Just in case you have not seen this fabulous podcast of the time Alex Hormozi spent with Tony Robbins, it's well worth the time to watch it. Look for the conversation on suffering for a business. Skool is a delightful place to build a business, we should enjoy the time we spend on here, don't get me wrong there are moments that test us, but this is not a place to dwell, we visit tough, hard & suffering, but we don't live there. This is a super conversation, between two people I really admire, I hope you enjoy it too and I hope it helps you build your business in a fulfilling and happy way. 😊

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I understanding this difference changed my life👇🏾 5 years ago today, at 27 years old the BBC called me and asked: "Do you want to become a Dragon on Dragon's Den". I was shocked. But I said, Yes. To me it’s not just an iconic show, it’s a culturally, economically and entrepreneurially important one. I was 28 when I entered the Den. About to sit in a chair I'd role-played myself in since I was 12. To my left: Peter Jones. There since episode one, 2005. To my right: Deborah Meaden. 19 years in that seat. Producer counts down: "30 seconds until the first entrepreneur." My hands are sweating?! Heart thumping in my ears! Not because I couldn't evaluate businesses. I'd built and sold companies and made investments - in fact my first ever investment was into a young Hyrum Cook for an idea he pitched me pre-launch called Adanola. But I'd never done it with cameras rolling and millions watching. For 15 years, I'd watched from my parents' sofa. Paused the TV as a child to give my verdict before the Dragons. Played businessman in my living room. Now I was.... inside the TV. In the actual Den. The lights really hot. The chair stiffer than expected and the silence before that lift opens, deafening. Here's what I learnt: Imposter syndrome isn't about incapability. It's about inexperience. Your brain literally can't tell the difference between: "I've never done this" and "I can't do this" Same signal. Same fear. Completely different realities. First entrepreneur walks in. Pitches. The Dragons turn to me. My mind goes blank for exactly one second. Then muscle memory kicks in. "Your customer acquisition costs across social media is 3x your lifetime value," I hear myself saying. "How do you fix that?" Peter nods. Deborah builds on my point. I belonged there. I just hadn't belonged there before. One pitch in, the nerves are gone. 10 pitches in and I forgot the cameras, 50 pitches in and that chair felt comfortable, 500 pitches later - I'm having fun, experimenting, pushing boundaries a little.

26 LESSONS I'm taking into 2026 👇🏾 lesson 1: the person you marry is the most important career decision you’ll ever make. lesson 2: failure isn’t the opposite of success - it’s the tuition fee. lesson 3: the first thought you have is often the truest. Trust it more. lesson 4: regret is always louder than rejection. lesson 5: do not let the internet tell you how hard you should or shouldn't work. lesson 6: everything is figure-out-able if you’re willing to look stupid. lesson 7: anger is often just fear in disguise. lesson 8: your health is the foundation under every ambition. Without it, nothing stands. lesson 9: if you can’t explain it simply, you don’t understand it deeply. lesson 10: your childhood is an explanation, not a justification. lesson 11: you become unstoppable the day embarrassment stops being a price you fear. lesson 12: if it costs your peace, it’s too expensive. lesson 13: the people you love will always be your best investment. lesson 14: growth feels a lot like loss at first. lesson 15: if you can’t change it, change how you see it. lesson 16: most timeframes and delays people give you are fake - it's just "how it's always been done". Your job is to push on them to see if they're made of concrete or paper. lesson 17: your energy introduces you before your words do. Get right with yourself. lesson 18: your biggest opportunities will show up dressed as problems lesson 19: the people who win are the ones who can suffer boredom. lesson 20: success is rarely about doing more - it’s about deleting what doesn’t matter. lesson 21: great work is just good work repeated. Be consistent, not perfect. lesson 22: protecting your time is the highest form of self-care and self-respect. lesson 23: fear shrinks when you move toward it. lesson 24: discipline is easier than regret lesson 25: don’t just chase goals. Chase environments that make those goals inevitable. lesson 26: mind your own business. I’m curious, which of these lessons did you have to learn the hard way? Drop the number in the comments. Or, if you have a Lesson 27 that I missed, leave it below. I’ll be reading through ❤️

Both the one below and Henry Fords - "If you think you can, you can, if you think you can't, you can't. Both ways your right" are my top two, please share below any quotes that truly inspire you. 👇