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Read the unfiltered memos I send my team as we scale Acquisition.com to $1B+: https://leilahormozi.com/subscribe More effort, hours, coaching, or feedback won’t fix a placement problem. In this episode, Leila breaks down the framework she uses to figure out whether someone on the team is the wrong person or just in the wrong seat or season. The goal is not to keep everybody but to always keep the right team members in the right seats. In this episode 00:00 Getting the right people in the right seats 03:24 Scenario #1: right person in the wrong seat 10:27 Scenario #2: right person in the wrong season 17:25 Scenario #3: right person, wrong boss 19:51 Making strategic decisions as a leader More Value: Get your personalized $100m scaling roadmap: https://www.acquisition.com/roadmap Read the unfiltered memos I send my team as we scale Acquisition.com to $1B+: https://leilahormozi.com/subscribe Receive a curated set of internal memos from the past year at Acquisition.com: https://leilahormozi.com/acq Watch my latest YouTube videos: https://www.youtube.com/@leilahormozi/featured Learn how to scale your business to millions of dollars in annual revenue: https://www.acquisition.com/ DISCLOSURE: Information shared here is for educational purposes only. Individuals and business owners should evaluate their own business strategies and identify any potential risks. The information shared here is not a guarantee of success. Your results may vary. Copyright © 2026.

Read the unfiltered memos I send my team as we scale Acquisition.com to $1B+: https://leilahormozi.com/subscribe Guilt controls more decisions than most people realize. In this episode, Leila reveals how guilt can limit ambition, fill calendars with endless obligations, and prevent people from making decisions aligned with their values. She also shares tips on how to separate feelings from facts, tolerate discomfort, and stop taking responsibility for other people’s emotions. In this episode 00:00 Understanding the power behind "feeling guilty" 05:15 Why successful people struggle to say no 06:36 Loyalty versus guilt in relationships 09:38 Practical steps to overcome feelings of guilt More Value: Get your personalized $100m scaling roadmap: https://www.acquisition.com/roadmap Read the unfiltered memos I send my team as we scale Acquisition.com to $1B+: https://leilahormozi.com/subscribe Receive a curated set of internal memos from the past year at Acquisition.com: https://leilahormozi.com/acq Watch my latest YouTube videos: https://www.youtube.com/@leilahormozi/featured Learn how to scale your business to millions of dollars in annual revenue: https://www.acquisition.com/ DISCLOSURE: Information shared here is for educational purposes only. Individuals and business owners should evaluate their own business strategies and identify any potential risks. The information shared here is not a guarantee of success. Your results may vary. Copyright © 2026.

Read the unfiltered memos I send my team as we scale Acquisition.com to $1B+: https://leilahormozi.com/subscribe The real reason most people feel like they're failing at balance has nothing to do with having too much on their plate. They simply haven’t decided what matters most right now, in this moment. Leila gets candid about what getting pregnant mid-book-launch taught her about priorities, seasons, and the one question most people are too afraid to answer honestly. In this episode 00:00 Why work-life balance feels elusive 02:25 Force ranking your priorities 05:19 How pregnancy changed the plan 10:38 Why balance is not a good life goal More Value: Get your personalized $100m scaling roadmap: https://www.acquisition.com/roadmap Read the unfiltered memos I send my team as we scale Acquisition.com to $1B+: https://leilahormozi.com/subscribe Receive a curated set of internal memos from the past year at Acquisition.com: https://leilahormozi.com/acq Watch my latest YouTube videos: https://www.youtube.com/@leilahormozi/featured Learn how to scale your business to millions of dollars in annual revenue: https://www.acquisition.com/ DISCLOSURE: Information shared here is for educational purposes only. Individuals and business owners should evaluate their own business strategies and identify any potential risks. The information shared here is not a guarantee of success. Your results may vary. Copyright © 2026.

Read the unfiltered memos I send my team as we scale Acquisition.com to $1B+: https://leilahormozi.com/subscribe   Women lose power in entrepreneurship because they keep blaming factors they cannot control. In this episode, Leila shares the brutal truths about building a business while balancing competing values like family, relationships, and personal ambitions. She explains why conflict between these values is inevitable and how women can create systems that support everything they care about. In this episode 00:00 Leila’s perspective on women in business 01:45 Conflicting values: make trade-offs without feeling like a failure 05:30 Engineering the business and family to support each other More Value: Get your personalized $100m scaling roadmap: https://www.acquisition.com/roadmap    Read the unfiltered memos I send my team as we scale Acquisition.com to $1B+: https://leilahormozi.com/subscribe Receive a curated set of internal memos from the past year at Acquisition.com: https://leilahormozi.com/acq  Watch my latest YouTube videos: https://www.youtube.com/@leilahormozi/featured Learn how to scale your business to millions of dollars in annual revenue: https://www.acquisition.com/  DISCLOSURE: Information shared here is for educational purposes only. Individuals and business owners should evaluate their own business strategies and identify any potential risks. The information shared here is not a guarantee of success. Your results may vary. Copyright © 2026.

Read the unfiltered memos I send my team as we scale Acquisition.com to $1B+: https://leilahormozi.com/subscribe   The biggest threat to a business isn’t hiring the wrong person. It’s refusing to hire the right people to help you grow it. In this episode, Leila Hormozi explains how great leaders create leverage by surrounding themselves with people who challenge their capabilities, raise the standard, and build the company beyond the founder.  More Value: Get your personalized $100m scaling roadmap: https://www.acquisition.com/roadmap    Read the unfiltered memos I send my team as we scale Acquisition.com to $1B+: https://leilahormozi.com/subscribe Receive a curated set of internal memos from the past year at Acquisition.com: https://leilahormozi.com/acq  Watch my latest YouTube videos: https://www.youtube.com/@leilahormozi/featured Learn how to scale your business to millions of dollars in annual revenue: https://www.acquisition.com/  DISCLOSURE: Information shared here is for educational purposes only. Individuals and business owners should evaluate their own business strategies and identify any potential risks. The information shared here is not a guarantee of success. Your results may vary. Copyright © 2026.

Read the unfiltered memos I send my team as we scale Acquisition.com to $1B+: https://leilahormozi.com/subscribe A supportive environment is fundamental to achieving success. In this episode, Leila and Alex explore the role a spouse or partner plays in how far someone can go in life and business. They discuss how supportive relationships foster growth and how mutual trust allows couples to pursue bigger opportunities. In this episode 00:00 Support is a requirement to achieve goals 01:54 A spouse’s role in enabling next-level growth 04:16 Real examples of supportive spouses 08:08 Winning in business as a unit More Value: Get your personalized $100m scaling roadmap: https://www.acquisition.com/roadmap Read the unfiltered memos I send my team as we scale Acquisition.com to $1B+: https://leilahormozi.com/subscribe Receive a curated set of internal memos from the past year at Acquisition.com: https://leilahormozi.com/acq Watch my latest YouTube videos: https://www.youtube.com/@leilahormozi/featured Learn how to scale your business to millions of dollars in annual revenue: https://www.acquisition.com/ DISCLOSURE: Information shared here is for educational purposes only. Individuals and business owners should evaluate their own business strategies and identify any potential risks. The information shared here is not a guarantee of success. Your results may vary. Copyright © 2026.

