Hello everyone in the community! 👋🌟 Recently, I came across a quote that is wrongly attributed to Nietzsche, but its core meaning is brutally accurate for business and life: "You should be afraid of someone who has only one book, considers it sacred, and has never actually read it." 📖🧐 This made me think about a massive danger that many entrepreneurs face — the "I know everything" trap. 🤦‍♂️💼 When we learn one thing, master one strategy, or achieve a single success, it is easy to fall into the illusion that we hold the key to everything. But the harsh truth is: this mindset is self-destructive on a subconscious level. 🧠💥 Why? Because the moment you tell yourself "I know everything," your Ego shuts the doors. In that exact moment: ❌ You are not ready to receive advice or feedback. ❌ You ignore guidance and directions from those who walked the path before you. ❌ You stop learning new skills because you think there is no need. A big Ego is a silent killer. 🤫 Instead of protecting you, it will destroy you both personally and professionally. Business does not tolerate stagnation. If you are not growing and changing, you are already failing. 📉❌ True leaders, those who build lasting value, remain eternal students. 🎓 They know that the more they learn, the more they realize how little they actually know. That humility is what feeds success! 🚀📈 Let's put that "single book" aside. Let's stay open to new knowledge, mentorship, and constant growth. 🌱💪 How do you deal with your ego when you feel it holding you back in business? Share your thoughts in the comments! 👇💬 @Kim Ivy Busa @Peter Ong @Evan Carmichael @Eva Kozlowski @Candy Caine @Thủy Lê

Most people quit after the first messy version. But the first version is supposed to be messy. Look at these logos. Apple’s first logo was a complicated drawing. Google started as a search engine called BackRub. Nike began with just text before the swoosh became iconic. McDonald’s tried many designs before the golden arches became famous. None of these brands got it right the first time. They built something, learned from it, and made it better. That is how growth works. Your first video may feel awkward. Your first product might look simple. Your first idea may not get much attention. That is normal. Airbnb started with a basic website. Instagram began as an app called Burbn with too many features. YouTube started as a dating site idea. Every great company started rough. They kept showing up, improving their work, and building. Your first try is not the final version. It is just the starting point. What is one thing you started that looked messy at first but got better over time?

When I started my business, I believed growth meant getting more clients, creating more content, increasing revenue, and building a bigger team. So that’s what I focused on. I accepted almost every client. I hired coaches. I even hired a manager. But as the business grew, I found myself spending more time managing people than actually building the business I had imagined. Eventually, I had to rebuild almost everything from the ground up. At first, I thought the problem was my team. Then I thought it was my marketing. But after taking a step back, I realized I had been asking the wrong question. Instead of asking, How can I grow my business faster? I started asking, What kind of business do I really want to build? That one question changed my direction. I realized I didn’t want my clients to depend on me forever. I wanted them to understand their bodies, build confidence, and eventually become independent. That became the foundation of my coaching philosophy. Interestingly, once I became clear about my values, marketing became much easier. I no longer felt the need to promise unrealistic results. I simply shared what I truly believed. My business may be growing more slowly now. But it feels much more aligned with who I want to become. One lesson I’ve learned is this: A business often reflects the growth of its founder. At this stage of my journey, I’m choosing to invest in becoming a better founder before trying to build a bigger business. Because I believe sustainable growth starts from within. Has your business ever taught you something about yourself? I’d love to hear your story.

I think we learn the most when we start doing the work. Recently, I’ve realized something. I used to read very little. Not because I didn’t like learning. But because I didn’t have enough real questions. I’d finish a book, think, “That was interesting,” close it, and then go back to living exactly the same way. I didn’t know how to apply what I’d just read. Today, it’s different. Every day of building my business brings a new question. - How do I help clients become independent instead of relying on their coach? - How do I build a sustainable business? - How do I find the right people to work with? - How do I create a service that truly creates value? Whenever I don’t know the answer, I turn to books. Not to read more. But to gain a different perspective. What’s fascinating is that I’ve gone back to books I read years ago. Back then, they felt ordinary. Today, they feel completely different. The books haven’t changed. I have. My experiences have helped me notice things that I simply couldn’t see before. It also changed the way I think about learning. I used to believe I had to learn enough before I was ready to take action. Now I think it’s the opposite. Action creates questions. And those questions give learning its meaning. These days, I don’t read to find the perfect answer. I read to have a conversation with people who have walked this path before me. To see a problem from different perspectives. Then I go back and test those ideas in my own work and life. For me, that’s what learning looks like now. Not learn first, then act. But act, learn, reflect, and repeat. I’d love to hear your thoughts. Have you ever gone back to a book years later and realized it meant something completely different because you had changed?

What’s your first reaction when you see a super expensive car go by? Or you see videos on YouTube: “I Just Bought A $5M Mansion (Full House Tour)” You roll your eyes on that title. And you think that the owner is probably an evil, rich douchebag or even a drug-dealer to be able to afford that. If that’s the case…congratulations you have a bad relationship with money. See, money gets into the pockets of those people who have a good relationship with it. Now it may seem bizarre to think that you have a relationship with money in the first place. But just like you have a connection, a bond, and understanding with other people, the same goes with money as well. Now most of you are walking around thinking that large sums of money only belong to the evil and corrupt people. That good-hearted, kind people like you don’t even deserve to have it. And this is the exact reason why you’re unintentionally repelling it away from you. This is the reason why you’re endlessly chasing a certain figure but can’t seem to attain it. And that is the reason why, even if you have a few good months…. Your bank balance always seem to end up showing more or less same amount you had before. Every. Single. Time. It’s like your bank account only knows that certain number and can’t seem to exceed it. But it’s not about your work ethic or your bank account holding you back. It’s your relationship with money. Think about it…what is the famous saying you heard about money while you were growing up? “Money is the root of all evil.” “Rich people are evil” “Only corrupt people get to earn lots of money” All of these statements have placed a seed in our brains by society. A seed that has now prospered into a strong, rigid tree. And it’s got to the point where we have now started to hate the rich. And with this type of conditioning…are we hating the rich or simply hating the money? The answer is unfortunately…the latter. We indirectly start to resent money by associating negative emotions to it.