The Game Changing Attorney Podcast with Michael Mogill

397. AMMA — Success Debt: The Trap at the Top


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The higher you climb, the heavier success can weigh you down.

In this episode of The Game Changing Attorney Podcast, Michael and Jessica Mogill expose the hidden cost of achievement: success debt. It’s the trap that catches high performers when wins pile up faster than the systems, habits, and discipline needed to sustain them. If you’ve ever felt restless, pressured, or like your own achievements are starting to box you in, this conversation will hit close to home.


Here’s what you’ll learn:

  • Why success debt builds silently at the top and how to recognize it before it crushes you
  • How to avoid coasting on past wins and instead create challenges that keep you sharp
  • What it takes to stay competitive without letting complacency or comparison set the pace

  • If you want to avoid being owned by your own success, this is the episode you cannot afford to miss.

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    07:29 – Why momentum can make or break your firm

    08:55 – Reframing losses as the turning point for growth

    09:59 – How to regain control by mastering fundamentals

    10:23 – The compounding cost of skipping steps

    11:42 – Why chasing one big win is a gambler’s fallacy

    12:43 – The restless nature of high performers at the top

    14:25 – Finding the next challenge that keeps you sharp

    18:27 – Why obsessing over competitors keeps you from innovating


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    Links & Resources:

    • The Game Changing Attorney episode with James Amaro – Amaro Law Firm
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      Past guests on The Game Changing Attorney Podcast include David Goggins, John Morgan, Alex Hormozi, Randi McGinn, Kim Scott, Chris Voss, Kevin O’Leary, Laura Wasser, John Maxwell, Mark Lanier, Robert Greene, and many more.


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