Receive the unfiltered memos I send my team as we scale Acquisition.com to $1B+: https://leilahormozi.com/subscribe Most people don’t fail at their goals because they lack ambition, but because they focus on the wrong things. In this episode, Leila introduces the A4 Method: a four-pillar framework for achieving goals built on self-awareness. She explains why success is not one big breakthrough, but thousands of small actions repeated over time. In this episode 00:00 Introducing the A4 method for achieving goals 01:52 Awareness: Tracking behaviors, habits, & patterns 03:06 Affiliations: Build a positive social environment 03:52 Aptitude: Acquire the necessary knowledge and skills 05:02 Autonomy: Own your choices and actions More Value: Get your personalized $100m scaling roadmap: https://www.acquisition.com/roadmap Read the unfiltered memos I send my team as we scale Acquisition.com to $1B+: https://leilahormozi.com/subscribe Receive a curated set of internal memos from the past year at Acquisition.com: https://leilahormozi.com/acq Watch my latest YouTube videos: https://www.youtube.com/@leilahormozi/featured Learn how to scale your business to millions of dollars in annual revenue: https://www.acquisition.com/ DISCLOSURE: Information shared here is for educational purposes only. Individuals and business owners should evaluate their own business strategies and identify any potential risks. The information shared here is not a guarantee of success. Your results may vary. Copyright © 2026.

Receive the unfiltered memos I send my team as we scale Acquisition.com to $1B+: https://leilahormozi.com/subscribe   Leadership is the only skill that multiplies everything else. Today, Leila breaks down the traits that separate managers from true leaders. She explains why personal choices shape professional reputation and why leaders cannot separate who they are at work from who they are everywhere else. Great leaders don’t just manage people. They set the standard others choose to follow. In this episode 00:00 How leadership multiplies skills 01:43 The 90-10 rule of solving problems  03:43 Personal life impacts leadership 07:10 How to close the integrity gap More Value: Get your personalized $100m scaling roadmap: https://www.acquisition.com/roadmap    Read the unfiltered memos I send my team as we scale Acquisition.com to $1B+: https://leilahormozi.com/subscribe Receive a curated set of internal memos from the past year at Acquisition.com: https://leilahormozi.com/acq  Watch my latest YouTube videos: https://www.youtube.com/@leilahormozi/featured Learn how to scale your business to millions of dollars in annual revenue: https://www.acquisition.com/  DISCLOSURE: Information shared here is for educational purposes only. Individuals and business owners should evaluate their own business strategies and identify any potential risks. The information shared here is not a guarantee of success. Your results may vary. Copyright © 2026.

Receive the unfiltered memos I send my team as we scale Acquisition.com to $1B+: https://leilahormozi.com/subscribe   People who are good at what they do chase money, but when you're the best, money chases you. In this episode, Leila breaks down three rules about money that most people learn too late, including why passive income isn't actually passive, and why money alone never creates fulfillment.  In this episode 00:00 Money chases excellence 02:26 Make money actively before passively 06:00 If money is the only goal, you’ll never have enough 07:52 Use money to build something bigger More Value: Get your personalized $100m scaling roadmap: https://www.acquisition.com/roadmap    Read the unfiltered memos I send my team as we scale Acquisition.com to $1B+: https://leilahormozi.com/subscribe Receive a curated set of internal memos from the past year at Acquisition.com: https://leilahormozi.com/acq  Watch my latest YouTube videos: https://www.youtube.com/@leilahormozi/featured Learn how to scale your business to millions of dollars in annual revenue: https://www.acquisition.com/  DISCLOSURE: Information shared here is for educational purposes only. Individuals and business owners should evaluate their own business strategies and identify any potential risks. The information shared here is not a guarantee of success. Your results may vary. Copyright © 2026.

Receive the unfiltered memos I send my team as we scale Acquisition.com to $1B+: https://leilahormozi.com/subscribe Building confidence has nothing to do with affirmations, faking it, or "feeling ready." Confidence is built through deliberate, repeatable behavior. In this episode, Leila breaks down five mindset shifts that move the needle on how someone shows up in rooms, on stages, and in high-stakes conversations. The goal isn’t to remove fear but to stop allowing it to run your life. In this episode 00:00 Building confidence: choose your words wisely 03:01 Manage your body first before thoughts 07:39 Use the power of silence 12:34 Stop folding under pressure 16:22 Own your opening and first impressions 18:23 Mistakes to avoid when building confidence More Value: Get your personalized $100m scaling roadmap: https://www.acquisition.com/roadmap Read the unfiltered memos I send my team as we scale Acquisition.com to $1B+: https://leilahormozi.com/subscribe Receive a curated set of internal memos from the past year at Acquisition.com: https://leilahormozi.com/acq Watch my latest YouTube videos: https://www.youtube.com/@leilahormozi/featured Learn how to scale your business to millions of dollars in annual revenue: https://www.acquisition.com/ DISCLOSURE: Information shared here is for educational purposes only. Individuals and business owners should evaluate their own business strategies and identify any potential risks. The information shared here is not a guarantee of success. Your results may vary. Copyright © 2026.

Receive the unfiltered memos I send my team as we scale Acquisition.com to $1B+: https://leilahormozi.com/subscribe At 19, she'd been arrested six times and was 100 pounds overweight. By 28, she'd crossed $100 million net worth. In today's episode, Leila breaks down the exact mindset shifts that got her there, from ditching toxic relationships to learning sales from scratch, and why investing in your skills, not your looks or your love life, is the real shortcut to freedom. In this episode 00:00 Why you attract the people you settle for 02:32 The exercise that showed her what she needed to change 05:05 Skills compound faster than money ever will 09:37 Choosing a partner who adds to your life, not one who fixes it More Value: Get your personalized $100m scaling roadmap: https://www.acquisition.com/roadmap Read the unfiltered memos I send my team as we scale Acquisition.com to $1B+: https://leilahormozi.com/subscribe Receive a curated set of internal memos from the past year at Acquisition.com: https://leilahormozi.com/acq Watch my latest YouTube videos: https://www.youtube.com/@leilahormozi/featured Learn how to scale your business to millions of dollars in annual revenue: https://www.acquisition.com/ DISCLOSURE: Information shared here is for educational purposes only. Individuals and business owners should evaluate their own business strategies and identify any potential risks. The information shared here is not a guarantee of success. Your results may vary. Copyright © 2026.

Receive the unfiltered memos I send my team as we scale Acquisition.com to $1B+: https://leilahormozi.com/subscribe   Success is built in the process, not at the finishing line. In today’s episode, Leila shares three business lessons she learned from bikini competitions and remarkable exits, including why behavior beats visualization and how clarity creates momentum. She explains how structured execution, not emotional thinking, drives real transformation in life and business. In this episode 00:00 Success is found in who you become 05:34 Thoughts do not determine reality 10:19 Clarity creates speed and momentum 13:30 Self-care vs goal avoidance mindset  More Value: Get your personalized $100m scaling roadmap: https://www.acquisition.com/roadmap    Read the unfiltered memos I send my team as we scale Acquisition.com to $1B+: https://leilahormozi.com/subscribe Receive a curated set of internal memos from the past year at Acquisition.com: https://leilahormozi.com/acq  Watch my latest YouTube videos: https://www.youtube.com/@leilahormozi/featured Learn how to scale your business to millions of dollars in annual revenue: https://www.acquisition.com/  DISCLOSURE: Information shared here is for educational purposes only. Individuals and business owners should evaluate their own business strategies and identify any potential risks. The information shared here is not a guarantee of success. Your results may vary. Copyright © 2026.

