About this episode

Tracy Brinkmann discusses how firing toxic ambitions can lead to increased profits and emphasizes the importance of mindset in entrepreneurial success.

Entrepreneurial self care isn't about yoga retreats—it's about firing the ambition killing your profit margins. Tracy Brinkmann reveals how running three "successful" businesses while making $7.50/hour exposed the toxic hustle myth. In this raw episode, discover why working less and thinking harder about your mindset success habits is the contrarian move that actually scales. Learn which ambitions to fire, which to keep, and why remarkable success demands strategic subtraction, not endless addition. https://YourSuccessDNA.com

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Host: Tracy Brinkmann

Topics covered

• entrepreneurial self care
• profit margins
• toxic hustle myth
• mindset success habits
• strategic subtraction

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