461: Rachel Rodgers on Million-Dollar Decisions and Letting Go to Grow

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🗓️ 8 May 2025

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

This week in the guest chair we have Rachel Rodgers—entrepreneur, coach, and bestselling author of We Should All Be Millionaires. She's back on the show with powerful insights to help side hustlers and full-time entrepreneurs alike build sustainable wealth and stop playing small.

In this episode, she shares:

How to make real “money moves” instead of hiding behind busy work
The mindset shifts needed to overcome imposter syndrome and take bold action
Why outsourcing your life first can unlock growth in your business
Her step-by-step approach to building a million-dollar business with a strong team and systems to build wealth with confidence

Highlights include:

00:00 Intro

04:00 Transitioning from law to passion projects

11:40 Building life and business teams

14:00 Balancing outsourcing and income

16:45 Reframing selling as helping

24:00 Importance of announcing your business

30:00 Embracing growth and change

37:00 Structuring a mastermind program

46:00 Investing in yourself is key

50:00 Helping Gen Z build wealth

53:00 Tips for entrepreneurs

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Links mentioned in this episode

Rachel’s first SHP episode: https://youtu.be/a_8Kyku41GE
Rachel’s website: https://rachelrodgers.com/
Rachel’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rachrodgersesq/
Future Millionaire book: https://futuremillionairebook.com/
The Four Hour Work Week: https://www.amazon.com/4-Hour-Workweek-Escape-Live-Anywhere/dp/0307465357
The Big Leap: https://www.harpercollins.com/products/the-big-leap-gay-hendricks
We Should All Be Millionaires: https://www.harpercollinsleadership.com/9781400221684/we-should-all-be-millionaires/

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0:00.0	Entrepreneurship is one big test.
0:02.2	You keep trying things.
0:03.5	You have ideas.
0:04.3	You test them out.
0:05.4	And then you see what works.
0:06.7	And then once you figure out what works, you ride that thing all the way to the bank.
0:11.4	You're listening to Side Hustle Pro, the podcast that teaches you to build and grow your
0:16.7	side hustle from passion project to profitable business.
0:19.9	And I'm your host, Michaela Matthews Okome.
0:23.1	So let's get started. Hey, friends, hey, welcome, welcome back to the show. Today, I am honored to have
0:29.9	Rachel Rogers back in the guest chair, back in the hot seat. Rachel is one of my favorite people
0:35.3	to talk business, coaching, and all things knocking yourself
0:39.9	out of analysis paralysis and getting out there and stepping into your power and just doing
0:46.3	the damn thing.
0:47.1	Like Rachel is really my favorite person to get that kind of advice from, but also just life
0:53.3	advice on how to tackle this thing called
0:55.8	entrepreneurship as a solopreneur who you're starting out on your own, figuring it out. And so
1:00.8	that's what the focus of today's Convo is. If you haven't heard our first conversation, go on back
1:06.1	to episode 322. And let me remind you who Rachel is. Rachel is the CEO and founder of Hello 7 and the
1:13.9	Wall Street Journal bestselling author of We Should All Be Millionaires. Rachel's mission is to help
1:19.7	historically excluded groups build their businesses and become millionaires. Since the inception
1:26.0	of Hello 7, she has helped hundreds become millionaires and thousands become financialaires. Since the inception of Hello Seven, she has helped hundreds become
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