My story - How Building a Million Dollar Business Made Me Lonely

Collective Ambition with Leon Hendrix

Collective Ambition with Leon Hendrix

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Let’s talk about adulting— actual adulting. Not just paying bills or keeping a houseplant alive, but the kind that involves emotional maturity, healthy boundaries, and conscious self-leadership. Because let’s be honest, most of us weren’t taught how to be fully functioning adults… and it shows. Joining us is Michelle Chalfant , licensed therapist turned holistic life coach, creator of The Adult Chair® model, and author of the new book The Adult Chair: Get Unstuck, Claim Your Power, and Transform Your Life . With millions reached through her podcast, coaching programs, and retreats, she’s here to walk us through the five pillars of being a healthy, grounded adult. Here’s the truth: being an adult isn’t about checking boxes or pretending you’re fine. It’s about owning your truth. Feeling your feelings. Practicing compassion without letting yourself off the hook. It’s about setting firm boundaries—with no need for justification—and recognizing that your triggers are not flaws, they’re clues. None of us were handed a guidebook for how to grow up emotionally. We inherited patterns from people who were figuring it out as they went. But what Michelle shares today is empowering: it’s never too late to unlearn what no longer serves you and become the adult you were meant to be. Whether you’re starting this work or knee-deep in your personal development era, this episode will meet you where you are—and help you move forward with clarity, self-trust, and strength. Connect with Michelle: Website: https://theadultchair.com/ Book: https://theadultchair.com/book IG: https://www.instagram.com/themichellechalfant/?hl=en FB: https://www.facebook.com/@TheMichelleChalfant/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/michellechalfant Related Podcast Episodes: How To Build Emotionally Mature Leaders with Dr. Christie Smith | 272 Boundaries vs. Ultimatums with Jan & Jillian Yuhas | 297 Gentleness: Cultivating Compassion for Yourself and Others with Courtney Carver | 282 Share the Love: If you found this episode insightful, please share it with a friend, tag us on social media, and leave a review on your favorite podcast platform! 🔗 Subscribe & Review: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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This is a pretty uncomfortable episode to share so early on in my podcasting journey, but I believe it's a necessary step.

Here I talk about:

- How I got started and built my first 7-figure business

- Why achieving all my goals was not the answer

- The realizations I had that made me question everything I had done up until that point

- Why it gets lonelier and lonelier as you're moving up and how to fix it

- Why I decided to break up with my girl which terminated my Australian visa and forced me to leave the country for good

Feedback is highly appreciated.

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My story - How Building a Million Dollar Business Made Me Lonely

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M4A•Головна епізоду

This is a pretty uncomfortable episode to share so early on in my podcasting journey, but I believe it's a necessary step.

Here I talk about:

- How I got started and built my first 7-figure business

- Why achieving all my goals was not the answer

- The realizations I had that made me question everything I had done up until that point

- Why it gets lonelier and lonelier as you're moving up and how to fix it

- Why I decided to break up with my girl which terminated my Australian visa and forced me to leave the country for good

Feedback is highly appreciated.

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#Business #Leon Hendrix

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#18 Becoming Unbreakable: From Quadriplegic To Healing Himself & Living Fully Again w/ Nicholas Steele 1:09:06

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Imagine having the life that every strives to have - you’re doing well financially, you just moved into a beautiful house in a peaceful town France with your wife and son - and then one day a tree hits you, you’re paralyzed from the neck down and the doctors tell you you’re never going to walk again? On TOP of that, multiple surgeries follow, your wife leaves you and takes away your son and you’re in horrific agony for years… Today’s guest has experienced exactly that and didn’t just survive, but is now walking again and traveling the world despite the doctors telling him he’ll never walk again. How did he do it? What kept him going? What’s his perspective on life now? Find out in this episode! Check out Nicholas Steele's book here - The Unbreakable Spirit Of The Unbreakable Man: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00I874WQ0 His CBD Oil & Company: https://melspremium.com/ Reach out to Nicholas Steele on his Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/theunbreakableman/…

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How To Achieve 10X More In 2020 With This Goal-Setting Method 22:16

