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Jan 2023
16m 47s

6 Lessons I Learned in My 20’s | Ep 3

Leila Hormozi
About this episode

Want to change your life? Change your environment. Today, Leila (@LeilaHormozi) dives into the key moments in her life that shaped how she thinks and acts in the entrepreneurial space, making her net worth skyrocket before age 30. She also goes through some of the hardships she had to learn while being where she is now.

Welcome to Build where we talk about the lessons I have learned in scaling big businesses, gaining millions in sales, and helping our portfolio companies do the same. Buckle up, because we’re creating an unshakeable business.

Timestamps:

(0:55) - 1st & 2nd Key moment: Controlling your environment & the value of hard work

(5:27) - 3rd Key moment: Trusting your capabilities

(7:26) - 4th Key moment: It’s going to suck at the beginning. Period.

(10:23) - 5th Key moment: There’s no difference in effort for big or small businesses

(12:04) - 6th Key moment: it's not about the destination, it's about the process.

(14:50) - Nothing is as fancy or complicated as it seems

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