Chris Ducker built companies with nearly 600 employees, hit his first million dollar year, and was completely done. Not celebrating. Done. And then he did it again in 2021, this time landing in anxiety, depression, and phase three adrenal failure with cortisol completely flatlined. The long way back didn't start in a boardroom. It started with an hour a day in the woods, no AirPods, no podcast, no agenda.

In this episode, Chris and I dig into what it actually costs to build something significant, why letting go is the skill nobody teaches entrepreneurs, the difference between motion and momentum, and why the most successful people you'll ever meet all have one thing in common, a stillness practice that has nothing to do with work.

Chris also shares the question his mentor Dan Miller asked him that quietly restructured everything. Four words. What would this make possible? Simple enough to dismiss. Powerful enough to change the trajectory of his life twice.

Oh, and somewhere in the middle of all of this, he became a birder. Genuinely. And it might be the wisest thing he's ever done.

So here's what I want you to sit with. You're busy, you're building, and you're probably pretty good at it. But when's the last time you walked into something that had nothing to do with your output, your brand, or your bottom line and just let yourself be fully there?

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