What if the thing holding your business back isn't strategy — it's you?
In this episode of MyFinJourney, Mustafa Ladha sits down with Faisal Ensaun, a high performance coach who has worked with over 2,000 individuals — from entrepreneurs and executives to real estate investors and CEOs. Faisal opens up about his own journey through addiction, trauma, and rock bottom, and how that path led him to help some of the highest performers in the world reconnect with clarity, purpose, and real success.
This episode isn't about hustle. It's about alignment — and why without it, no amount of strategy, capital, or ambition will get you where you want to go.
What you'll learn:
→ Why 8 out of 10 business problems are actually personal disconnection problems
→ The real definition of addiction — and why you might be addicted without knowing it
→ How trauma from your past is silently capping your business growth
→ Why generational wealth without values is a trap
→ The 3 things nobody teaches you — knowing yourself, relationships, and money
→ How to build a long-term business with a 3-hour sales cycle and 90%+ referral rate
→ What Faisal is teaching his kids instead of passing on wealth
→ The concept of "parallel culture" and why it matters for your family's future
Whether you're a real estate investor, entrepreneur, or executive — if you've ever felt stuck, plateaued, or quietly misaligned, this conversation is the reset you need.
Connect with Faisal Ensaun:
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/faisalensaun/
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Episode Chapters:
00:00 Introduction — high performance, clarity & alignment
01:16 Faisal's origin story — from addiction to coaching 2,000+ people
03:20 The rock bottom moment — blood, a subway station & a turning point
04:50 Born in Afghanistan, immigrant trauma & surviving in Canada
06:30 How one mentor changed more in 6 months than a decade of struggle
07:17 Was it the blood that triggered the change?
08:59 What it means to be a functioning alcoholic — signs you might miss
10:30 The psychology professor who asked the right question
11:45 Why people drink — the real answer most people deny
13:00 Addiction isn't just alcohol — work, shopping, social media & more
14:07 Lifestyle design — how Faisal engineered his environment to quit
15:30 Social pressure, identity & why people resist your sobriety
17:00 How healing the trauma within ended the addiction naturally
17:51 Is addiction just disconnection? Faisal's powerful reframe
19:41 How often are high performers secretly disconnected?
20:44 8 out of 10 business problems are personal — what that really means
22:33 Why nobody talks about internal alignment in business culture
23:39 The 3 things never taught in school — self, relationships, money
25:30 Maslow's hierarchy, industrial boom & the happiness paradox
27:00 Knowledge compartmentalization — why smart people still feel lost
27:50 What Faisal is teaching his kids instead of generational wealth
29:12 Why generational wealth without values leads to corruption
31:30 Identity, soul & who you are beyond your name and culture
33:00 Homeschooling, travel & building self-aware children
35:13 Do personal values translate into business strategy?
35:47 Long-term relationships as a business model — Faisal's approach
37:30 The 3-hour sales cycle — why Faisal won't rush a client decision
38:08 Instant gratification culture vs. long-term relationship building
39:30 Why most people don't actually need $10 million — the math
41:00 Going slower to get further — 20 years of value in 10 years
42:30 The concept of parallel culture and raising different thinkers
44:36 How to connect with Faisal Ensaun
45:36 Closing — internal alignment is the real wealth strategy
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