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Jul 4
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Throwback: Why You Should Stop Saying So...

Leila Hormozi
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In this throwback episode, Leila (@LeilaHormozi) returns to a key idea: everything costs you something. You can either pay the price of discipline now or the price of regret later. Leila challenges entrepreneurs to embrace the difficulty of doing what matters and let go of the fantasy that success will ever feel easy.

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