Receive the unfiltered memos I send my team as we scale Acquisition.com to $1B+: https://leilahormozi.com/subscribe   Many people fail to achieve their goals because they're constantly watching the scoreboard instead of running the play. In this episode, Leila breaks down how shifting attention from outcomes to inputs keeps you in the game long enough to win. Clarity creates confidence. Confidence creates consistency. The rest takes care of itself. In this episode 00:00 Why focusing on the goal makes you fail 00:10 Shifting your focus from goals to inputs 02:40 Pro tips for applying input-focused thinking More Value: Get your personalized $100m scaling roadmap: https://www.acquisition.com/roadmap    Read the unfiltered memos I send my team as we scale Acquisition.com to $1B+: https://leilahormozi.com/subscribe Receive a curated set of internal memos from the past year at Acquisition.com: https://leilahormozi.com/acq  Watch my latest YouTube videos: https://www.youtube.com/@leilahormozi/featured Learn how to scale your business to millions of dollars in annual revenue: https://www.acquisition.com/  DISCLOSURE Information shared here is for educational purposes only. Individuals and business owners should evaluate their own business strategies and identify any potential risks. The information shared here is not a guarantee of success. Your results may vary. Copyright © 2026.

Receive the unfiltered memos I send my team as we scale Acquisition.com to $1B+: https://leilahormozi.com/subscribe   Nobody gets respect by asking for it. They get it by becoming the person who wouldn't tolerate the lack of it. In this episode, Leila defines self-respect and explains why the world respecting someone is always an indicator of them respecting themselves first. The cycle of chasing validation, tolerating disrespect, and losing self-respect in the process is completely self-inflicted. And it's easily breakable. In this episode 00:00 Respect starts with you 03:41 Measure people by what they cost you 05:54 Self-respect is a system of behavior 08:20 Choose discomfort over self-abandonment 10:01 Speak truthfully without oversharing More Value: Get your personalized $100m scaling roadmap: https://www.acquisition.com/roadmap    Read the unfiltered memos I send my team as we scale Acquisition.com to $1B+: https://leilahormozi.com/subscribe Receive a curated set of internal memos from the past year at Acquisition.com: https://leilahormozi.com/acq  Watch my latest YouTube videos: https://www.youtube.com/@leilahormozi/featured Learn how to scale your business to millions of dollars in annual revenue: https://www.acquisition.com/  DISCLOSURE Information shared here is for educational purposes only. Individuals and business owners should evaluate their own business strategies and identify any potential risks. The information shared here is not a guarantee of success. Your results may vary. Copyright © 2026.

Receive the unfiltered memos I send my team as we scale Acquisition.com to $1B+: https://leilahormozi.com/subscribe   Real discipline is not trying to quit a bad habit cold turkey. That almost always fails. In today’s episode, Leila shares the unglamorous, boring systems and routines behind real discipline. She uses real-life examples to explain how to break bad habits and do all the hard thinking ahead of time so execution becomes automatic. In this episode 00:00 How to build real discipline 02:00 Achieving freedom through planning 03:44 Why boring routines win 04:54 Feelings versus commitment More Value: Get your personalized $100m scaling roadmap: https://www.acquisition.com/roadmap    Read the unfiltered memos I send my team as we scale Acquisition.com to $1B+: https://leilahormozi.com/subscribe Receive a curated set of internal memos from the past year at Acquisition.com: https://leilahormozi.com/acq  Watch my latest YouTube videos: https://www.youtube.com/@leilahormozi/featured Learn how to scale your business to millions of dollars in annual revenue: https://www.acquisition.com/  DISCLOSURE Information shared here is for educational purposes only. Individuals and business owners should evaluate their own business strategies and identify any potential risks. The information shared here is not a guarantee of success. Your results may vary. Copyright © 2026.

Receive the unfiltered memos I send my team as we scale Acquisition.com to $1B+: https://leilahormozi.com/subscribe Doing the right things at the right stage is everything when building a business. The right move at the wrong time will break the business. In this episode, Leila maps out different business levels—from surviving chaos to scaling past 50 employees, and the constraints holding most founders back at three stages of business. In this episode 00:00 Why mastering levels of business is necessary 00:40 Level 4: Build scalable infrastructure and start niching down 04:02 Level 5: Productize, increase LTV, decrease CAC 09:09 Level 6: Optimize systems and operational discipline More Value: Get your personalized $100m scaling roadmap: https://www.acquisition.com/roadmap Read the unfiltered memos I send my team as we scale Acquisition.com to $1B+: https://leilahormozi.com/subscribe Receive a curated set of internal memos from the past year at Acquisition.com: https://leilahormozi.com/acq Watch my latest YouTube videos: https://www.youtube.com/@leilahormozi/featured Learn how to scale your business to millions of dollars in annual revenue: https://www.acquisition.com/ DISCLOSURE Information shared here is for educational purposes only. Individuals and business owners should evaluate their own business strategies and identify any potential risks. The information shared here is not a guarantee of success. Your results may vary. Copyright © 2026.

Receive the unfiltered memos I send my team as we scale Acquisition.com to $1B+: https://leilahormozi.com/subscribe   Respect is taught through actions and consequences, not conversations. In this episode, Leila shares the tactics that confident, high-performing individuals use to command respect without yelling, begging, or explaining themselves. Self-respect is a system of consistent actions and behavior that refuses to tolerate an environment that diminishes one’s worth in any way.  In this episode 00:00 Teaching others respect through consequences 01:53 Mastering emotions is the highest form of self-respect 03:42 Why walking away is better than arguing  05:55 Respect starts with you, not others More Value: Get your personalized $100m scaling roadmap: https://www.acquisition.com/roadmap    Read the unfiltered memos I send my team as we scale Acquisition.com to $1B+: https://leilahormozi.com/subscribe Receive a curated set of internal memos from the past year at Acquisition.com: https://leilahormozi.com/acq  Watch my latest YouTube videos: https://www.youtube.com/@leilahormozi/featured Learn how to scale your business to millions of dollars in annual revenue: https://www.acquisition.com/  DISCLOSURE Information shared here is for educational purposes only. Individuals and business owners should evaluate their own business strategies and identify any potential risks. The information shared here is not a guarantee of success. Your results may vary. Copyright © 2026.

Get the unfiltered memos I send my team as we scale Acquisition.com to $1B+: https://leilahormozi.com/subscribe Being busy all day and achieving nothing isn't a productivity problem but a priority problem. In this episode, Leila breaks down the principles she used to go from working 16-hour days and feeling empty to running a multi-million-dollar business with more focus and less friction. The shift wasn't about doing more. It was about designing the day around how the brain actually works. In this episode 00:00 Delegate tasks with judgment 00:48 Batch your days and schedule themed days 03:37 Make meetings a last resort 06:29 Manage your energy, not your time More Value: Get your personalized $100m scaling roadmap: https://www.acquisition.com/roadmap Read the unfiltered memos I send my team as we scale Acquisition.com to $1B+: https://leilahormozi.com/subscribe Receive a curated set of internal memos from the past year at Acquisition.com: https://leilahormozi.com/acq Watch my latest YouTube videos: https://www.youtube.com/@leilahormozi/featured Learn how to scale your business to millions of dollars in annual revenue: https://www.acquisition.com/ DISCLOSURE Information shared here is for educational purposes only. Individuals and business owners should evaluate their own business strategies, and identify any potential risks. The information shared here is not a guarantee of success. Your results may vary. Copyright © 2026.

Read the unfiltered memos I send my team as we scale Acquisition.com to $1B+: https://leilahormozi.com/subscribe Most employees never figure out why they keep getting passed over during promotions. In this episode, Leila breaks down the six signs that a team member is ready for leadership. None of them is a technical skill. They are all behaviors that most ambitious people are either ignoring or getting completely wrong while seeking leadership roles. In this episode 00:00 Stop asking for permission to lead 02:37 Show your flaws to build trust and team engagement 04:59 Leading beyond your work to improve team performance 08:39 Solve problems outside your role to demonstrate character 10:53 Trade credit for influence to earn respect and engagement 12:41 Develop patience as a competitive advantage More Value: Get your personalized $100m scaling roadmap: https://www.acquisition.com/roadmap Read the unfiltered memos I send my team as we scale Acquisition.com to $1B+: https://leilahormozi.com/subscribe Receive a curated set of internal memos from the past year at Acquisition.com: https://leilahormozi.com/acq Watch my latest YouTube videos: https://www.youtube.com/@leilahormozi/featured Learn how to scale your business to millions of dollars in annual revenue: https://www.acquisition.com/ DISCLOSURE Information shared here is for educational purposes only. Individuals and business owners should evaluate their own business strategies, and identify any potential risks. The information shared here is not a guarantee of success. Your results may vary. Copyright © 2026.

