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Get Busy Living Podcast with Benny Hsu

115 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 193 ratings

The Get Busy Living Podcast is a straight to the point and honest talk about what you need to do to transform your life from the inside out. It’s the show that’s the friend, mentor, and guide that you’ve been looking for. It’s the show that will give you the insight and advice you need to stop sleep walking through life and get busy living. Host Benny Hsu shares from his own experience from being stuck and lost in life to now being an online entrepreneur that has given him the lifestyle and freedom he’s dreamt about in life. He wants to help others realize and understand that change starts in the mind. Without changing how you see the world and your beliefs, nothing will ever change in your life. It’s the show that will help you transform on the inside to live your best life ever on the outside.

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Episodes

I’ve Started a New Podcast called “Hope Your Day Doesn’t Suck”

May 13, 2021 16:37 - 3 minutes - 2.48 MB

Hello Get Busy Living listeners. I’ve got bad news and good news. The bad new is This is going to be the final episode of this podcast. The good news is I am starting a new podcast that is live right now called Hope Your Day Doesn’t Suck. I started the Get Busy Living podcast […]

GBL114: Transform your life with Be, Do, Have.

October 02, 2019 11:00 - 30 minutes - 41.8 MB

In this episode I talk about the Be, Do, Have model for transforming your life. It’s a model that most people never understand and therefore never do. Instead they work from the Have, Do, Be model. They wish they had more money so they could do something in order to feel a certain emotion. An […]

GBL113: Transformation Starts on the Inside

September 25, 2019 11:00 - 38 minutes - 52.6 MB

It’s time to understand where real transformation comes from. It doesn’t come from what you do. Just working harder isn’t going to get you what you want in life. In fact, working longer hours like over 50 hours a week has been show to decrease productivity. Transformation starts on the inside. Everything starts from there. […]

GBL112: How Constant Worrying Can Stop Now

September 11, 2019 11:00 - 28 minutes - 39.1 MB

Are you the type of person that worries a lot? It can be easy to worry about many areas of our life. Turn on the TV and the news can easily cause us to worry. We worry about the future, the economy, our family, friends, children, and the list goes on.  Worrying is something we […]

GBL111: It’s Time to Question Your Beliefs

September 04, 2019 11:00 - 33 minutes - 46.2 MB

When we’re born we have no beliefs. That’s why when we’re young, we do a lot of things and act more confidently because we have no beliefs about them. Overtime we hear from teacher, parents, friends, relatives and society about what they believe to be true.  We have beliefs that we carry around with us […]

GBL110: It’s Not Too Late to Make 2019 Great

August 28, 2019 11:00 - 41 minutes - 57.5 MB

We’re heading into the final quarter of the year and it’s not time yet to start looking to next year to get started on what we want to do. There is still a lot of time left for us and it’s important to take a time to reflect back on this year first.  Have things […]

GBL109: Stop Giving Votes to People Who Don’t Deserve Them

June 12, 2019 10:00 - 37 minutes - 51.9 MB

In our lives we have people who love to give their opinions. We might go to them to ask for advice or we may not even ask them for their opinion. But be careful who you get your advice from. Do they deserve your attention? Should you pay attention? Should you just ignore? I wouldn’t […]

GBL108: Feeling stuck in life? Learn how to get unstuck.

May 29, 2019 10:00 - 1 hour - 88.2 MB

One of the common struggles I hear is about feeling stuck in life. There are many reasons a person feels stuck but it all feels the same. They don’t know what to do. They feel like they’re trapped in an invisible prison. They don’t see a future full of hope. They’re lost, confused, and hopeless.  […]

GBL107: The #1 Belief I Used to Find Our Perfect Home

May 08, 2019 17:56 - 1 hour - 88.2 MB

A couple years ago we began the search for a new home. It turned out to be a long process with a lot of ups and downs. A lot of things happened that we didn’t anticipate at all. In the end, we found the perfect house for us. We’ve been living there for two months […]

GBL106: Lessons I Learned after Running 40 Days Straight

May 01, 2019 14:01 - 46 minutes - 64.5 MB

Recently I’ve set out to challenge myself in new ways. If I want different results in my life, I need to do different things. One area of my life that needed a serious kick in the butt was with exercise. I focused on exercise because of my belief of the domino effect. I know what […]

GBL105: Get a Life with Better Problems

April 24, 2019 15:30 - 39 minutes - 54.3 MB

If you want a better life, choose better problems to have. Problems will always be a part of our lives. They come and they go but they never go away forever. Don’t make the mistake of wishing that life was free of problems. It’s like wishing to have the perfect life. There is no such […]