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Do you set a bunch of ambitious goals at the beginning of the year but find yourself losing motivation and slacking off after a few weeks? Same here. That’s why I’ve refined my goal-setting process to something that’s so simple yet so impactful that has allowed me to achieve what seemed like audaciously huge goals at the time - scaling my business from 0-7 figures in 12 months or exiting a business that was described as unsellable. Sounds cool? Listen in!…

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To Get Better, You Have To Get Worse First... Usually 11:41

6 years тому11:41

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Feeling stuck, things aren’t improving? Whether it’s your skills, the level of your current success, your relationship, your finances or your health... Often times, we hit a plateau and just can’t seem to improve doing the same things we’ve done before. Then it’s usually time to approach things from a different paradigm. But in order to do that, we have to be willing to get worse first, in order to improve. Without the willingness to do so, we’ll keep stagnating. Leave some feedback!…

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Stop Consuming Content You Don’t Need - The Content Diet 18:12

6 years тому18:12

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In this episode I talk about quitting the constant consumption of podcasts, blogs, YouTube videos and other social feeds, including books! Why? Because you already know the most crucial things. It’s enough. Focus that time and mental bandwidth on the things that matter most right now.

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Hack Discipline, Self-Control And Never Struggle With Willpower Again 25:56

6 years тому25:56

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In this episode I talk about how to never struggle with willpower, discipline or self-control ever again by setting up systems that make it easy to stick to a good habits and remove the bad ones.

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#17: Mike Michalowicz On Losing Everything, Selling Your Business & Profit First 41:33

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Mike Michalowicz, the author of Profit First, The Pumpkin Plan, The Toilet Paper Entrepreneur & Fix This next, had founded and sold two multimillion-dollar companies. Knowing that now, he could do anything, he became an angel investor (the type who buys a Range Rover, BMW & Dodge Viper on the same day!). Only to realize that after 2 years he had lost all of his money and maybe… he didn’t know THAT much about business after all. After another 2 years of depression, self-hatred and doubt he rebuilt himself as well as his business skills by taking complex & boring but crucial topics for the survival & thriving of businesses and made them not only simple and practical, but also entertaining. I personally recommend his books without hesitation to friends and will encourage anyone to pick up a copy. Here we discuss: The importance of knowing your numbers, profiting first and making business simple How he lost all his money after selling two multimillion-dollar businesses, how he rebuilt himself and what role journaling played in that Getting too confident with your first successes, only to be humbled later on How to prepare to sell your business for its maximum value How to figure out what to focus on next by knowing what the most important thing for your business is right now Hope you enjoy this episode with Mike Motorbike! If you did, please consider leaving a review on iTunes! ________________________________________________________ ▶▶ Check out Mike Michalowicz Website: www.mikemotorbike.com His books: https://www.amazon.com/Mike-Michalowicz/e/B002E4G0CC ▶▶ Connect with us on social: Instagram: @leonjhendrix or https://www.instagram.com/leonjhendrix/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2lU-g879YdXVCuPK6MGk6w?sub_confirmation=1…

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#16: Entrepreneurial Loneliness, Building A Family-Like Team & The Value Of Co-Founders w/ Johannes Kliesch 36:04

6 years тому36:04

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In this episode, we’re looking at how this entrepreneur has built a thriving brand selling socks and underwear. Yes, you read that right. Today’s guest is Johannes Kliesch who is one of the co-founders of Snocks and here we discuss: Loneliness as an entrepreneur and how to overcome it The importance of a co-founder and value of employees Building a team that is like a family Prioritizing FUN over profit after meeting your basic cash flow need The importance of a co-founder Transitioning from pain & chasing security to passion, fun & enjoyment Without further ado, let’s dive right into it! ________________________________________________________ ▶▶Connect with Johannes Kliesch: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/johannes.snocks/ Snocks.com ▶▶ Connect with us on social: Instagram: @leonjhendrix or https://www.instagram.com/leonjhendrix/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2lU-g879YdXVCuPK6MGk6w?sub_confirmation=1…

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#15: Going Through Breakups, Journaling Techniques And How To Hire Using Funnels w/ Campbell Watson 1:05:03

