No Days Off with Brian Gubernick

Is real estate still the best wealth-building tool in today’s market? With rising interest rates, decelerating home prices, and affordability challenges, it's a fair question. Brian Gubernick breaks down the current real estate landscape and outlines the three major shifts every investor should understand in 2025.

Here’s what to focus on:
- Cash Flow is King (Again): Why investors must prioritize cash flow and deeply understand ren...

Brian Gubernick dives into a powerful mindset inspired by ultra-endurance athlete and bowhunter Cameron Hanes -- Relentless Forward Progress (RFP). Whether you're navigating the highs and lows of business, health, relationships, or personal growth, Brian shares why RFP might be the most important philosophy you can adopt.

You don’t have to be the best, the smartest, or the fastest... you just can’t stop. Brian breaks down how consi...

Brian Gubernick shares a powerful framework for designing team challenges and sprints that don’t fizzle out. Whether you're an entrepreneur, team leader, or simply looking to level up your own game, this episode will help you understand how to leverage extrinsic, intrinsic, and social motivation to create momentum that lasts.

Brian breaks down:
- The 3 types of motivation and how to tap into each one
- Why leaderboards, weekly wins...

Brian Gubernick dives into a critical, yet often overlooked, pillar of high performance: mental fitness. While physical fitness gets most of the attention, your ability to stay sharp, calm, and clear under pressure is what separates good leaders from great ones.

Brian breaks down six daily practices that help build mental fitness like a muscle—practices that don't just help you lead better at work, but also show up stronger for you...

Brian Gubernick dives into a topic that influences every area of our lives—money—and how our childhood experiences shape the way we think about it.

Brian shares his own money story, revealing how early lessons on hard work, risk-taking, and crowd-following shaped his financial mindset—for better and worse. He walks through the hidden scripts many of us inherited around money, like “there’s never enough,” or “if everyone’s doing it,...

Brian Gubernick poses a powerful question: What’s the one thing that separates businesses that last from those that fade away? His answer? Your edge—and more importantly, your moat.

Brian breaks down the concept of a business moat: the unique, defensible advantage that protects your edge from being copied, undercut, or outperformed. Drawing on real-world examples like Oatly, Glossier, Chick-fil-A, and Traeger, he shows how successf...

Brian Gubernick shares a personal story from behind the scenes of his recent TED Talk—specifically, the nerves, pressure, and physical symptoms he experienced before stepping onto the stage. But instead of running from that discomfort, he leaned in.

Brian unpacks why stress isn’t always the enemy—it can actually be a signal that you’re doing something that matters. He challenges the common belief that stress should be avoided and i...

Brian Gubernick shares a game-changing moment that forever altered his perspective on success — a simple but profound idea from his mentor Gary Keller: "I think bigger than all of you."

What truly separates the good from the extraordinary? Is it talent, luck, or something more accessible? Brian unpacks three powerful ideas that can radically reshape your next five years:

Thinking bigger is a system, not a slogan

You can be anywhere...

Brian Gubernick explores a powerful truth: the people we call brilliant tomorrow often look like fools today. From James Dyson’s 5,000+ failed prototypes to Kara Goldin launching Hint when no one wanted unsweetened water, and even Brene Brown risking her career to talk vulnerability—true innovation requires the willingness to look wrong before getting it right.

Brian challenges you to examine where fear of embarrassment might be ho...

Brian Gubernick dives into a powerful mindset that separates high performers from the rest: ownership. It’s not about talent, title, or experience—it’s about how you show up every day.

Drawing from a recent conversation with his business partner, Ben Kinney, Brian explores the traits that define an ownership mindset—long-term thinking, accountability, proactivity, financial awareness, continuous improvement, and being mission-drive...

Brian Gubernick explores the fascinating psychology behind why some of the most confident people can be the most clueless — and why the smartest among us often doubt themselves. This paradox is known as the Dunning-Kruger Effect, and it shows up in more areas of our lives than you might think: business, leadership, relationships, and health.

You’ll learn:

- What the Dunning-Kruger Effect is and why it matters
- How to identify wher...

Brian Gubernick discusses how to tackle the current economic turbulence shaking markets around the globe. With major indexes posting historic losses and fears of stagflation and recession on the rise, he breaks down what's driving the chaos — including the impact of sweeping new tariffs and escalating global trade tensions.

But it's not all doom and gloom. Drawing on the wisdom of Warren Buffett, Brian shares timeless strategies fo...

Brian Gubernick draws a powerful parallel between college basketball and business, using the story of the 1986 University of Louisville team to highlight a timeless lesson: adapt or fall behind. Louisville went from national champions to irrelevant in a single season—not because of a lack of talent, but because they failed to adjust when the game changed with the introduction of the three-point line.

Brian breaks down how the same ...

Brian Gubernick sits down with Sahil Bloom, author of The Five Types of Wealth, to explore what it truly means to build a wealthy life. Sahil shares his journey from private equity to entrepreneurship and how a personal transformation in 2021 led him to prioritize relationships over financial success alone.

Th...

Brian Gubernick shares how he's leveraging AI—specifically ChatGPT—like a million-dollar team member. AI isn’t coming for your job, but the people who know how to use it are. Brian walks through seven practical ways he’s using ChatGPT to save time, improve efficiency, and drive results in business and life.

You'll learn how to:
- Craft better emails in less time
- Summarize long content instantly
- Generate engaging social media co...

Most business owners are addicted to motion, but long-term success comes from clarity. In this episode of No Days Off, Brian Gubernick shares his six favorite "thinking time" questions—powerful prompts designed to uncover blind spots, spark innovation, and drive real business growth. Inspired by Keith Cunningham’s The Road Less Stupid, Brian explains how setting aside dedicated time for deep thinking can lead to breakthrough insigh...

Brian Gubernick breaks down a powerful truth: greatness requires greatness. You don’t get extraordinary results from ordinary input. Whether it's in business, fitness, relationships, or life, the level of success you desire must be matched by your effort, discipline, and mindset.

Brian shares inspiring examples—from Kobe Bryant’s legendary work ethic to Sarah Blakely’s relentless pursuit of success—to illustrate how greatness is bu...

Brian Gubernick discusses wealth-building and breaks down the 4% Rule—a simple formula that can help you determine exactly how much money you need to never work again.

Inspired by J.L. Collins' book The Simple Path to Wealth, we explore:
- How the 4% Rule works and why it’s a reliable strategy
- The Trinity Study and its impact on retirement planning
- Real-life examples of how much you need to save for financial independence
- The...