Read the unfiltered memos I send my team as we scale Acquisition.com to $1B+: https://leilahormozi.com/subscribe I've built companies worth hundreds of millions, and I've watched people with twice my talent blow up their lives by quitting at the wrong time. In this episode, I'm getting honest about what actually needs to be true before you walk out the door. In this episode 00:00 Why most people aren't ready to quit 01:00 Get a paying client before you leave 02:00 Build a financial floor, not just a runway 04:00 Develop emotional reps for uncertainty and loss 06:30 Build real assets, not just desire 08:30 Have a plan that survives contact with reality 10:00 Why staying employed can be your smartest move More Value: Get your personalized $100m scaling roadmap: https://www.acquisition.com/roadmap Read the unfiltered memos I send my team as we scale Acquisition.com to $1B+: https://leilahormozi.com/subscribe Receive a curated set of internal memos from the past year at Acquisition.com: https://leilahormozi.com/acq Watch my latest YouTube videos: https://www.youtube.com/@leilahormozi/featured Learn how to scale your business to millions of dollars in annual revenue: https://www.acquisition.com/ DISCLOSURE Information shared here is for educational purposes only. Individuals and business owners should evaluate their own business strategies, and identify any potential risks. The information shared here is not a guarantee of success. Your results may vary. Copyright © 2026.

Receive the unfiltered memos I send my team as we scale Acquisition.com to $1B+: https://leilahormozi.com/subscribe Don't judge your boss by what you see, because their most important responsibilities are not necessarily visible. In this episode, Leila breaks down the iceberg illusion of leadership and why an employee might be oblivious to 90% of the work that's done by their leader. And entrepreneurs must train their team members to think, decide, and act like owners. In this episode 00:00 How empathy for a boss can change career trajectory 02:00 The iceberg illusion of leadership 04:29 Leadership lessons from Phil Jackson’s triangle offense 05:56 Delegating decisions vs. delegating tasks 08:26 Scheduling absence and training replacements More Value: Get your personalized $100m scaling roadmap: https://www.acquisition.com/roadmap Read the unfiltered memos I send my team as we scale Acquisition.com to $1B+: https://leilahormozi.com/subscribe Receive a curated set of internal memos from the past year at Acquisition.com: https://leilahormozi.com/acq Watch my latest YouTube videos: https://www.youtube.com/@leilahormozi/featured Learn how to scale your business to millions of dollars in annual revenue: https://www.acquisition.com/ DISCLOSURE Information shared here is for educational purposes only. Individuals and business owners should evaluate their own business strategies, and identify any potential risks. The information shared here is not a guarantee of success. Your results may vary. Copyright © 2026.

Read the unfiltered memos I send my team as we scale Acquisition.com to $1B+: https://leilahormozi.com/subscribe AI isn't the problem. Using it to avoid thinking is. In this episode, Leila shares the memo she was forced to write after watching her own team misuse AI to the point it became a problem. She shares the three mistakes that make people using AI look worse, not better, and the one thing she'd beg anyone to start doing instead. In this episode 00:00 Why AI makes you worse if you outsource your thinking 03:33 How to spot and correct AI-generated writing 06:13 Pattern-matching vs clear writing from clear thinking 07:40 Using voice dictation tools instead of writing with AI 10:11 Leverage AI to test for clarity, logic, and emotional impact 12:38 Step-by-step framework for using AI correctly More Value: Get your personalized $100m scaling roadmap: https://www.acquisition.com/roadmap Read the unfiltered memos I send my team as we scale Acquisition.com to $1B+: https://leilahormozi.com/subscribe Receive a curated set of internal memos from the past year at Acquisition.com: https://leilahormozi.com/acq Watch my latest YouTube videos: https://www.youtube.com/@leilahormozi/featured Learn how to scale your business to millions of dollars in annual revenue: https://www.acquisition.com/ DISCLOSURE Information shared here is for educational purposes only. Individuals and business owners should evaluate their own business strategies, and identify any potential risks. The information shared here is not a guarantee of success. Your results may vary. Copyright © 2026.

Read the unfiltered memos I send my team as we scale Acquisition.com to $1B+: https://leilahormozi.com/subscribe The habits that ruin ambitious people rarely feel like self-sabotage. They feel like common sense. In this excerpt, Leila exposes four of the most dangerous ones, the kind that disguise themselves as intuition, humility, productivity, and freedom. The hardest part isn't fixing them. It’s admitting they're there. In this episode 00:00 Confusing discomfort for intuition 01:44 Outsourcing your beliefs for validation 04:36 Optimizing for feeling productive vs achieving results 06:47 Optionality: why keeping all doors open kills focus More Value: Get your personalized $100m scaling roadmap: https://www.acquisition.com/roadmap Read the unfiltered memos I send my team as we scale Acquisition.com to $1B+: https://leilahormozi.com/subscribe Receive a curated set of internal memos from the past year at Acquisition.com: https://leilahormozi.com/acq Watch my latest YouTube videos: https://www.youtube.com/@leilahormozi/featured Learn how to scale your business to millions of dollars in annual revenue: https://www.acquisition.com/ DISCLOSURE Information shared here is for educational purposes only. Individuals and business owners should evaluate their own business strategies, and identify any potential risks. The information shared here is not a guarantee of success. Your results may vary. Copyright © 2026.

Read the unfiltered memos I send my team as we scale Acquisition.com to $1B+: https://leilahormozi.com/subscribe Hiring more people doesn't fix a broken business. It just scales the chaos. In this episode excerpt, Leila breaks down three of the five systems every company needs. She explains how founders become the bottleneck when these systems are missing and shares practical frameworks to train employees, create accountability, and ensure the business runs without relying on the founder. In this episode 00:00 Why hiring more people doesn’t guarantee growth 01:53 Accountability dial: training people from level one to five 04:54 Building a talent engine and funnel 07:16 The operating system that eliminates founder bottlenecks 10:40 Why systems are prerequisites for scalable growth More Value: Get your personalized $100m scaling roadmap: https://www.acquisition.com/roadmap Read the unfiltered memos I send my team as we scale Acquisition.com to $1B+: https://leilahormozi.com/subscribe Receive a curated set of internal memos from the past year at Acquisition.com: https://leilahormozi.com/acq Watch my latest YouTube videos: https://www.youtube.com/@leilahormozi/featured Learn how to scale your business to millions of dollars in annual revenue: https://www.acquisition.com/ DISCLOSURE Information shared here is for educational purposes only. Individuals and business owners should evaluate their own business strategies, and identify any potential risks. The information shared here is not a guarantee of success. Your results may vary. Copyright © 2026.

