Paying Bills Fills a Void. It Won't Build Abundance | Brendon Burchard
episodePreviously titled “How To Reprogram Your Mind For Abundance & Wealth | Brendon Burchard” — renamed by the publisher on Aug 13, 2026
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Who are the speakers and what is the episode about?
My friend, welcome back to the School of Greatness. If this is your first time here, then welcome and I hope you stick around because we are always trying to level up each and every week with the greatest guests, the most inspiring stories, research, science, And really tools to help you improve the quality of your life. We've been doing this for over 12 years, every single week for over 12 years. And today you're in for a treat. And if you've been here for a while, then you know what you're about to experience. Because we have my good friend, Brendan Richard in the house, who is a high performance coach of the high performance coaches. He's an author of many books. number one New York Times bestselling books.
And this is all about how to break free from a limited mindset and create true abundance in your life. So if you feel blocked, if you feel stuck somewhere, if you feel like you're doing good, but you're not expanding to where you want to be, this is all about how to break free from the survival mindset that keeps so many of us stuck. Brandon shares part of his journey from being broke to becoming a world renowned success coach who works with billionaires and high achievers. And he shares it in a way that is so vulnerable and visceral that I've never heard it before that is extremely powerful. We did this live at my Make Money Easy book tour in San Francisco. And that's where he was broke, struggling, trying to make it a few blocks away from where we recorded this live on the book tour. And it was powerful. He's going to be talking about how small daily victories of integrity can transform your self-worth more effectively than positive thinking alone. That and so much more. I cannot wait for you to dive into this episode.
If this is your first time here, please click the follow button over on Apple or Spotify, wherever you're listening to this episode. make sure to share it with a few friends because when you share helpful resources and positive, inspiring stories to others, you're making a difference on their life as well. So copy and paste the link to this episode, put it on social media or text a few friends and say, hey, I was thinking about you and I think you might enjoy hearing this story. And without further ado, let's dive into this with my man, Brendan Bouchard. I'm curious, from your experience, I want to understand more about abundance and wealth. From working with some of the biggest leaders in the world, from your experience, does wealth tend to come with more negative emotions or positive emotions for the people that you interact with?
I don't think wealth comes from emotions. I think emotions happen to us. And in the science of emotions, they're automatic, they're physical, they're impulsive, they're a reaction. Like an emotion comes up inside of you, right? And science shows they kind of dispel maybe in 90 seconds, maybe three minutes if they're really severe, but they kind of come in. You didn't know they were coming in.
What is the difference between emotions and feelings in relation to wealth?
Emotions kind of happen. Feelings are different. Feelings are the meanings you give to emotions and stories. And so you get an ongoing feelings. And I think wealth is a lot attached to ongoing feelings. It's like my ongoing feeling about myself, not just the emotion I had, Because scarcity isn't an emotion. Scarcity is a feeling that you create. I feel scarce. I feel scarce because, you know, when I was a kid and then you have the story like you share. And a lot of people had stories like you and I had, too. You know, I grew up broke. You know, my parents raising four of us had no money, working full time. My dad was retired military. Shout out to all the Marines and service people in the Marine Theater tonight.
My mom, immigrant to the country, they barely made it. Between the two of them, I have no idea. They were always fighting and struggling. It was difficult for them too. The challenge that I grew up with, and maybe you did too, is I grew up with a survival mindset. If you can just get enough, Like, you know, just get enough, just enough to pay the bills, just enough to pay rent.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
Who are the speakers and what is the episode about?
0:00–2:58
2
What is the difference between emotions and feelings in relation to wealth?
2:58–11:09
3
How did Brendon Burchard overcome his survival mindset and financial struggles?
11:09–17:40
4
What role does fighting for someone beyond yourself play in creating abundance?
17:40–21:18
5
How can doubt and negative thinking sabotage success, and what is the Z.A.P.S. framework?
21:18–28:47
6
Why is assertiveness more important than confidence for wealthy people?
28:47–34:54
7
How does alignment precede assignment and abundance according to Brendon?
34:54–43:04
8
What personal story does Brendon share about love, relationships, and alignment?
43:04–1:00:35
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