Is growth always the goal, or is there wisdom in slowing down? Dan Sullivan and Jeffrey Madoff share how real breakthroughs happen when you pause, build new capabilities, and stop chasing cookie-cutter success. True progress as an entrepreneur means playing your own game and having the freedom to shape your life, not just your business.

Show Notes:

Growth comes in two forms: expanding outward and building new capabilities internally.

It's difficult to maximize your existing capabilities and create new capabilities at the same time.

Lasting breakthroughs often start when entrepreneurs get bored and look for new challenges.

Every capability, even the ones learned under pressure, adds to your entrepreneurial tool kit.

Treating your capabilities as unique assets, rather than just checking off boxes, leads to bigger, better opportunities.

Strategic Coach® draws inspiration from the entertainment industry, not the corporate world.

Not every business needs to scale endlessly; staying small can give you more freedom and satisfaction.

A tightly scheduled entrepreneur can’t transform themselves.

Most people want to retire because they need time off, but entrepreneurial growth happens when you realize you can take time off now.

If you want your business to support the life you want, be deliberate about choosing both growth and downtime.

Resources:

Learn about Strategic Coach®

Learn about Jeffrey Madoff

The Entrepreneur's Guide To Time Management

Your Business Is A Theater Production: Your Back Stage Shouldn’t Show On The Front Stage

Who Not How by Dan Sullivan with Dr. Benjamin Hardy

Always More Ambitious by Dan Sullivan