Receive the unfiltered memos I send my team as we scale Acquisition.com to $1B+: https://leilahormozi.com/subscribe Hitting $50 million on paper doesn’t mean a business is safe. Weak systems and tolerating bad behavior can destroy everything overnight. Today, Leila shares how rapid growth nearly broke her company and why success exposes broken systems. She explains why culture is a system, not words on a wall, and how tolerating poor behaviors undermines performance. Sustainable scaling also requires removing founder bottlenecks and developing observable leadership skills. In this episode 00:00 Building culture as a system: culture is what you tolerate 02:03 Enforce values through observable behaviors 02:53 Build rituals that reinforce good behavior 03:24 Enforcement matrix: hiring, firing, and rewarding signals 05:03 Remove the founder bottleneck 08:37 Acquire observable leadership skills More Value: Get your personalized $100m scaling roadmap: https://www.acquisition.com/roadmap Read the unfiltered memos I send my team as we scale Acquisition.com to $1B+: https://leilahormozi.com/subscribe Receive a curated set of internal memos from the past year at Acquisition.com: https://leilahormozi.com/acq Watch my latest YouTube videos: https://www.youtube.com/@leilahormozi/featured Learn how to scale your business to millions of dollars in annual revenue: https://www.acquisition.com/ DISCLOSURE Information shared here is for educational purposes only. Individuals and business owners should evaluate their own business strategies, and identify any potential risks. The information shared here is not a guarantee of success. Your results may vary. Copyright © 2026.

Read the unfiltered memos I send my team as we scale Acquisition.com to $1B+: ⁠https://leilahormozi.com/subscribe ⁠ Most ambitious people don't have an ambition problem. They have a habit problem. In this episode, Leila breaks down the four subtle habits that keep high-achievers stuck, including making every choice a forever decision and collecting identities that anchor them to a version of themselves they've already outgrown. If 2026 looks like 2025, this is probably why. In this episode 00:00 Treating every decision as permanent 02:53 Keeping the wrong friendships 05:11 Avoid being the “villain” 07:38 Keep collecting identities More Value: Get your personalized $100m scaling roadmap: ⁠https://www.acquisition.com/roadmap⁠ Read the unfiltered memos I send my team as we scale Acquisition.com to $1B+: ⁠https://leilahormozi.com/subscribe⁠ Receive a curated set of internal memos from the past year at Acquisition.com: ⁠https://leilahormozi.com/acq⁠ Watch my latest YouTube videos: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@leilahormozi/featured⁠ Learn how to scale your business to millions of dollars in annual revenue: ⁠https://www.acquisition.com/⁠ DISCLOSURE Information shared here is for educational purposes only. Individuals and business owners should evaluate their own business strategies, and identify any potential risks. The information shared here is not a guarantee of success. Your results may vary. Copyright © 2026.

Read the unfiltered memos I send my team as we scale Acquisition.com to $1B+: https://leilahormozi.com/subscribe Acceptance is power. Growth starts when people stop resisting discomfort and start moving with reality instead of against it. In this episode, Leila explains why anxiety, fear, and negative thoughts only control people who treat them like they were facts. She also shares the mental frameworks that helped her stop spiraling. Learning that thoughts are not facts might be the difference between staying trapped and finally moving forward. In this episode 00:00 The power of active acceptance 02:25 Why you must audit your beliefs 04:06 Identifying and swapping irrational beliefs 05:32 Embedding new beliefs with action More Value: Get your personalized $100m scaling roadmap: https://www.acquisition.com/roadmap Read the unfiltered memos I send my team as we scale Acquisition.com to $1B+: https://leilahormozi.com/subscribe Receive a curated set of internal memos from the past year at Acquisition.com: https://leilahormozi.com/acq Watch my latest YouTube videos: https://www.youtube.com/@leilahormozi/featured Learn how to scale your business to millions of dollars in annual revenue: https://www.acquisition.com/ DISCLOSURE Information shared here is for educational purposes only. Individuals and business owners should evaluate their own business strategies, and identify any potential risks. The information shared here is not a guarantee of success. Your results may vary. Copyright © 2026.

Read the unfiltered memos I send my team as we scale Acquisition.com to $1B+: https://leilahormozi.com/subscribe The internet glamorizes quitting the 9-to-5 for entrepreneurship, but most people are nowhere near ready to run a business. In this episode, Leila breaks down six signs that determine whether it’s actually time to leave a job. She explains why proof matters more than passion, why emotional stability is a business skill, and why entrepreneurship punishes people who confuse frustration with readiness. The smartest entrepreneurs don’t just leap. They build leverage before they jump. In this episode 00:00 Separate your identity from the frustration 03:01 Have proof of monetized skills outside your job 06:10 Build a financial floor based on all monthly expenses 09:13 Develop emotional reps for uncertainty and loss 11:52 Build real assets, not just plans 13:59 Create a reality-tested business plan More Value: Get your personalized $100m scaling roadmap: https://www.acquisition.com/roadmap Read the unfiltered memos I send my team as we scale Acquisition.com to $1B+: https://leilahormozi.com/subscribe Receive a curated set of internal memos from the past year at Acquisition.com: https://leilahormozi.com/acq Watch my latest YouTube videos: https://www.youtube.com/@leilahormozi/featured Learn how to scale your business to millions of dollars in annual revenue: https://www.acquisition.com/ DISCLOSURE Information shared here is for educational purposes only. Individuals and business owners should evaluate their own business strategies, and identify any potential risks. The information shared here is not a guarantee of success. Your results may vary. Copyright © 2026.

Receive the unfiltered memos I send my team as we scale Acquisition.com to $1B+: https://leilahormozi.com/subscribe Too often, people stay stuck in toxic cycles when trying to prove their worth and get others to respect them. In this episode, Leila explains how self-respect is built from within and not earned. She shares the power of setting clear boundaries, communicating with intention, and confronting criticism head-on. Self-respect is a non-negotiable standard, and Leila shows you how to earn it instantly. In this episode 00:00 What is self-respect? 01:14 Speaking with intention to build self-respect 02:31 Why criticism is other people’s unmanaged discomfort 03:38 How to handle criticism: defining your values More Value: Get your personalized $100m scaling roadmap: https://www.acquisition.com/roadmap Read the unfiltered memos I send my team as we scale Acquisition.com to $1B+: https://leilahormozi.com/subscribe Receive a curated set of internal memos from the past year at Acquisition.com: https://leilahormozi.com/acq Watch my latest YouTube videos: https://www.youtube.com/@leilahormozi/featured Learn how to scale your business to millions of dollars in annual revenue: https://www.acquisition.com/ DISCLOSURE Information shared here is for educational purposes only. Individuals and business owners should evaluate their own business strategies, and identify any potential risks. The information shared here is not a guarantee of success. Your results may vary. Copyright © 2026.

Read the unfiltered memos I send my team as we scale Acquisition.com to $1B+: https://leilahormozi.com/subscribe Most people quit their jobs, trash the culture, and end up just as miserable somewhere new, because the company was never the problem. In this episode, Leila breaks down the five mindset shifts employees need to stop surviving their work environment and start excelling in it. From dropping the "toxic" label to radical accountability, she highlights the decisions and mindset shifts that most people avoid. In this episode 00:00 Replace "toxic" with a specific description 02:48 Taking the self-respect test 04:10 Recognizing that value misalignment is not toxicity 05:59 Choosing accountability before accusation 08:21 Leaving gracefully or staying happily More Value: Get your personalized $100m scaling roadmap: https://www.acquisition.com/roadmap Read the unfiltered memos I send my team as we scale Acquisition.com to $1B+: https://leilahormozi.com/subscribe Receive a curated set of internal memos from the past year at Acquisition.com: https://leilahormozi.com/acq DISCLOSURE Information shared here is for educational purposes only. Individuals and business owners should evaluate their own business strategies, and identify any potential risks. The information shared here is not a guarantee of success. Your results may vary. Copyright © 2026.

