In this episode, we’re in the third of the four stages on the path to mastery, diving into the success level. We explore what this stage really is, the traps that come with it, and how to move through success without getting stuck on the way to mastery.

We dive into why comfort at the success level can be risky, how the sunk cost fallacy shows up, and the critical role your team and hiring play in continued growth. We also look at how marketing and sales shift at this stage, and how your mission guides the direction of your business.

What keeps us stuck is not allowing ourselves to move forward. Keep growing while staying anchored to your mission. As your sales level up, your leadership must level up too.

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Ryan Lang is the CEO of EMPIRE Partners and a highly sought-after performance coach and consultant. He helps establish business owners, coaches, and thought leaders transform from elite practitioners to transformational leaders by building businesses on five critical pillars instead of one wobbly leg. Over 20 years, he has guided 1000+ professionals to predictable, profitable growth using his Whole Performance Coaching methodology—combining sales mastery, strategic marketing, and human optimization principles that create lasting stability.

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Brook Bishop spent over two decades immersed in Personal Development and Business Consulting, driven by a passion for unlocking the potential of coaches and coaching organizations. As the co-founder of EMPIRE Partners, his journey is defined by transformative roles: leading sales at Buffini and Company, the world’s largest real estate coaching company, and serving as Tony Robbins' Executive of Business Solutions for 15 impactful years.

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In this episode, as we continue our series on the path to mastery, we’re unpacking stability—why it can become a trap, why comfort is a danger zone, and the roadblocks you’re likely to encounter.

We talk about overcoming false beliefs around sales, the truth about converting leads, and why it’s essential to max out your pre-marketing pyramid. We also unpack the critical decisions around first hires, taking ownership as a business owner, and the three core elements that make up a business.

Through expertise and real client stories, you’ll learn how to shift from your J-O-B to operating your own business. That acceleration begins with an identity shift and a clear focus on strategy.

Come and join me in this episode…The Coaching Equation Path to Mastery Stability: Why Comfort Is Killing Your Coaching Business Growth

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Ryan Lang is the CEO of EMPIRE Partners and a highly sought-after performance coach and consultant. He helps establish business owners, coaches, and thought leaders transform from elite practitioners to transformational leaders by building businesses on five critical pillars instead of one wobbly leg. Over 20 years, he has guided 1000+ professionals to predictable, profitable growth using his Whole Performance Coaching methodology—combining sales mastery, strategic marketing, and human optimization principles that create lasting stability.

Connect with Ryan Lang!

Website: https://www.ryanrlang.com/

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

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-lang-b46a545b/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ryan.lang.984

Learn more about Empire Partners:

Website: https://empirepartners.net/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/empire-partners/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100093312203714

Brook Bishop spent over two decades immersed in Personal Development and Business Consulting, driven by a passion for unlocking the potential of coaches and coaching organizations. As the co-founder of EMPIRE Partners, his journey is defined by transformative roles: leading sales at Buffini and Company, the world’s largest real estate coaching company, and serving as Tony Robbins' Executive of Business Solutions for 15 impactful years.

Connect with Brook Bishop!

Website: https://brookbishop.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brookthebishop1/

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

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

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In this episode, Aaron Velky, a visionary coach, speaker, and founder, talks about personal growth and expansion in life and business, embracing change, and moving through the process that leads to a quantum leap.

Together with Ryan, they explore the truth about speed and resistance, why so many people fear the unknown, and how our actions inform our subconscious about who we are becoming. Aaron also shares how he helps men navigate transitions, move through the messy middle, and answer the question — what’s next?

They remind us that every step you complete matters. Success is a continuum, and it’s often our fear of failure that sabotages us.

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Aaron Velky is a visionary coach, speaker, and founder helping elite entrepreneurs redefine what success feels like by redesigning their leadership and strategy for growth. He guides 7-, 8-, and 9-figure leaders beyond growth and into greatness — transforming high performers into high-vision creators. As the founder of Get Out of Your Own Way and creator of the Living Vision program, Aaron and his team have become trusted coaches to founders, executives, and creators who have already “made it” — but feel the quiet pull toward something deeper, larger, and more impactful. His clients learn to build companies that serve their life, rather than the other way around, and to lead from the front with courage, communication, and community in mind.

From private Living Vision Immersions, 90-Day Accelerators, to Adventure-based retreats and high-performance leadership intensives, Aaron’s work catalyzes extraordinary clarity and expansion. His clients don’t just scale — they wake up. A top 2.5% global podcast host, and the author of Let Her Play, Aaron blends heart, neuroscience, and lived experience from coaching professional athletes, executives, and teams for over a decade. His

teachings unite the worlds of business, leadership, and human potential into a single pursuit: helping people live with vision — not reaction. Aaron’s mission is simple but profound: to elevate the way leaders lead — in business, in family, and in themselves.

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Ryan Lang is the CEO of EMPIRE Partners and a highly sought-after performance coach and consultant. He helps establish business owners, coaches, and thought leaders transform from elite practitioners to transformational leaders by building businesses on five critical pillars instead of one wobbly leg. Over 20 years, he has guided 1000+ professionals to predictable, profitable growth using his Whole Performance Coaching methodology—combining sales mastery, strategic marketing, and human optimization principles that create lasting stability.

Connect with Ryan Lang!

Website: https://www.ryanrlang.com/

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

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-lang-b46a545b/