Leila Hormozi: The Leadership Mindset That Changes How You Operate in Business and Life | Leadership | YAPClassic

About this episode

Leila Hormozi shares her journey of self-leadership and the skills necessary for achieving success in business and life.

Leila Hormozi mastered self-leadership early, parenting herself through her mother's addiction as a child. That struggle spiraled into alcohol abuse and six arrests in eighteen months, until her father's warning that she could die forced her to rebuild her life through deliberate behavior change. Today, she runs a portfolio of companies that generate over $250 million in annual revenue. In this episode, Leila shares her secret to acting despite fear and anxiety and the leadership skills that help founders and entrepreneurs achieve ambitious goals, build exceptional teams, and create lasting success. In this episode, Hala and Leila will discuss: (00:00) Introduction (00:32) Turning Childhood Adversity Into Self-Leadership (09:26) Shifting From a Partying Mindset to Self-Development (21:11) Learning Sales Skills the Hard Way (26:17) Treating Dating Like a Sales Funnel (34:23) Building a Business With Your Partner (39:29) Getting Uncomfortable to Build Success (52:21) Building the “Get Sh!t Done” Muscle (56:02) What Makes a World-Class Leader (1:02:23) The Hundred-Million-Dollar Hiring Process (1:14:07) Building a Vision Top Talent Wants (1:18:28) The Accountability Formula Every…

People in this episode

Host: Hala Taha

Guest: Leila Hormozi

Topics covered

• leadership
• self-development
• entrepreneurship
• business success
• team building
• personal growth

Keywords

• self-leadership
• business growth
• fear and anxiety
• sales skills
• accountability
• team building
• vision
• leadership mindset

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Acquisition.com

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