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Dec 2023
7m 22s

We Sacrificed Everything to Grow a $100M...

Leila Hormozi
About this episode

“Why is it that we think that we can't have everything we have and be happy at the same time?” Today, Leila (@LeilaHormozi) talks about her initial sacrifice-all approach to growing a business which led to stress and unhappiness. She shares how creating a work-life balance can actually enhance productivity while preserving mental well-being and implores us to reflect on our own goal-setting and consider adopting a similar perspective to achieve balanced success.

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:

(0:40) - Understanding constraints in goal setting

(2:09) - Realizing the need for change

(3:18) - Setting constraints for better productivity

(5:18) - Challenging traditional beliefs about success

(6:15) - The realization: we're all similar

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