Read the unfiltered memos I send my team as we scale Acquisition.com to $1B+: https://leilahormozi.com/subscribe The path to wealth isn’t just about grinding harder but also understanding the psychology behind it. In this episode, Leila shares the key mental shifts needed to make more money and scale a business. She reveals how most people fail not because of a lack of effort, but because they’re controlled by limiting childhood beliefs and self-doubt. Leila emphasizes the need to take ownership instead of blaming others and putting in the work despite the fear. In this episode 00:00 Rewriting limiting money scripts 01:09 Why discipline beats side hustles 02:17 Raising your wealth thermostat 03:00 Work versus manifestation 03:44 Ownership versus blame 04:37 Taking fear along while doing the work More Value: Get your personalized $100m scaling roadmap: https://www.acquisition.com/roadmap Read the unfiltered memos I send my team as we scale Acquisition.com to $1B+: https://leilahormozi.com/subscribe Receive a curated set of internal memos from the past year at Acquisition.com: https://leilahormozi.com/acq DISCLOSURE Information shared here is for educational purposes only. Individuals and business owners should evaluate their own business strategies, and identify any potential risks. The information shared here is not a guarantee of success. Your results may vary. Copyright © 2026.

Read the unfiltered memos I send my team as we scale Acquisition.com to $1B+: https://leilahormozi.com/subscribe The difference between leaders who grow and those who plateau is learning how to step back and trust their teams. In this episode, Leila breaks down how leaders can shift from being the star player to being the coach. She emphasizes the power of delegating decisions (not just tasks) and creating psychological safety so that teams can perform without constant oversight. In this episode 00:00 The Phil Jackson paradox: change how you think about yourself 06:56 Psychological safety: the foundation of high-performing teams 08:19 Practical steps to delegate better 10:02 The "iceberg illusion" of leadership 14:32 Applying the Triangle Offense system of leadership 15:59 Delegating leadership decisions and not just tasks More Value: Get your personalized $100m scaling roadmap: https://www.acquisition.com/roadmap Read the unfiltered memos I send my team as we scale Acquisition.com to $1B+: https://leilahormozi.com/subscribe Receive a curated set of internal memos from the past year at Acquisition.com: https://leilahormozi.com/acq DISCLOSURE Information shared here is for educational purposes only. Individuals and business owners should evaluate their own business strategies, and identify any potential risks. The information shared here is not a guarantee of success. Your results may vary. Copyright © 2026.

Read the unfiltered memos I send my team as we scale Acquisition.com to $1B+: https://leilahormozi.com/subscribe Entrepreneurs who struggle take every failure personally; those who win treat each decision as an experiment. In this episode, Leila shares a tough truth about entrepreneurship: effort doesn’t guarantee success. The key to growth is learning to embrace failure as feedback and not defeat. She also shares five mindset shifts necessary to grow a start-up into a multi-million dollar business. In this episode 00:00 Beware: smart people tend to procrastinate more 02:52 Information doesn’t exist without action 04:58 Wasted work is inevitable 07:52 Your business doesn't need to look like a real company 10:20 The market doesn’t reward effort More Value: Get your personalized $100m scaling roadmap: https://www.acquisition.com/roadmap Read the unfiltered memos I send my team as we scale Acquisition.com to $1B+: https://leilahormozi.com/subscribe Receive a curated set of internal memos from the past year at Acquisition.com: https://leilahormozi.com/acq DISCLOSURE Information shared here is for educational purposes only. Individuals and business owners should evaluate their own business strategies, and identify any potential risks. The information shared here is not a guarantee of success. Your results may vary. Copyright © 2026.

Read the unfiltered memos I send my team as we scale Acquisition.com to $1B+: https://leilahormozi.com/subscribe Consistency isn't a personality trait that only a few people possess, but an engineered outcome. In this episode, Leila Hormozi explains how people often fail to stay consistent because they haven’t designed their habits to work under real-life conditions. She shares five principles to build habits that stick– for people who have big ambitions and need to be consistent with the actions that will get them to their goals. In this episode 00:00 Design a bad day plan 03:50 Reinforce good habits and replace bad ones 08:53 Close the feedback loops quickly 10:32 Decide once and remove options 13:24 Track behaviors rather than outcomes 16:20 Consistency as an engineered outcome More Value: Get your personalized $100m scaling roadmap: https://www.acquisition.com/roadmap Read the unfiltered memos I send my team as we scale Acquisition.com to $1B+: https://leilahormozi.com/subscribe Receive a curated set of internal memos from the past year at Acquisition.com: https://leilahormozi.com/acq DISCLOSURE Information shared here is for educational purposes only. Individuals and business owners should evaluate their own business strategies, and identify any potential risks. The information shared here is not a guarantee of success. Your results may vary. Copyright © 2026.

Read the unfiltered memos I send my team as we scale Acquisition.com to $1B+: https://leilahormozi.com/subscribe Leadership is not about being the smartest person in the room. In this episode of Build, Leila Hormozi reveals five underrated leadership traits you should master to get people to follow you, admire you, respect you, and treat you like an outstanding leader or CEO. She describes simple yet powerful day-to-day actions to help you become better at leadership. In this episode 00:00 Rule 1: Emotional regulation in times of crisis 04:28 Rule 2: Sincere candor, especially when giving feedback 08:11 Rule 3: Unimpeachable character in leadership 11:23 Rule 4: Clarity in communicating complex goals 14:57 Rule 5: Ownership when addressing or solving problems More Value: Get your personalized $100m scaling roadmap: https://www.acquisition.com/roadmap Read the unfiltered memos I send my team as we scale Acquisition.com to $1B+: https://leilahormozi.com/subscribe Receive a curated set of internal memos from the past year at Acquisition.com: https://leilahormozi.com/acq DISCLOSURE Information shared here is for educational purposes only. Individuals and business owners should evaluate their own business strategies, and identify any potential risks. The information shared here is not a guarantee of success. Your results may vary. Copyright © 2026.

Read the unfiltered memos I send my team as we scale Acquisition.com to $1B+: https://leilahormozi.com/subscribe Each stage of business growth brings new challenges, and founders often find themselves stuck at the same point: doing too much. In this episode, Leila Hormozi explains why scaling requires specialization and mastering systems, not adding more tasks. She shares how narrowing focus at each level accelerates growth and allows a business to run smoothly without the founder’s constant involvement. In this episode 00:00 Level Zero: Improvise and do free work to learn & collect data 04:49 Level One: Monetize by mastering manual selling 07:59 Level Two: Advertise for lead generation using the rule of 100 10:37 Level Three: Stabilize by hiring people and using documented repeatable processes 13:49 Level Four: Prioritize one avatar or offer, and track metrics 17:21 Level Five: Productize by upselling and reducing churn 22:28 Level Six: Optimize systems and reinforce operational discipline 26:08 Level Seven: Reorganize systems and hire directors to support scaling 30:02 Level Eight: Specialized job descriptions, systems, and value-based leadership 34:33 Level Nine: Creating a strong brand as your moat More Value: Get your personalized $100m scaling roadmap: https://www.acquisition.com/roadmap Read the unfiltered memos I send my team as we scale Acquisition.com to $1B+: https://leilahormozi.com/subscribe Receive a curated set of internal memos from the past year at Acquisition.com: https://leilahormozi.com/acq DISCLOSURE Information shared here is for educational purposes only. Individuals and business owners should evaluate their own business strategies, and identify any potential risks. The information shared here is not a guarantee of success. Your results may vary. Copyright © 2026.

