlines, family expectations, and the constant pull between ambition and presence. Today, we cut through the noise with a simple framework to manage overwhelm: narrow your focus to what matters, set the emotional tone before every transition, build real borders around your time, and ask the two relief questions that create instant space.
Overwhelm isn't about doing too much. It'...
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