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In this episode, me and my buddy Campbell Watson talk about - How to journal effectively - Our experience with break ups and getting through them - How we hire and delegate effectively (Campbell built a funnel to get the best VAs out there!) Campbell is one of the guys who joins our mastermind calls every week to talk about current challenges in business, life and beyond. Hope you’re enjoying this one! Apply to join our weekly calls here: https://wearecollectiveambition.com/ ________________________________________________________ ▶▶ Connect with me on social: Instagram: @leonjhendrix or https://www.instagram.com/leonjhendrix/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2lU-g879YdXVCuPK6MGk6w?sub_confirmation=1 Podcast: https://anchor.fm/collectiveambition…

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#14: Realizing Who You Are, Not Who You Wish You Were w/ Louis Kanteh 1:39:03

6 years тому1:39:03

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What happens when two guys who have built a 7-figure business in their early twenties sit together and brainstorm how to overcome their current challenges? Today’s guest is once again, Louis Kanteh, who is one of my favorite people to talk to when it comes to business, personal development and silly shenanigans. He’s one of the members in our weekly mastermind calls (which you can apply to join as well), built a 7-figure business and moved his business and himself to Cyprus when he was 19 years old. In this episode, I sat down with him while I visited him in Cyprus and we brainstormed on different topics such as: - Realizing who you actually are, not who you wish you were (“do you really want it, or do you want to want it?”)- - Our dream of building a team that is like a family and community - What’s your personality and how does it fit into a team - Finding a co-founder who’s strengths are your weaknesses - How your self-image affects all your actions and the importance of self-reflection to become aware of it - The lies of the personal development industry that you can “be whoever you want” - The importance of enjoying what you do - Starting a business that is not a proven model you can copy from a course, but going into uncharted territory - Our prediction that mental health & loneliness will be the biggest issues coming up in society, as kids are growing up getting hooked on the fake world of social media Do you enjoy more casual conversations like these? Let me know! ________________________________________________________ ▶▶ Send me a question via voice message and appear on the podcast: https://anchor.fm/collectiveambition/message ▶▶ Connect with us on social: Instagram: @leonjhendrix or https://www.instagram.com/leonjhendrix/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2lU-g879YdXVCuPK6MGk6w?sub_confirmation=1 Podcast: https://anchor.fm/collectiveambition ▶▶ Apply To Join Our Bi-Weekly Mastermind Calls (Free) https://www.wearecollectiveambition.com/apply…

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#13: Growing From 0 To 100k Followers In 2 Years While Running A Business w/ Max Hertan 54:50

6 years тому54:50

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Do you want to build an audience of raving fans for your business, a following for your personal brand to network with more influential people or maybe there’s a side project you want to start? Today’s guest is Max Hertan who has done exactly that. While running his 7-figure agency Megaphone Marketing with a team of a dozen people seems time-consuming enough, he decided to start a YouTube channel about two years ago, doing monthly challenges of learning a new skill and documenting the entire journey. In only two years, it grew to about 100k subscribers. Here we discussed different topics such as: - How he managed his time to do both and the importance of delegation - How to get mentors that skyrocket your results in any field - Sticking to something even when there are no results at first - Growing to 100k subscribers on YouTube through consistently great content ▶️▶️▶️ Check out Max on Instagram (@maxhertan) or on YouTube (https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCqBDp0AeZwe_IIU2qbCqI4w) ________________________________________________________ ▶▶ Send me a question via voice message and appear on the podcast: https://anchor.fm/collectiveambition/message ▶▶ Connect with us on social: Instagram: @leonjhendrix or https://www.instagram.com/leonjhendrix/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2lU-g879YdXVCuPK6MGk6w?sub_confirmation=1 Podcast: https://anchor.fm/collectiveambition…

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#12: Extreme Biohacking & Health Optimization w/ Matt Maruca 1:09:57

