The Hamster Wheel of Success: Building a Business Without Losing Your Life

What if the business you built for freedom has quietly become the thing keeping you from it?On this episode of Elsplend Realities, Peter Boolkah—business coach, bestselling author, international speaker, and creator of The Hamster Wheel Trap®️—challenges us to rethink what entrepreneurial success really means. With more than two decades of experience working with business owners across five continents, Peter has seen how founder dependency, overwork, and the inability to let go can turn a thriving business into an exhausting full-time job.We explore founder dependency, leadership, delegation, sustainability, ambition, freedom, and intentional living, asking a deeper question: What is the value of building a successful business if it costs you the life you wanted that success to create?Success isn't just about building a business that grows. It's about building one that gives you the freedom to live.