Building a business and having success is not about how well you do with the circumstance

or with others, but it starts with yourself.

It's about managing yourself.

And the thing is, is that you can't manage yourself if you don't know yourself.

How do you create an unshakable business?

I cross $100 million in net worth by the age of 28.

Now I'm growing acquisition.com into a billion dollar portfolio.

In this podcast, I share the lessons I've learned in scaling big businesses and helping our

portfolio companies do the same.

Buckle up and let's build.

What's up, guys?

Welcome to my channel.

My name is Layla Hormozy, coceo of Acquisition.com.

And what I want to talk about is actually the five books that helped

me change my mindset when I was in my 20s. And let's be really honest, I've actually avoided doing

this for a long time because one, most books that I read, I think, are garbage. I probably

could be summarized in like one to two pages or just not read altogether because typically

they're written to sell something, not to educate you on something,

right? But I think that these five books are like the mediest books that I read my 20s that

helped me change my mindset or beliefs about certain topics that have served me well today.

So these five books are my recommendation if you're in your 20s and you're looking to build

something big, break your beliefs, take on more of a

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