Read the unfiltered memos I send my team as we scale Acquisition.com to $1B+: https://leilahormozi.com/subscribe Financial freedom is driven more by mindset than income. In this episode, Leila Hormozi shares the five money habits she had to quit to move from broke at 20 to a millionaire by 24. From making impulse purchases to failing to track numbers, Leila exposes common money mistakes that hinder people from building long-term wealth. The secret isn’t working harder to earn more but making sustainable, smart decisions that build your wealth over time. In this episode 00:00 Recognize impulsive and emotional “net zero” purchases 03:07 Waiting for the “big win” to build wealth 05:09 Increasing expenses whenever income increases: lifestyle inflation 07:09 Refusing to face reality by not tracking numbers 09:11 Buying feelings instead of assets More Value: Get your personalized $100m scaling roadmap: https://www.acquisition.com/roadmap Read the unfiltered memos I send my team as we scale Acquisition.com to $1B+: https://leilahormozi.com/subscribe Receive a curated set of internal memos from the past year at Acquisition.com: https://leilahormozi.com/acq DISCLOSURE Information shared here is for educational purposes only. Individuals and business owners should evaluate their own business strategies, and identify any potential risks. The information shared here is not a guarantee of success. Your results may vary. Copyright © 2026.

Get the unfiltered memos I send my team as we scale Acquisition.com to $1B+: ⁠https://leilahormozi.com/subscribe ⁠ Overexplaining and rambling nearly hurt Leila Hormozi’s first business, but learning how to communicate clearly helped her grow a $250 million portfolio. In this episode, she explains why poor messaging is the reason most founders get ignored. She breaks down how a lack of clarity, coupled with wrong positioning and expectations, makes a leader forgettable. So what's the solution? Saying fewer things, more clearly, and repeating them until they stick. In this episode 00:00 Skill 1: Keep the goal of the conversation front and center 02:48 Skill 2: Optimize for progress rather than approval 05:45 Skill 3: Speak from a perspective of systems, not individuals 08:20 Skill 4: Frame your communication for the listener 10:58 Skill 5: Use simple language More Value: Get your personalized $100m scaling roadmap: ⁠https://www.acquisition.com/roadmap⁠ Read the unfiltered memos I send my team as we scale Acquisition.com to $1B+: ⁠https://leilahormozi.com/subscribe⁠ Receive a curated set of internal memos from the past year at Acquisition.com: ⁠https://leilahormozi.com/acq DISCLOSURE Information shared here is for educational purposes only. Individuals and business owners should evaluate their own business strategies, and identify any potential risks. The information shared here is not a guarantee of success. Your results may vary. Copyright © 2026.⁠

Read the unfiltered memos I send my team as we scale Acquisition.com to $1B+: https://leilahormozi.com/subscribe Being super busy and yet not managing to achieve goals is more of a priority problem than a productivity problem. In this episode, Leila Hormozi breaks down the importance of aligning work schedules with the natural rhythms instead of pushing through exhaustion. She shares the six principles that the top 1% use to achieve goals. Energy management trumps time management when making major decisions. In this episode 00:00 Stop maximizing time: optimize for judgment 03:42 Treat your calendar as a strategy 08:04 Go on a decision diet by delegating correctly 11:10 Batch your tasks or projects by days 14:00 Make meetings a last resort, not the default 16:51 Manage energy, not time: build your life around energy More Value: Get your personalized $100m scaling roadmap: https://www.acquisition.com/roadmap Get the unfiltered memos I send my team as we scale Acquisition.com to $1B+: https://leilahormozi.com/subscribe Receive a curated set of internal memos from the past year at Acquisition.com: https://leilahormozi.com/acq DISCLOSURE Information shared here is for educational purposes only. Individuals and business owners should evaluate their own business strategies, and identify any potential risks. The information shared here is not a guarantee of success. Your results may vary. Copyright © 2026.

Read the unfiltered memos I send my team as we scale Acquisition.com to $1B+: https://leilahormozi.com/subscribe Building a billion-dollar company depends on systems, not on working harder. In this episode, Leila Hormozi reveals the five systems necessary to break free from the bottleneck of being the business’s only driver. She explains how building the right culture, hiring funnel, and operations system, among other systems, allows founders to finally step out of the way and let their businesses take off. In this episode 00:00 Build culture as a system 05:09 Remove the founder bottleneck 09:22 Understand the people flywheel basics 14:17 Build a talent engine that runs like a funnel 16:39 Establish an effective operating system More Value: Get your personalized $100m scaling roadmap: https://www.acquisition.com/roadmap Get the unfiltered memos I send my team as we scale Acquisition.com to $1B+: https://leilahormozi.com/subscribe Receive a curated set of internal memos from the past year at Acquisition.com: https://leilahormozi.com/acq DISCLOSURE Information shared here is for educational purposes only. Individuals and business owners should evaluate their own business strategies, and identify any potential risks. The information shared here is not a guarantee of success. Your results may vary. Copyright © 2026.

Read the unfiltered memos I send my team as we scale Acquisition.com to $1B+: https://leilahormozi.com/subscribe A founder’s strengths can be the very thing that limits business growth. In this episode, Leila Hormozi shares key principles for scaling a business, starting with the need to delegate what you're already good at, so you free up time to acquire new skills. Sustainable growth also requires normalizing setbacks, prioritizing rest and recovery, and building decision-making systems that function seamlessly in the founder's absence. These strategies build businesses that scale beyond one individual's capabilities. In this episode 00:00 Delegate: Fire yourself from jobs you're good at 05:09 Normalize regressing, to progress 07:53 Track recovery the same way you track revenue 12:05 Make expensive decisions early to buy back time later 15:20 Build systems that run without you More Value: Get your personalized $100m scaling roadmap: https://www.acquisition.com/roadmap Get the unfiltered memos I send my team as we scale Acquisition.com to $1B+: https://leilahormozi.com/subscribe Receive a curated set of internal memos from the past year at Acquisition.com: https://leilahormozi.com/acq DISCLOSURE Information shared here is for educational purposes only. Individuals and business owners should evaluate their own business strategies, and identify any potential risks. The information shared here is not a guarantee of success. Your results may vary. Copyright © 2026.

Get the unfiltered memos I send my team as we scale Acquisition.com to $1B+: https://leilahormozi.com/subscribe Fear is universal, but so is the ability to face it head-on and grow. In this raw and vulnerable conversation, Leila Hormozi reflects on how fear kept her from fully trusting her body and food after health issues. She shares the simple strategies and six-month plan she created to tackle health scares and other fears. The fastest way forward is to face fear directly and follow the plan, no matter how you feel. In this episode 00:00 Introduction 04:54 Difference between protective and limiting fear 08:36 How to overcome the fear of judgment 15:25 Rebuilding self-trust after you make a mistake 18:49 Balancing heart vs logic when making decisions 21:57 Practical steps to stop the doom loop 25:54 Things to tell yourself before confronting the fear 27:07 The fastest way to make progress despite fear More Value: Get the unfiltered memos I send my team as we scale Acquisition.com to $1B+: https://leilahormozi.com/subscribe Receive a curated set of internal memos from the past year at Acquisition.com: https://leilahormozi.com/acq Get your personalized $100m scaling roadmap: https://www.acquisition.com/roadmap DISCLOSURE Information shared here is for educational purposes only. Individuals and business owners should evaluate their own business strategies, and identify any potential risks. The information shared here is not a guarantee of success. Your results may vary. Copyright © 2026.

