197. Leading Magnanimously with Andrew Brummer

What if the secret to a peaceful, impactful life is simply refusing to live by anyone else’s rules?”

Then imagine what would change if you stopped living for a legacy and started living like today is all that matters.

As you get to know Andrew Brummer and his journey toward self-actualization, you’ll discover the seeds harvested with him were planted early. He had a difficult childhood for various reasons, but his parents provided a sound upbringing. His father taught him to be a “multiplier”. This means, to not only enhance others, but to be skilled in many areas rather than have a narrowly-focused specialty. Add his mother’s teaching that nobody is going to make things better for you and you alone choose how to live, and you combine resourcefulness with resilience.

His mother also taught him to accept people as they are and love them the way they want to be loved. Over time, this liberated Andrew to be of better service to his employees, his teammates, and his community. It also helped him find his own True North and build a solid foundation for himself.

All in all a good package, and on the surface it looked fine. But Fine Is a 4-Letter Word. We all wear what Andrew calls “the Facebook mask”, where we make it seem like everything is great and watch everyone else do the same. Andrew admits here he’s gone through many tough times, including in his relationships, work situations and immigration challenges. Plus, he’s had a lifetime of medical issues that have required numerous surgeries.

But what did he discover?

Ultimately, nobody is going to put their nose to the grindstone and do the work for you. It’s up to you to make it happen. And, like his mother taught him, it’s up to you to decide what kind of day you’ll have when you wake up in the morning and get moving.

Today, Andrew is not only a fractional COO, he’s also either leading or launching several other companies, including one that’s building a firearms training system that can even teach kids to use them safely. He is a coach and a mentor. Plus, he has a radio station that has a 200-song playlist. And that’s when he’s not doing woodwork or decorating his house with 35,000 Christmas lights. Skilled in many areas, as his father taught him. Sounds like an interesting guy, yes?

In a moment, when you hear from Andrew, you’ll discover a lot more about his journey. One key lesson was finding his own truth and coming to embrace that each of us has our own truth. There are so many more in his new book, “Leading Magnanimously”, which you’ll hear more about.

Andrew’s hype song is "Kiss Off" by Violent Femmes.

Resources:

• Andrew Brummer’s website: https://ardunan.com/
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewbrummer/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andrewbrummer
• X: https://x.com/andrewbrummer
• Claim your copy of Andrew’s new book, “Leading Magnanimously”, at https://ardunan.com/village/books/land-lm

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