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In this episode of the Successful Life Podcast, host Corey Berrier sits down with Brian Burton—general manager at Benjamin Franklin Plumbing, founder of Blue Collar Closer, and host of the Waste No Day Podcast.

Brian shares his journey from a struggling technician to becoming a high-level communicator and sales leader in the home services industry. This conversation dives deep into sales psychology, communication mastery, and the mindset required to increase closing rates without manipulation.

The episode also explores Brian’s powerful story of overcoming opioid addiction and alcohol dependency, offering insight into discipline, recovery, and personal accountability. Learn how communication, consistency, and self-awareness can transform both your career and your life.

Whether you’re in sales, home services, or personal development, this episode delivers practical strategies to improve your communication skills, build trust with clients, and elevate your performance.

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Waste No Day Podcast https://wastenoday.com

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After a five-month break, Corey is back with B Reeves from New Waters Recovery for a conversation on sobriety, mental health, treatment, meditation, and purpose-driven work. B shares what New Waters Recovery actually does, from detox and residential treatment to psychological assessments, and explains why separating your job from your personal recovery is critical for long-term sobriety.

Corey and B also get into the reality of working in the recovery field, the discipline required to maintain a program, and why willingness matters more than motivation. They talk in depth about transcendental meditation, how it supports peace, clarity, and conscious contact, and why both of them see it as a major part of spiritual growth. The conversation also explores second chances, employment for people in recovery, the challenges of early sobriety, and how meaningful work can help rebuild confidence and direction.

This episode is a practical conversation about recovery that goes beyond quitting substances. It is about doing the work, building structure, finding purpose, and creating a life worth protecting.

In this episode, Corey and B discuss:

What New Waters Recovery offers beyond detox, including mental health assessments and residential treatment, why treatment and recovery are often misunderstood, how B approaches outreach, conferences, and building trusted referral relationships, the importance of not letting your job become your recovery, the concept of being a “two hatter” in recovery and treatment work, how transcendental meditation has helped both Corey and B find more peace and clarity, why meditation can be the missing piece in recovery, the difference between stopping drinking and actually learning how to live, sober curiosity, spiritual growth, and conscious contact, ibogaine, ayahuasca, and the question of shortcuts in recovery, Corey’s new mission to connect people in recovery with second-chance employers, why people in recovery often become exceptional employees, the value of structure, accountability, and willingness in long-term sobriety.

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Ever notice how hard you grip outcomes when you’re nervous—then watch everything slip anyway? We dig into a counterintuitive truth that changed our lives: releasing control doesn’t make you careless, it makes you effective. From sobriety to sales calls, first dates to job interviews, we connect the dots between patience, presence, and authenticity—and why expectations so often become premeditated resentments.

We unpack the early myth of instant transformation in recovery and replace it with practical tools: sit with discomfort, practice consistently, and let time compound. Then we map those lessons to high-pressure moments at work. After a tough call, we walk through a fast reset: debrief the objections, reframe the story, ask for help if you need it, and step into the next conversation clean. You’ll hear how a simple shift from outcome-chasing to service-first—What does this person need right now?—boosts trust, surfaces real blockers, and prevents you from carrying one loss into your next opportunity.

Honesty sits at the center of all of it. We talk about shedding masks, staying the same person on and off the mic, and why misalignment breeds anxiety and churn in business and relationships. Not every prospect is your customer, not every match is your partner, and that’s okay. When you respect fit, follow a sound process, and stay present, decisions come easier—and results often improve without the pressure. We close with gratitude for this community and a reminder that asking for help is not a failure of willpower but a pathway to connection and growth.

If this resonated, follow the show, share it with a friend who needs a reset, and leave a quick review—what outcome are you letting go of this week?

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