GBL104: How to Make More Time For Yourself

April 10, 2019 16:20 - 31 minutes - 43.5 MB

How we all would love more time in our life to do more of what we want. I’m not talking about more time to spend on social media or watch TV unless that is a vital part of your life and business. I’m talking about more time to improve your health, learn, spend time meeting […]

GBL103: I Did 10 Pushups for 31 Days Straight. Here’s What Happened

April 03, 2019 17:42 - 37 minutes - 52.2 MB

If you’re looking for the shortcut to losing weight getting six pack abs, then you’re not going to find it here. But if you’re looking to get started with losing weight and a goal of six pack abs, then you will benefit from today’s episode. I just finished doing ten pushups every day for 31 […]

GBL102: How I Got More Motivation in My Life

March 20, 2019 10:00 - 38 minutes - 53.2 MB

In episode 101 I talked about the personal challenge I made to myself for the month of March to do ten pushups a day. I began this in order to get off my lazy butt and start doing something. In this episode I talk about my progress so far and also what good has come […]

GBL101: How to Be More Committed in Your Life

March 06, 2019 21:25 - 28 minutes - 39.6 MB

Nothing will change in your life until you change what you do on a daily basis. In this episode, I want to help you be more consistent on a daily basis so you can change your life. Commitment is easy to talk about, but it’s harder to do. If you’ve had trouble starting and finishing […]

GBL100: Thank you for 100 episodes!

February 27, 2019 12:00 - 24 minutes - 33.9 MB

I’m excited to reach 100 episodes! It’s a milestone where it’s good to take a moment and celebrate. To have 100 episodes wouldn’t be possible with out you. Knowing that somehow and someway my podcast helps you in your life is the reason I’ve gotten to 100 episodes. In this episode, I talk about getting […]

GBL099: How to Overcome Fear and Perfectionism to Start Your Business

February 20, 2019 19:35 - 1 hour - 85.4 MB

Today’s episode is a question from a podcast listener who wants to start a small business but couldn’t get over her fear of judgement from others. Her perfectionism also held her back from taking that leap of faith. In this episode, I talk about changing how to see judgement that we fear. The truth is […]

GBL098: My Current #1 Priority in My Morning Routine

February 13, 2019 12:00 - 34 minutes - 47.3 MB

I’m a big fan of having a morning routine that is productive and better prepares me for the day. I know how much better I am feeling overall when I do. I am also not perfect and do fall back into old ways of a morning spent on my iPhone. This is where I found […]

GBL097: Time to Go Bigger in 2019

February 06, 2019 21:58 - 40 minutes - 55.3 MB

It’s a new year and I’ve been reflecting on how I want 2019 to be for me. What I’ve decided is that I’m going to go bigger in 2019 and I know the way to do that is to challenge myself and get me out of my comfort zone. I want to look back at […]

GBL096: Do you dream of starting your own business but haven’t yet?

December 03, 2018 18:09 - 34 minutes - 47.8 MB

Over the years I’ve been asked a lot about how to start an online business. I’ve gotten emails from many that are working at a dead end job and would love nothing more than to make money doing something they actually enjoy. I get the struggles. I understand the fear. I’m here to tell you […]

GBL095: Breaking Your Social Media Habit

November 05, 2018 13:09 - 32 minutes - 44.7 MB

If you’re like most people, you spend more time than you know you should on your phone. It’s the first thing you check in the morning and the last thing you look at night. We spend hours a day staring at our phone and missing out on life. We’re not as present. We always feel […]

GBL094: How to Overcome the Fear of Being Judged

October 08, 2018 17:47 - 22 minutes - 31.6 MB

Do you fear being judged? Fear of judgement is one of the biggest reasons we are afraid to take action. We’re so worried about what others will think or say about us. We worry so much that we would rather do nothing in order to avoid being judged. However, the dream we have doesn’t go […]

GBL093: Why You Have to Change First In Order to Get Whatever You Want in Life

October 01, 2018 12:00 - 35 minutes - 49.1 MB

Imagine if you have the worst headache. How do you feel when you go to work? How do you feel when you get home? How do you feel trying to think and come up with ideas? How do you do show in the world every day? It’s hard. We’ve all had headaches so we know […]

GBL092: What to do if you feel stuck in life

September 24, 2018 11:00 - 21 minutes - 30 MB

I recently asked a question in the Get Busy Living Facebook group about what’s your biggest struggle right now. There was a variety of answers but there was one answer that many gave. They felt stuck in life. This is a common struggle. We don’t know what to do and we’re stuck in our heads […]

GBL091: 5 Things I’m Embarrassed to Share with You

August 13, 2018 13:00 - 37 minutes - 51.6 MB

This is an episode I almost didn’t want to publish. I got this topic idea for another podcast and it was great cause I got to learn about that more about that person. I thought it would be a fun and different episode. It didn’t mean it was easy to hit publish. I share things […]

GBL090: Should You Choose a Job You Love or Choose a Normal but Boring Job?

