What’s Your Problem? with Marsh Buice

There's Willpower. And Then There's Will-Power.What if you keep falling short not because you lack willpower, but because you're relying on the wrong kind?Today I'm reading The Iron Will by Orison Swett Marden, and something he wrote made me look at willpower in a completely different way.See, there's willpower, all one word, and then there's will-power, two words. And I believe there's a huge difference.Willpower is what you rely on to resist temptation, stick to your diet, or push through when you're tired. But it's limited. And when you run out, it's easy to throw your hands up, make excuses, and convince yourself you just don't have enough of it.But will-power? That's something different.It's the ability to will yourself through seemingly impossible circumstances. To stay focused when everything around you is falling apart. To keep moving when the odds are stacked against you and everyone else is telling you it can't be done.And here's what I love most about Marden's message: Will-power can be cultivated, strengthened, and trained. You don't have to be born with it. You don't need permission, a degree, or some special set of circumstances. You have access to it right now.In this episode of What's Your Problem?, I'm breaking down the difference between willpower and will-power, why self-mastery is built through repeated effort, and how learning to fasten your mind to one thing can change the direction of your life.Because you're going to face some tough, unfair, seemingly insurmountable situations in life. And when you do, you may not have enough willpower to get through them.But you'll always have access to will-power.The question is, are you willing to train it?Find What's Your Problem? on your favorite podcast app, YouTube, or marshbuice.com.#WhatsYourProblem #MarshBuice #WillPower #SelfMastery #PersonalDevelopmentTEXT ME!Support the show📣Who needs to hear this episode? Please share with ONE PERSON who needs to hear this message. 🛑 Watch & subscribe to episodes on my YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiNqFo05MJ6_yCu1vJ3rX4A📝Show your ❤️ by thumbing a quick rating and review for any platform: https://www.marshbuice.com/reviews/new/🤝See my daily stories: https://www.instagram.com/marshbuice/

Fear isn't going anywhere. It's been with you your entire life, and it'll be with you until the end. So why spend your life trying to escape something you can learn to use?In this episode, I'm talking about developing a fear practice. Inspired by Steven Kotler's The Art of Impossible, we explore why successful people aren't just running away from something—they're running toward something better.I'll walk you through two ways to train yourself to face fear: flooding and systematic desensitization. One teaches you to do the thing without negotiating. The other teaches you to sit in the discomfort long enough to develop the competence, confidence, and courage to keep going.After 28 years in sales, I still get nervous. I still don't like rejection. But I've learned that I don't have to eliminate fear to move forward.This week, I challenge you to stop avoiding the conversations, decisions, and opportunities that make you uncomfortable. Develop a fear practice. Do the thing anyway.Fear is fuel. You can let it eat you alive, or you can use it to move your life forward.Keep it simple. Keep it moving. Never settle. Stay tough.— MarshTEXT ME!Support the show📣Who needs to hear this episode? Please share with ONE PERSON who needs to hear this message. 🛑 Watch & subscribe to episodes on my YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiNqFo05MJ6_yCu1vJ3rX4A📝Show your ❤️ by thumbing a quick rating and review for any platform: https://www.marshbuice.com/reviews/new/🤝See my daily stories: https://www.instagram.com/marshbuice/

What if you had been more persistent in certain areas of your life? Where would you be today?It's a haunting question, but here's the good news: You can start changing that today.Today, I'm working from Steven Kotler's book The Art of Impossible, exploring three psychological traits that can help you become more persistent in sales and life.Willpower. Mindset. Passion.You've heard those words a thousand times, but I want to challenge you to look at them differently.We'll talk about why willpower isn't unlimited, why curiosity is the key to developing a growth mindset, and why passion isn't necessarily about loving what you do every day.My definition of passion? Intense curiosity applied to something for a very long time.Because persistence isn't about never getting frustrated or wanting to quit. It's about being curious enough to come back and try again.Whether you're struggling in your career, relationships, finances, or personal growth, I want you to think about one question as you listen:Where in your life could you be more persistent today?Keep it simple. Keep it moving.Never settle. Stay tough. Peace.TEXT ME!Support the show📣Who needs to hear this episode? Please share with ONE PERSON who needs to hear this message. 🛑 Watch & subscribe to episodes on my YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiNqFo05MJ6_yCu1vJ3rX4A📝Show your ❤️ by thumbing a quick rating and review for any platform: https://www.marshbuice.com/reviews/new/🤝See my daily stories: https://www.instagram.com/marshbuice/

