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Escaping the Hamster Wheel Trap®
By Peter BoolkahBusiness
Escaping the Hamster Wheel Trap® episodes
- Why You Keep Getting the Same Results: The Be, Do, Have Framework
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Why do we keep saying we want different results while continuing to think and behave in the same way?
In this episode, Peter Boolkah explores the Be, Do, Have framework and explains why changing what you have usually starts by changing who you are and what you do.
Most people focus on the outcome: more money, more time, a better business or a different lifestyle. But wanting a different result is not enough. If your habits, behaviours and thinking remain the same, the outcome is unlikely to change.
Peter explores why:
- Different outcomes require different behaviour
- Changing what you do often starts with changing how you think
- Old habits can become an outdated “operating system”
- Self-image can quietly limit what you believe is possible
- Past experiences and mental baggage can affect your performance
- Learning and personal development are part of becoming a better business owner
The message is simple:
You cannot expect a different outcome while continuing to be and do exactly what you have always been and done.
If you want something different from your business or your life, start by looking at what may need to change in you.
CONNECT WITH PETER BOOLKAH
Website: https://www.boolkah.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/boolkah
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pboolkah/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Boolkah
X: https://twitter.com/boolkahABOUT PETER BOOLKAH
Peter Boolkah is a business coach, author and speaker who has spent more than 20 years helping business owners build stronger, more valuable businesses that do not depend on them for everything.
He is the creator of The Hamster Wheel Trap® and author of Your Business Sucks: Build a Business That Works Without Destroying Your Life.
Peter works with founders and leadership teams on the issues that ultimately determine whether a business creates freedom or becomes another job: leadership, founder dependency, people, profit, execution, scaling, exit readiness and enterprise value.
His approach is direct, practical and built around one simple question:
Do you own the business, or does the business own you?
Learn more at https://www.boolkah.com
9 min - Same Sh*t, Different Toilet: Why Your Business Needs a Real Plan
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A new year doesn't change a business. A new plan, followed by consistent execution, might.
In this episode, Peter Boolkah explains why businesses repeat the same problems year after year when owners and teams don't have a clear plan, measurable targets or a shared definition of success.
Peter breaks down why annual goals aren't enough, how 90-day planning creates focus, and why every part of the business, from marketing and sales to operations, needs to understand what it is trying to achieve.
You'll discover why:
• Businesses without plans become reactive
• Teams need clarity about what winning looks like
• Annual plans should be broken into 90-day execution cycles
• Marketing and sales need their own measurable plans
• Investing in your own business knowledge matters
• Execution, not intention, creates changeIf your business feels like it keeps repeating the same problems, the answer may not be another new year, new strategy or motivational speech.
It may simply be time to stop winging it and start running the business with a plan.
CONNECT WITH PETER BOOLKAH
Website: https://www.boolkah.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/boolkah
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pboolkah/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Boolkah
X: https://twitter.com/boolkahABOUT PETER BOOLKAH
Peter Boolkah is a business coach, author and speaker who has spent more than 20 years helping business owners build stronger, more valuable businesses that do not depend on them for everything.
He is the creator of The Hamster Wheel Trap® and author of Your Business Sucks: Build a Business That Works Without Destroying Your Life.
Peter works with founders and leadership teams on the issues that ultimately determine whether a business creates freedom or becomes another job: leadership, founder dependency, people, profit, execution, scaling, exit readiness and enterprise value.
His approach is direct, practical and built around one simple question:
Do you own the business, or does the business own you?
Learn more at https://www.boolkah.com
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About Escaping the Hamster Wheel Trap®
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You didn't start a business to become its hardest-working employee.
But that's exactly where a lot of successful business owners end up. The business grows. The team grows. Revenue grows.…
The problems grow. And instead of more freedom, you're working harder, carrying more responsibility and becoming more essential to the business that was supposed to give you choices.
That's The Hamster Wheel Trap®. This podcast is about escaping it.
I'm Peter Boolkah, business coach and author of Your Business Sucks: Build a Business That Works Without Destroying Your Life. For more than 20 years, I've worked with business owners and leadership teams around the world, and the goal is always the same: a business that works without needing you at the centre of everything.
Each episode tackles the problems most owners eventually hit: founder dependency, leadership, people, culture, sales, profit, cash, scaling and exit readiness. Plus what it really takes to build a business someone else would want to own.
Sometimes that means challenging the way you think.
Sometimes it means admitting the thing holding the business back is you.
And sometimes it means accepting that bigger doesn't always mean better.
I also sit down with entrepreneurs, authors and leaders such as Chris Voss, Mark Divine, Verne Harnish and Brad Sugars to unpack the decisions, mistakes and lessons that shaped how they think about business and life.
You won't hear hustle talk, vanity revenue or anyone pretending entrepreneurship is easy.
Because sooner or later, every business owner has to answer one question:
Do you own the business, or does the business own you?
Find out where you stand. Take the free Hamster Wheel quiz: https://hamster-wheel-trap.scoreapp.com
Get the book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0H465YQMP
That's The Hamster Wheel Trap®. This podcast is about escaping it.
I'm Peter Boolkah, business coach and author of Your Business Sucks: Build a Business That Works Without Destroying Your Life. For more than 20 years, I've worked with business owners and leadership teams around the world, and the goal is always the same: a business that works without needing you at the centre of everything.
Each episode tackles the problems most owners eventually hit: founder dependency, leadership, people, culture, sales, profit, cash, scaling and exit readiness. Plus what it really takes to build a business someone else would want to own.
Sometimes that means challenging the way you think.
Sometimes it means admitting the thing holding the business back is you.
And sometimes it means accepting that bigger doesn't always mean better.
I also sit down with entrepreneurs, authors and leaders such as Chris Voss, Mark Divine, Verne Harnish and Brad Sugars to unpack the decisions, mistakes and lessons that shaped how they think about business and life.
You won't hear hustle talk, vanity revenue or anyone pretending entrepreneurship is easy.
Because sooner or later, every business owner has to answer one question:
Do you own the business, or does the business own you?
Find out where you stand. Take the free Hamster Wheel quiz: https://hamster-wheel-trap.scoreapp.com
Get the book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0H465YQMP