August 06, 2018 13:00 - 28 minutes - 39 MB

When it comes to our jobs, it sometimes can be a tough decision choosing between something you love doing but odd and something that’s boring and normal. Recently I got a email from a member of the Get Busy Living community who was struggling between making a choice. She was in a job that she […]

GBL089: What Got You Here Won’t Get You There

July 20, 2018 19:11 - 28 minutes - 38.9 MB

What got you here won’t get you there is a wake up call for me at this point in the year. I wanted to talk about what that means for me in this episode of the podcast. If you think about where you are in your life right now and the results you have, it’s […]

GBL088: How to beat lack of motivation and keep it away forever

May 14, 2018 18:00 - 17 minutes - 24 MB

Do you have a lack of motivation? Have you been procrastinating way too long? In this episode, I talk about how you can overcome that. It’s not by reading more inspirational quotes or just hoping that one day you wake up and have lots of motivation. The way you gain motivation is to start and […]

GBL087: What Should You Do First in Order to Get What You Want?

April 09, 2018 11:00 - 58 minutes - 81.2 MB

Are you not getting the outcomes you want in life? Do you find yourself struggling? Are you in bad relationship or around people that constantly lie to you? It’s easy to overlook the real cause of the problem. The problem isn’t a matter of luck. It’s not that you are a failure. It’s not the […]

GBL086: Got Lots of Ideas But Don’t Know Which One To Choose? I’ll Tell You How to Make the Right Decision.

March 26, 2018 11:00 - 59 minutes - 82.2 MB

Let’s say you have an ideas for a business. You’re working at a job that doesn’t fulfill you and you want to create something that will give you more freedom in life and make money from it. You want to be successful. One of the problem a lot of people in that position have is […]

GBL085: Want better results in your life? Start doing different things.

March 05, 2018 15:02 - 42 minutes - 58.9 MB

It’s time to shake things up in your life. If you’ve not made the progress you’ve been hoping, then it’s time to revisit what you’re doing. What you may need to do is to start doing different things. If you think about it this way, what you’ve been doing has gotten you to this point […]

GBL084: Get Control of Your Social Media to be Happier and Less Stressed

February 13, 2018 01:53 - 39 minutes - 54.5 MB

Since social media is such a big part of our lives, but if not taken care of it can get out of control. It’s like trying to grow a beautiful garden. When you start, it’s a clean slate. You plant some flowers, but over time weeds get in there. If you don’t spend time pulling […]

GBL083: What’s My Morning Routine Like?

January 29, 2018 12:00 - 31 minutes - 43.6 MB

Happy New Year! It’s my first time saying that on the podcast. It’s been awhile since I’ve published an episode but I’m looking forward to getting back into podcasting and giving you valuable content to make 2018 your best year. I’ve talked about morning routines before and how it’s important not only to start your […]

GBL082: Goals don’t bring happiness. Happiness brings goals.

August 24, 2017 16:37 - 48 minutes - 66.8 MB

We just thinking that if we achieve or change something about us that we’ll finally be happy. It’ll feel like the weight of the world is lifted off our shoulders. Once we reach that goal then we will start to exercise, eat healthy, spend more time with friends and family and travel. Chasing happiness is […]

GBL081: Why you’re good enough to do what you want

May 29, 2017 11:00 - 22 minutes - 18 MB

When I started this podcast, there were already so many self help podcasts. When I started my blog, there were already so many self help blogs. That didn’t matter to me because I wanted to start a podcast and a blog. I wanted a way to connect with people all around the world. I wanted to […]

GBL080: How to improve your focus and concentration

May 22, 2017 11:00 - 33 minutes - 27.1 MB

Raise your hand if you struggle with focus and concentration? I know I definitely do. We live in a world where instant gratification is just a click away on our phone, tablets and computers. So we’re easily distracted all the time and our brain is searching for the next new bit of info. That’s one […]

GBL079: Stop waiting to learn everything before you get started

May 16, 2017 11:00 - 42 minutes - 33.9 MB

Perfection is the killer of many dreams. Too many people try to be perfect before they start. They want to learn everything that they can before starting. Trying to learn everything you can before you start is impossible. Since it’s impossible and you know that it is you will never start. You will always feel […]