6 years тому1:09:57

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We live in a more and more artificial world that is not designed to optimize our health & wellbeing. When I started digging into optimizing my sleep because I was constantly tired and not sleeping well, I heard about today’s guest, Matt Maruca, who absolutely blew my mind about so many different things I was doing wrong. A few weeks later, he’s on the show with me here to discuss some very controversial topics, such as: Why the amount of sun you get is more important than the quality of your diet How to optimize your health & performance by nurturing your mitochondria which is the engine of your body The light diet broken down for optimal hormone function and energy How to protect yourself from technology that is absolutely wrecking your health Without further ado, let’s dive right into it! Find out more about Matt Maruca: Instagram: @thelightdiet or @ra_optics Website: https://raoptics.com/ ________________________________________________________ ▶▶ Send me a voice message and appear on the podcast: https://anchor.fm/collectiveambition/message ▶▶ Connect with us on social: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/collectiveambition YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2lU-g879YdXVCuPK6MGk6w?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram: @wearecollectiveambition or https://www.instagram.com/wearecollectiveambition/ Podcast: https://anchor.fm/collectiveambition ▶▶ Apply To Join The Collective Ambition Peer Group: https://www.wearecollectiveambition.com/apply…

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#11: The Science Behind Peak Productivity, Patience & Compounding Results w/ Kilian Markert 59:54

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If you’re struggling with staying consistent, executing on your commitments and procrastinating on the important things then this episode will be the solution to all of these problems. We live in a bubble, my friends. A bubble of entrepreneurs that is almost like a dogma, leaving us with many misconceptions about when we should wake up, how we should work and when we should be expecting results. The antidote to this poison is someone like Kilian Markert. Here we discuss: The three simple fundamentals that will make or break your productive output on a daily basis How to get bulletproof consistency going by doing less, not more Practicing patience by enjoying what you do The compounding effect of little steps taken over a long period of time Without further ado, let’s dive right into it! ________________________________________________________ ▶▶ Check out Kilian Markiert’s stuff: https://www.facebook.com/kilianmarkert ; http://www.kilianmarkert.com ▶▶ Connect with us on social: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/collectiveambition YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2lU-g879YdXVCuPK6MGk6w?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram: @wearecollectiveambition or https://www.instagram.com/wearecollectiveambition/ Podcast: https://anchor.fm/collectiveambition ▶▶ Apply To Join The Collective Ambition Peer Group: https://www.wearecollectiveambition.com/apply…

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Motivated By Proving Others Wrong? Stop it. Get some help. 7:33

6 years тому7:33

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Seriously... Get over your petty little egoic motivations and spend more time being inspired by all the great things that will happen rather than meeting your pathetic needs for significance. I’ll only hurt you long-term. Little rant. Let me know what you think? ________________________________________________________ ▶▶ Send me a question via voice message and appear on the podcast: https://anchor.fm/collectiveambition/message ▶▶ Connect with us on social: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/collectiveambition YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2lU-g879YdXVCuPK6MGk6w?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram: @wearecollectiveambition or https://www.instagram.com/wearecollectiveambition/ Podcast: https://anchor.fm/collectiveambition…

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#10: Buying Businesses For Cheap To Create Your Perfect Lifestyle w/ Adam Tucker 1:11:10

6 years тому1:11:10

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While everybody talks about how to start & grow a business, there’s a whole different industry out there - the business of buying businesses and completely skipping the grind part. Building a business is the best way to get rich, but to get really really rich, buying businesses is a much more predictable game. But don’t you need a lot of money for that? Not necessarily… Today’s guest is my buddy Adam Tucker who is an Australian investor, adviser and strategist for the companies he buys & supports, as well as a passionate surfer, traveler and overall good dude. He only buys and invests in companies he believes, with people he wants to be surrounded with and builds is ecosystem around that Here we discuss: Why buying companies is one of the sexiest things to create wealth and an amazing lifestyle How to make the best deals by caring about the people you’re making the deal with and giving them what they want How to double your business overnight by buying your competitor Balancing work with things you truly enjoy Without further ado, let’s dive right into it! Find out more about Adam: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamctucker/ ________________________________________________________ ▶▶ Send me a voice message and appear on the podcast: https://anchor.fm/collectiveambition/message ▶▶ Connect with us on social: Instagram: @leonjhendrix or https://www.instagram.com/leonjhendrix/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2lU-g879YdXVCuPK6MGk6w?sub_confirmation=1…

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Never Stress About Money Again - One Exercise To End Fear Around Losing It 17:17

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