428. AMMA — What To Do When You Outgrow Your Circles

The Game Changing Attorney Podcast with Michael Mogill

Michael Mogill

Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Business, Management

5.0 • 539 Ratings

🗓️ 15 January 2026

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

What's stopping you from keeping the promises you make to yourself? In this episode of The Game Changing Attorney Podcast, Michael and Jessica Mogill unpack the real cost of breaking commitments to yourself and why most New Year's resolutions fail before February. From outgrowing old friend groups to walking away from prestigious obligations that no longer serve you, this conversation challenges you to stop negotiating with yourself and start building a life that reflects your actual priorities. Here's what you'll learn: Why breaking small commitments to yourself erodes your ability to follow through on bigger goals How to recognize when relationships and obligations are holding you back instead of pushing you forward What it takes to stay a student of your craft even when you think you've figured it all out This episode is a challenge to stop breaking promises to yourself and start building the discipline required to become who you say you want to be. ---- 05:26 — Why breaking small commitments to yourself erodes your ability to follow through on bigger goals 06:02 — How to build discipline through stacking small wins that compound over time 06:50 — The power of recording your goals on video to create accountability 09:47 — Understanding envy and why people give you a hard time when you remind them of what they gave up on 14:24 — The concept of insouciance and why you should stop playing the validation game as an adult 15:32 — Recognizing the trade-offs and opportunity costs of every commitment you make 20:34 — Why maintaining a student mindset prevents stagnation even after decades in business ---- Links & Resources: Peter Diamandis Elon Musk Interview CES ---- Learn what sustainable growth can look like for your firm at crispcoach.com. ---- Do you love this podcast and want to see more game changing content? Subscribe to our YouTube channel. ---- Past guests on The Game Changing Attorney Podcast include David Goggins, John Morgan, Alex Hormozi, Randi McGinn, Kim Scott, Chris Voss, Kevin O’Leary, Laura Wasser, John Maxwell, Mark Lanier, Robert Greene, and many more. ---- If you enjoyed this episode, you may also like: 411. AMMA — What to Do when Everyone Wants Something From You 288. AMMA — The Art of Being Decisive 194. AMMA — The Harsh Truth About Entrepreneurial Success

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0:00.0	You're a grown-ass individual, and if you don't want to do it or it doesn't make sense, then don't do it.
0:10.0	I'm Michael Logel, founder and CEO of Crisp, the nation's number one law from growth company.
0:18.0	I've built my business through practice, not theory. Crisp started with just $500 to my name and has grown to over eight figures in
0:25.2	revenue over the last few years, earning a spot on the Inc. 500 list of the fastest growing
0:29.7	private companies in America. Our approach has been to take everything we've learned about
0:33.5	generating massive growth within our own organization and help the country's most ambitious and committed law firm owners do the same for theirs. In each episode of this podcast,
0:41.8	I sit down with innovative market leaders from the legal industry and beyond to learn from those
0:46.3	who thrive in the face of adversity, challenge the status quo, and define what it means to be a true
0:51.2	game changer. This is Jessica, head of coaching strategy at
0:55.1	Chris, and today we're flipping the script for another special edition episode to get Michael's take on,
1:01.1	navigating the complex emotions about growing a long-standing friend group, recognizing when it's
1:06.1	time to move on from an organization that no longer serves you, and how to move beyond the role of industry
1:11.6	expert to become a student again. I think to be able to be competitive in business, you always have
1:15.6	to be learning, you always have to be evolving. It's a constant state of change, grow or die.
1:19.3	So if you are not constantly developing new skills and continuously pushing ahead, then the business
1:25.0	is going to become less competitive and you're going to stagnate.
1:30.5	That's coming up on the Game Changing Attorney podcast.
1:41.2	All right.
1:42.6	Welcome back to the studio.
1:45.0	First one of 2026. Another year, another podcast.
1:47.0	Yes, indeed.
1:48.0	Well, I hope you guys had a good, good holiday.
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