GBL078: Why I Don’t Worry About What’s Going on in the News

March 14, 2017 11:00 - 21 minutes - 29.9 MB

If you have been following the news since 2017 started, you would think the future of the United States is in trouble. Majority of the people probably think that the current president is going to do a horrible job. There have been nationwide protests. People are upset and fearful about the future. I’m not worried […]

GBL077: Stop Searching for Your Passion

March 07, 2017 11:00 - 22 minutes - 31 MB

How often have you heard the advice “Go and find your passion.” Or you will read “Start a business that you are passionate about.” I think it’s bad advice. It never worked for me. I could never figure out my passion in life. I hoped I would figure it out, but it never came to […]

GBL076: What I’m Doing to Get Healthy Again and Why

February 28, 2017 11:00 - 5 MB

Count me in as one of those people that is frustrated by my health at the beginning of the new year. I have noticed clothes getting tighter, belly sticking out more, and an overall lack of being able to focus. Of course like most things it happens gradually over time until one day until it […]

GBL075: If you want to get anything done, you have to make time for it

January 16, 2017 11:00 - 33 minutes - 46.5 MB

Do you feel like you never have any free time? You’re already busy and you can’t imagine how you have any extra time to exercise, work on a side hustle, read, or have a morning routine. Every day you feel busy, but you also feel like you’re not getting anything productive done. You just wish […]

GBL074: Patience: Why you need it and why it’s so important in life and business.

January 09, 2017 12:00 - 34 minutes - 47.2 MB

Are you a patient person? Are you willing to wait an hour for your dinner to be cooked and come out? Do you love sitting in traffic jams and having it take 30 minutes to get somewhere that normally takes 5 minutes? We don’t like to wait. We want to get to where we’re going […]

GBL073: Why I Don’t Make New Year’s Resolutions

January 04, 2017 19:26 - 32 minutes - 45.3 MB

Happy New Year! I hope you had a great 2016 and definitley hope you have an even better 2017. If you’re like most people you’re thinking about what you want to change and improve this year. You make a mental note of it. I used to do this, but I have stopped making New Year’s […]

GBL072: You Can’t Keep Doing the Same Things and Expect Different Results

July 18, 2016 09:14 - 5 MB

Imagine if you had a square block and you’re trying to fit it into a round hole. The size of the hole is roughly the same size of the block. You keep trying to push it in, but of course it doesn’t go in. You try to put it in from a different angle. You […]

GBL071: How to Wake Up Early

June 20, 2016 11:00 - 5 MB

For most of my adult life, I have never been one to wake up early. I worked in the restaurant business which didn’t mean 9-5. For me it meant, 11-11.  So I never needed to get up early. That was one of the only things I liked about my job. When I began working for […]

GBL070: How you should view personal development if you want it to help you

June 13, 2016 11:00 - 5 MB

I know you are interested in personal development. That’s why you are here, but what have you done with what you have learned? Too many people fall into the trap of being fans of personal development, but they never do anything with what they learn. All they do is consume content through articles, books, and […]

GBL069: How Can You Find the Motivation?

June 06, 2016 11:00 - 34 minutes - 47.4 MB

Finding motivation to consistently take action with ease would be a dream come true right? I’d love to be motivated every day, but I’m not. I’m human so there are day where I don’t want to do much but watch TV with my iPad on my lap. It’s even harder to find the motivation to do […]

GBL068: Why Happiness is the Key to Success and How to Become Happier

May 24, 2016 02:02 - 44 minutes - 61.6 MB

If I asked you what you truly wanted in life, you’d likely say to be happy. Plain and simple. All our lives, we have been led to believe that there is a formula for success, and that happiness is the reward. For half of my 20’s and into my early 30’s, all I wanted was […]

GBL067: My Biggest Obstacle in My Way When I Felt Stuck in My Life

May 16, 2016 11:00 - 15 minutes - 21.6 MB

Life has been, many times over, compared to a roller coaster ride; it has its ups and downs. We experience happy moments and we relish those moments. We experience disappointments and then we wallow in negativity. Unfortunately, we tend to experience more of life’s downward spiral than the glorious highs; and oftentimes, we get stuck. […]

GBL066: Why Leaving Your Comfort Zone Can Be So Rewarding

May 09, 2016 13:21 - 37 minutes - 51.1 MB

I’m currently in Taipei, Taiwan for our annual trip back here. My wife is from here. We met here when I lived here for a short time. Being here always brings back great memories from 2007-2008. It was nine years ago this month that I made a decision to move here. I was at a […]

Guests

Farnoosh Brock
1 Episode
Hal Elrod
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Kary Oberbrunner
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