If you could go back in time, what would you tell your 18-year-old self?
Most people say things like:
“Don’t be so stupid.”
“Grow up.”
“Buy Apple, Amazon, Nvidia…”
Me?
I’d say one thing:
“Believe in yourself.”
Because a lack of confidence cost me years.
The girls I liked? Too shy to ask them out.
Sports teams? Played small because I was scared to fail.
Career opportunities? Turned down or half-assed because of imposter syndrome.
And business?
I waited far too long.
Planned too much.
Held back for the perfect moment that — surprise — never came.
What I eventually learned is simple:
Belief drives behaviour.
Behaviour creates opportunities.
Opportunities create success.
And when I work with business owners today, confidence usually isn’t the issue.
It’s their attitude or belief in what it means to run a business that will bring them success.
It then drives their behaviour – in managing, doing the work, and every aspect.
Some owners are stuck in the employee mindset:
- Doing everything themselves
- Grinding harder instead of smarter
- Maximising transactions, not value
- Living month to month
- Making themselves indispensable — and unsellable
These owners can’t exit.
They can’t pass the business down.
And they never get the life they thought the business would give them.
But there’s another group — a very different type of owner.
The owners with an Investor Mindset.
These are your true asset-builders. They:
- Focus on the big picture
- Build systems so the business runs without them
- Maximise the primary asset that drives value (can you guess what that is?)
- Create something their kids can inherit…or investors will pay a premium for
And the best part?
Any owner can make this shift.
It’s not personality.
It’s not luck.
It’s not “some people have it.”
It’s a decision.
And in the upcoming Fall in Love with Your Business Free Preview, I’m going to show you exactly how to make that shift — step by step.
If you want your business to support your life (instead of consuming it),
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