You can work harder and still stay stuck if your mind does not believe you are allowed to win at the next level. William Lam is the founder of UPGRD and a certified NLP Master Practitioner who teaches high performers how to upgrade their mind and emotional system. In this episode, he breaks down the “deserving” shift that unlocked his first six figure month, why his mission is to upgrade humanity, and how he helps entrepreneurs build and protect net worth while guiding clients through massive jumps in income and business growth, including a client who went from about $240K a year to nearly $50M. Close the gap between what you want and what you will actually allow yourself to receive.

Chapters

(00:00) Introduction

(02:10) Where his entrepreneurship journey really started

(03:18) The mission: build net worth and protect it

(05:07) The family story that created his urgency

(06:20) His first business and the cost of tunnel vision

(12:18) The training that rewired his approach

(13:38) How he “designed” his future wife

(14:22) Why he tested it by designing clients

(30:09) Working hard in the wrong direction

(35:52) The $100K in 10 days challenge

(47:12) “Upgrade humanity” and how his workshops work

What is the next income or business level you say you want, but your mind still does not believe you are allowed to have?

Connect with William

Website: https://upgrd.com/

X: https://x.com/lamw

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/william.upgrd/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@brokersofsecrets

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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelrhunter

Website: https://michaelrhunter.com

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Scaling is not just more revenue. It is more pressure, more people, and more problems you have never solved before. Jaden Easton is the founder of Clever Scaling and is known for helping entrepreneurs turn communities into clients, including helping 17 people generate over one million dollars.

In this episode, Jaden talks about what actually changes when you move from small wins to real scale, including executive communication, how to hire without poisoning culture, how to let go of control so your team stops depending on you, what numbers matter most when you start spending on ads and payroll, and why coaching and inner work can be the difference between thriving and crashing. Growth does not just expand your business, it expands every weakness you have been ignoring.

Chapters

(00:00) Introduction

(03:02) When entrepreneurship clicked and what curiosity unlocked

(08:04) The jailbreak story and the first taste of momentum

(12:14) The mentorship move and why it changed everything

(19:03) Executive communication and how to stop the ping pong

(24:58) Picking business partners and how to actually vet them

(35:03) Why Clients and Community worked and what they pivoted into

(45:22) How fast they hit six figures, then six figure months, then seven figure months

(50:48) Scaling the team, hiring mistakes, and the hiring funnel lesson

(01:08:33) The dark side of eight figures, pressure, overhead, and staying mentally strong

If your business doubled next month, what would break first, hiring, delivery, cash flow, or your own ability to handle the pressure?

Connect with Michael R Hunter

Instagram: https://instagram.com/michaelrhunter

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelrhunter

Website: https://michaelrhunter.com

Connect with Jaden :

Website: https://scaleclever.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/iamjadeneaston/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/Aestrepreneur

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamjadeneaston/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jadeneaston

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You are going to suffer either way. In business, you either endure the discomfort that builds you, or you avoid it and pay for it later. Akshay Nanavati is a Marine veteran, author of Fearvana, and polar explorer who attempted a coast to coast crossing that had never been done before. In this episode, Akshay discusses how entrepreneurs can choose the right kind of suffering by building self imposed structure, acting in the face of fear, and why stillness can be harder than the grind. If you are building a business and you feel stuck, the goal is not to avoid pain. The goal is to stop adding suffering on top of it, so you can execute.

Chapters

(00:00) Introduction

(03:13) From The Marines To Entrepreneurship

(05:35) The Structure Problem Most Entrepreneurs Face

(17:59) Pain Vs Pleasure As A Motivator

(23:41) Fearvana And Reframing “Bad” Emotions

(30:38) Why Avoiding Hard Things Makes Life Worse

(39:12) The Antarctica Vision And Raising $1.1 Million

(44:25) Losing Two Fingers And Still Going Back

(54:01) Validation, Failure, And Why It Still Mattered

(1:15:20) The Medical Call That Ended The Expedition

(1:21:13) What He Is Building Next

What is one hard thing you will choose to overcome this month that will actually build your business? Leave your answer in the comments.

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Connect with Michael R Hunter

Instagram: https://instagram.com/michaelrhunter

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelrhunter

Website: https://michaelrhunter.com

Connect with Akshay:

Website: https://fearvana.com/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/fearvana

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fearvana

X: https://twitter.com/fearvanalife

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fearvana/

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