Have you ever gotten mentally worn out thinking about something you still haven’t done?You keep saying you’ll get around to it. This weekend. When things settle down. When you have more time. Meanwhile, you’re carrying it around and spending energy on the same unfinished commitment.Man, I know that feeling.Today’s random reading took me back to Steven Kotler’s The Art of Impossible and a chapter called “The Habit of Ferocity.” It hit me right where I needed it: developing the instinct to lean into a challenge before you negotiate your way out of taking action.In this episode, I share how I’m applying that idea to the little “micro pockets” of opportunity throughout the day. We talk about drive, goals, and grit; doing the next useful thing; and knowing when to delegate so you can empower someone else to get in the mix.This applies to your faith, family, fitness, finances, and fulfillment—both professionally and creatively.I also share a personal realization: I’ve spent years revisiting some of the same frustrations while walking my dogs in the morning. I’m ready to close those loops, and I’m practicing this right alongside you.Less time carrying the intention. More time living it.This comes from Steven Kotler's book The Art of Impossible, chapter “The Habit of Ferocity.”TEXT ME!Support the show📣Who needs to hear this episode? Please share with ONE PERSON who needs to hear this message. 🛑 Watch & subscribe to episodes on my YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiNqFo05MJ6_yCu1vJ3rX4A📝Show your ❤️ by thumbing a quick rating and review for any platform: https://www.marshbuice.com/reviews/new/🤝See my daily stories: https://www.instagram.com/marshbuice/

Do you have sales balls?Sales is full of risk. Asking for the sale, following up, standing on price, challenging an objection, prospecting, cold calling—all of it requires you to risk rejection, embarrassment, wasted time, or feeling like you pushed too far.But here’s the shift:Most salespeople spend too much time focused on the risk they feel instead of the risk the customer feels.Your customer is weighing uncertainty too.Can I afford this?Is this the right decision?Can I trust this salesperson?Can I trust this company?Am I going to regret this?In this episode, I break down how to stop making sales risk about you and start helping your customer reduce theirs.I’ll give you four things to look for with every customer:• Why are they here?• What do they have now?• What isn’t being said?• How can you make the decision easier?Because sometimes the “NO” you hear is really “KNOW” in disguise—they simply don’t know enough yet to feel confident moving forward.The more you can identify, reduce, or eliminate that risk, the more valuable you become as a salesperson.And yes—that takes sales balls.Keep it simple. Keep it moving. Never settle. Stay tough. Peace.TEXT ME!Support the show📣Who needs to hear this episode? Please share with ONE PERSON who needs to hear this message. 🛑 Watch & subscribe to episodes on my YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiNqFo05MJ6_yCu1vJ3rX4A📝Show your ❤️ by thumbing a quick rating and review for any platform: https://www.marshbuice.com/reviews/new/🤝See my daily stories: https://www.instagram.com/marshbuice/

You don’t have to wait for a promotion to move up.You can move up right now—in your discipline, decision-making, communication, problem-solving, responsibility, and ability to lead.In this episode, I share an idea I heard from Jason Rasti, president of Louisiana Dealer Services, on the No Box Checking podcast: you can move up without changing positions.That hit home for me because I’ve always said, “Play to the opportunity, not the position.”Too many people wait until they see the next opportunity before they start preparing for it. But by then, it may be too late. The next level brings new pressure, harder decisions, conflict, responsibility, and the expectation that you can draw the best out of other people.A title doesn’t prepare you for that.What you build before the title does.So if you feel like you’ve been overlooked, don’t waste the season you’re in. Build your capacity. Strengthen your weaknesses. Raise your standard.You don’t need anybody’s permission to move up.Fill your current position, and you’ll find your next one.TEXT ME!Support the show📣Who needs to hear this episode? Please share with ONE PERSON who needs to hear this message. 🛑 Watch & subscribe to episodes on my YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiNqFo05MJ6_yCu1vJ3rX4A📝Show your ❤️ by thumbing a quick rating and review for any platform: https://www.marshbuice.com/reviews/new/🤝See my daily stories: https://www.instagram.com/marshbuice/

