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To those who have made the leap... What are some of the things you did to make that jump --- did your focus have to change, did you mental models change, what did you do differently, what did you typically do the same of?

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Some context: Been growing steadily, but realizing more and more 'work' is being held back by lack of time. Looking/thinking of ways to facilitate growth without me being a bottleneck. Do you continue to outsource but loose control, did you get capital to grow employees? Did you have to find a partner to take on parts of the business?


Any thoughts/insights welcomed.
 
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  • Active Daily: Life-changing content posted dozens of times every day. No dead threads.
  • MJ's Inner Circle: Direct access to the author of The Millionaire Fastlane.
  • Vetted Network: Connect with founders scaling to 7 and 8 figures.
  • Proven Roadmaps: Strategy over motivation. Execution over "hustle porn."
"SCALED TO 6-FIGURE MONTHS"
"Tips and advice here saved me from huge mistakes, others allowed me to scale my business to 6-figure months."
— User MitchC
"INSANE QUALITY OF PEOPLE"
"The number of high quality people I've met from this forum has been insane. All of it predicated on building real value."
— User Richard Peck

"You are the average of the five people you surround yourself with."
Are you surrounding yourself with success?

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