I think I'm holding my own business back

I've spent the past 2 years obsessing over every possible bottleneck in my business.

And I think I've completely neglected the biggest one.

Myself.

We're growing year after year. I've built a business I'm genuinely proud of, surrounded by an incredible team, and I STILL feel like we've barely scratched the surface of what's possible.

But I've come to a pretty uncomfortable realization.

I've poured EVERYTHING into growing the business while putting my own mental growth completely to the side.

Probably one of the most counterproductive things I've ever done.

A business grows almost hand-in-hand with the mind of its owner.

And when I think about where we want to take Mogul, I know there's an entirely different version of me that's going to be required to get us there.

Someone who can take bigger risks without feeling like everything is falling apart when a problem comes up.

Someone who can let go of the things he simply cannot control.

Someone who's built enough calluses around the inevitable pain of running a business that those problems no longer consume him.

Because the reality is, there comes a point where I can't point fingers at anybody but myself.

I see the greatness in my team. I see the greatness in our business. And I genuinely believe we're capable of building something MASSIVE.

I owe it to the people around me to become the leader who's mentally equipped to bring that vision to life.

So that's my entire goal for my 28th year on this earth.

I'm building an absolute ARMY around my mind.

That means:

- Getting serious about my reading list and actually applying what I learn.

- Exploring hypnosis and different ways to strengthen my mindset.

- Speaking to coaches and consultants who can help me work through the things I'm struggling with.

- Practicing the concept of letting go, especially when things don't go according to plan.

- Becoming more aware of how I react to problems, pressure, and uncertainty.

And probably the biggest thing is learning to trust myself to figure things out without letting every new problem feel like the end of the world.

I think about how much attention I've given to building the business over the past few years.

The systems. The people. The strategy. Every little thing we could possibly improve.

Imagine what could happen if I put that same level of attention into strengthening my own mind.

That's something I'm genuinely excited to find out.

I have no idea exactly what this version of me is going to look like a year from now.

But I know I'm going to do everything in my power to make sure he's capable of carrying a MUCH bigger vision.

365 days from now, I'm coming back to this.

And I fully intend for the version of me writing this email today to be dead.

- Wiz

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