Embracing Imperfection in Leadership (on The Life Coach School) Pt.2 - July ‘22 | Ep 94
Build with Leila Hormozi
Leila Hormozi
5 • 867 Ratings
🗓️ 30 November 2023
⏱️ 27 minutes
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Summary
”The better I can handle the losses. The more fun and enjoyable the win is going to be because that's what earning it means.” Today, join Leila (@LeilaHormozi) as she guests on The Life School Podcast with Brooke Castillo to discuss the fear of competing with men, managing long hours with family responsibilities, defining success in one's own terms, and the importance of self-belief and support. They also provide insights and advice for women who aspire to achieve more wealth and success while navigating the challenges that come with it. This is part 2 of the interview.
Welcome to Build where we talk about the lessons I have learned in scaling big businesses, gaining millions in sales, and helping our portfolio companies do the same. Buckle up, because we’re creating an unshakeable business.
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Timestamps:
(0:59) - Understanding the importance of character in leadership
(2:54) - The power of vision in business
(4:39) - Managing your mind amidst big goals
(7:28) - Advice for women seeking wealth
(11:57) - The role of status in men and women's success
(16:51) - Balancing long work hours with family life
(20:08) - Dealing with lack of support from your partner
(25:01) - Overcoming stereotypes as a woman entrepreneur
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | What if my goal was not to be perfect? |
| 0:02.4 | Because most of the goal is be perfect wife, perfect model, perfect CEO, right? |
| 0:06.3 | What if my goal was to be absolutely imperfect at all of it? |
| 0:09.7 | I love it. |
| 0:10.2 | Then you'd be winning all the turret. |
| 0:16.6 | How do you create an unshakable business? |
| 0:18.6 | I cross $100 million in net worth by the age of 28. |
| 0:21.6 | Now I'm growing Acquisition.com into a billion dollar portfolio. |
| 0:24.6 | In this podcast, I share the lessons I've learned in scaling big businesses and helping our portfolio companies do the same. |
| 0:30.6 | Buckle up and let's build. |
| 0:40.6 | Okay, so I know this is probably the question that you get a lot. |
| 0:44.8 | And I think it's annoying that people want you to answer it in like three sentences. |
| 0:47.2 | But I'm going to ask you and have you answered it in three sentences. |
| 0:49.6 | It's like, what is the secret to hiring good people? |
| 0:55.6 | You can't hire anyone who is a better person than you if you are the boss. |
| 0:56.9 | You can't? |
| 0:57.9 | Character-wise. |
| 0:59.0 | Okay, what does that mean? |
| 1:03.7 | Elite talent will not come to somebody who doesn't have elite character. |
| 1:07.5 | So John Wooden, like one of the most famous basketball coaches, right? |
| 1:12.7 | He wasn't like an elite player, but he was an elite coach and he had elite character. |
| 1:16.0 | And so like the best in the country wanted to work for him and wanted to work under him. |
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