In this episode, I’m talking directly to you about something that can quietly cost you sales: the difference between what you say, how you say it, and what gets lost when you hide behind text.This idea came from Napoleon Hill’s Law of Success, where he writes about enthusiasm, sincerity, and belief—and how customers can hear when you genuinely believe in what you’re offering.You can have the right numbers, the right product, and the right argument, but if your customer can’t feel your conviction, something is missing.We’ll talk about why persuasive selling is not self-service, why you need to be present when your customer is reviewing an offer, how to listen for uncertainty and the “yeah, buts,” and why courage and confidence are built through the effort of having the conversations you’d rather avoid.Your words say one thing.Your tone says another.Your text says nothing.If you want to stop acting like a commodity and start showing up with more conviction, sincerity, and belief in what you offer, this episode is for you.TEXT ME!Support the show📣Who needs to hear this episode? Please share with ONE PERSON who needs to hear this message. 🛑 Watch & subscribe to episodes on my YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiNqFo05MJ6_yCu1vJ3rX4A📝Show your ❤️ by thumbing a quick rating and review for any platform: https://www.marshbuice.com/reviews/new/🤝See my daily stories: https://www.instagram.com/marshbuice/

Most people don’t think they’re creative.I disagree.Creativity isn’t something you either have or you don’t. It’s a skill—and like any skill, you can develop it.In this episode, I’m giving you five practical ways to become more creative: learn to observe without immediately judging, collect ideas throughout your day, build an environment that feeds your thinking, study creative people and pioneers, and most importantly—actually do something with what you’re learning.Because creativity feeds your imagination. And imagination is what helps you take what you already know, combine it with your experiences, and see possibilities you couldn’t see before.You probably don’t need another book, another class, or another piece of information before you move forward. You may already have enough in the tank. What you need is to trust yourself enough to use it.So quit saying, “I’m just not creative.”Start exercising the muscle.Observe. Collect. Study. Create the environment. Then go do the thing.Keep it simple. Keep it moving. Never settle. Stay tough. Peace.TEXT ME!Support the show📣Who needs to hear this episode? Please share with ONE PERSON who needs to hear this message. 🛑 Watch & subscribe to episodes on my YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiNqFo05MJ6_yCu1vJ3rX4A📝Show your ❤️ by thumbing a quick rating and review for any platform: https://www.marshbuice.com/reviews/new/🤝See my daily stories: https://www.instagram.com/marshbuice/

Today's Random Reading is from Napoleon Hill's Law Of Success. He wrote that “the battle for the achievement of success is half won when you definitely know what you want.” In this episode, I break down why the what matters more than the how or when, and why “until” may be the only timeframe you need. Get definite about what you want, commit to a handful of simple actions, and stop disrupting your momentum by constantly looking up to see if it’s working.TEXT ME!Support the show📣Who needs to hear this episode? Please share with ONE PERSON who needs to hear this message. 🛑 Watch & subscribe to episodes on my YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiNqFo05MJ6_yCu1vJ3rX4A📝Show your ❤️ by thumbing a quick rating and review for any platform: https://www.marshbuice.com/reviews/new/🤝See my daily stories: https://www.instagram.com/marshbuice/

Success isn’t only threatened by failure—it’s threatened by the forces that quietly convince you to stop doing the work. In this episode, inspired by Steven Pressfield’s Do the Work, I break down three forces that can sabotage your progress: resistance, rational thought, and friends and family. Learn how to recognize when you’re negotiating with yourself, giving in to comfort, or allowing other people’s expectations to keep you where you are—and why staying committed to your process is the way forward.TEXT ME!Support the show📣Who needs to hear this episode? Please share with ONE PERSON who needs to hear this message. 🛑 Watch & subscribe to episodes on my YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiNqFo05MJ6_yCu1vJ3rX4A📝Show your ❤️ by thumbing a quick rating and review for any platform: https://www.marshbuice.com/reviews/new/🤝See my daily stories: https://www.instagram.com/marshbuice/