Get the unfiltered memos I send my team as we scale Acquisition.com to $1B+: https://leilahormozi.com/subscribe When people feel conflicted about maintaining or ending a relationship, they often ask the wrong question—Is this person or situation good or bad for me? The real question to ask is: Do I like who I'm becoming in this relationship? In this episode, Leila Hormozi discusses what might be uncomfortable to hear. Self-respect is the key to nurturing a healthy relationship, and when we compromise our values for the sake of a relationship, we give up that "respect for self." In this episode 00:00 Why self-respect is key in every relationship 02:01 The doom loop, when destructive behavior is normalized 04:00 Your response to ill-treatment teaches people how to treat you 07:16 A framework for assessing relationships 10:00 How to audit the impact of a relationship 13:42 The difference between expectations and preferences More Value: Get your personalized $100m scaling roadmap: https://www.acquisition.com/roadmap Get the unfiltered memos I send my team as we scale Acquisition.com to $1B+: https://leilahormozi.com/subscribe Receive a curated set of internal memos from the past year at Acquisition.com: https://leilahormozi.com/acq DISCLOSURE Information shared here is for educational purposes only. Individuals and business owners should evaluate their own business strategies, and identify any potential risks. The information shared here is not a guarantee of success. Your results may vary. Copyright © 2026.

Get the unfiltered memos I send my team as we scale Acquisition.com to $1B+: https://leilahormozi.com/subscribe A successful leadership transition involves more than just replacing one leader with another. It also means creating capacity for faster growth. In this episode, Leila Hormozi talks about the strategic shift in her role at Acquisition.com and how Sharran's taking over as CEO gave her clearer focus and capacity for even more impactful work. If you're a business owner or leader navigating big changes, you need to get good at planning and executing leadership transitions. In this episode 00:00 The leadership shift at Acquisition.com 08:09 Acquisition.com’s three-year planning framework 12:46 Leveraging AI to create a 5-year plan for your business 14:29 Leila’s new focus and the company’s future 32:43 Pausing big goals to build capacity first 41:01 Acquisition.com’s vision for the next 12 months 44:44 CEO vs executive chairman: What is the difference? 50:44 Transparency and preparing the team for change help to make it a smooth transition More Value: Get the unfiltered memos I send my team as we scale Acquisition.com to $1B+: https://leilahormozi.com/subscribe Receive a curated set of internal memos from the past year at Acquisition.com: https://leilahormozi.com/acq Get your personalized $100m scaling roadmap: https://www.acquisition.com/roadmap DISCLOSURE Information shared here is for educational purposes only. Individuals and business owners should evaluate their own business strategies, and identify any potential risks. The information shared here is not a guarantee of success. Your results may vary. Copyright © 2026.

Get the unfiltered memos I send my team as we scale Acquisition.com to $1B+: https://leilahormozi.com/subscribe Discipline isn’t about forcing yourself through discomfort. It’s about consistency. In this episode, Leila Hormozi talks about the power of discipline and how small, consistent actions lead to massive success. High performers aren't just more skilled. They know when to tackle tough tasks first, even when fear and discomfort try to stop them. Leila shares a personal story of how pushing herself too hard, too soon, led to avoidance, highlighting the importance of making tasks achievable. She also breaks down the idea of self-respect and how avoiding hard conversations or actions causes long-term harm, whether in business or personal life. In this episode 00:00 The difference between discipline and ego 01:20 "Eat the frog": doing the hardest tasks first 02:08 Tolerate fear and discomfort to achieve breakthroughs 03:41 Why self-respect is built one small decision at a time 06:05 Taking small steps (in the right direction) to achieve big goals 08:00 Success often means consistently going through boring systems More Value: Get the unfiltered memos I send my team as we scale Acquisition.com to $1B+: https://leilahormozi.com/subscribe Receive a curated set of internal memos from the past year at Acquisition.com: https://leilahormozi.com/acq Get your personalized $100m scaling roadmap: https://www.acquisition.com/roadmap DISCLOSURE Information shared here is for educational purposes only. Individuals and business owners should evaluate their own business strategies, and identify any potential risks. The information shared here is not a guarantee of success. Your results may vary. Copyright © 2026.

Get the unfiltered memos I send my team as we scale Acquisition.com to $1B+: https://leilahormozi.com/subscribe A leader’s actions speak louder than words. Showing up when things are falling apart teaches the team that problems are the only time their leader cares. In this episode, Leila Hormozi highlights a common leadership pitfall: accidentally training a team on the wrong things. Leila shares how leaders, whether intentional or not, condition their teams through their actions, and how this can lead to reactive, anxiety-filled cultures. She offers a simple solution that involves showing up before the leader is needed, reinforcing early communication, and sharing focus and context so the team can move faster with clarity. Her insights from experience will transform the way you approach leadership and create an environment that naturally reinforces high performance without micromanaging. In this episode 00:00 Why visibility is critical for leaders 04:08 How a leader's behavior impacts the team’s behavior 09:19 Three ways leaders train the wrong stuff 12:41 Proactive visibility practice: 30-minute check-ins 15:13 Sharing context proactively to reduce anxiety 18:08 Simple steps to start building a new culture More Value: Get the unfiltered memos I send my team as we scale Acquisition.com to $1B+: https://leilahormozi.com/subscribe Receive a curated set of internal memos from the past year at Acquisition.com: https://leilahormozi.com/acq DISCLOSURE Information shared here is for educational purposes only. Individuals and business owners should evaluate their own business strategies, and identify any potential risks. The information shared here is not a guarantee of success. Your results may vary. Copyright © 2026.

Get the unfiltered memos I send my team as we scale Acquisition.com to $1B+: https://leilahormozi.com/subscribe Side quests or seemingly harmless distractions like unplanned favors, pet projects, or quick fixes can derail execution as a company grows. The tasks don’t appear on the roadmap, they lack ownership, and often waste valuable resources. In this episode, Leila Hormozi explains how, despite coming from well-intentioned, high-performing team members, side quests pull attention away from what truly matters and end up slowing progress or stalling key priorities. Leila shares the hard lessons learned from experience, lessons about managing priorities and focus in a growing company. The best companies do not win by doing more things–they win by doing a few things exceptionally well, in the right order. In this episode 00:00 How firing revealed side quests in Leila’s company 03:32 What are side quests in business? 04:26 Why high performers often create the biggest distractions 08:48 How founders create side quests 11:23 The priority principle for minimizing side quests 13:58 Winning in business by doing fewer things well More Value: Get your free personalized $100M roadmap here: https://www.acquisition.com/roadmap DISCLOSURE Information shared here is for educational purposes only. Individuals and business owners should evaluate their own business strategies, and identify any potential risks. The information shared here is not a guarantee of success. Your results may vary. Copyright © 2026.

Get the unfiltered memos I send my team as we scale Acquisition.com to $1B+: Leila's Letters https://leilahormozi.com/subscribe Your business is not stuck because of market limits or bad strategy. It simply lacks the capacity to absorb opportunities. In this episode, Leila breaks down the real reason so many founders feel like they are “leaving money on the table,” arguing that opportunity is everywhere, but the ability to absorb it is what actually determines growth. She explains how leaders often blame timing, strategy, or market conditions when the real issue is a business that is too fragile, too maxed out, and too underbuilt to handle new demand, new tests, or big pivots. Leila zeroes in on the difference between choosing to wait and being forced to wait, and why growth without excess capacity creates stress instead of momentum. In this episode 00:00 Why business growth stalls 02:39 Four types of capacity every business needs 10:34 How to build capacity before success 12:02 Why growth without capacity breaks companies 15:14 Three diagnostic questions to assess capacity More Value: Get your free personalized $100M roadmap here: https://www.acquisition.com/roadmap DISCLOSURE Information shared here is for educational purposes only. Individuals and business owners should evaluate their own business strategies, and identify any potential risks. The information shared here is not a guarantee of success. Your results may vary. Copyright © 2026.

Get the unfiltered memos I send my team as we scale Acquisition.com to $1B+: Leila's Letters

Get the unfiltered memos I send my team as we scale Acquisition.com to $1B+: Leila's Letters