In this episode, Anthony sits down with Rajesh Nagjee to explore the inner game of entrepreneurship and why so many founders struggle to scale their businesses. Rajesh challenges the belief that failure means incompetence and explains how growth often requires stepping into temporary “incompetence” as leaders evolve to the next level. Together, they dive into the psychology of leadership, the importance of clear mental space, and the hidden distractions that prevent entrepreneurs from performing at their best. Rajesh also breaks down practical frameworks around integrity, alignment, and necessary conditions for business success, offering a powerful perspective on how leaders can simplify complexity and unlock sustainable growth.

Rajesh Nagjee is a business coach, speaker, and founder of Last Resort Coaching. He works with entrepreneurs and leadership teams to overcome internal bottlenecks that prevent businesses from scaling. Through his coaching, Rajesh helps founders shift their mindset, strengthen their inner game, and build organizations that operate with clarity, alignment, and purpose. Drawing from decades of experience and lessons learned through the “school of hard knocks,” he equips leaders with simple yet powerful frameworks to improve performance, decision-making, and long-term business growth.

00:00 – Introduction and welcoming Rajesh to the podcast

02:06 – Promotion = new incompetence: inner vs. outer game

05:05 – Deep work, distraction-free focus, and beginner’s mind

08:05 – Clear space as the #1 goal in life and business

10:14 – Overwhelmed founder story and the power of naming “betrayal”

14:29 – Escaping the past-present trap and living at the present-future intersection

18:24 – Morality vs. workability: integrity, alignment, and necessary & sufficient

24:10 – Values on the wall vs. values in action and universal business principles

30:22 – Long arrow, small arrows, and chunking complex processes

38:44 – Fixed process vs. fixed outcome, and minimizing time & risk

46:28 – What great coaching really is and how to work with Rajesh

Website: https://rajeshnagjee.com/

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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rajeshnagjee/

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