When your business success turns into a personal trap, what’s the way out? In this episode, market research entrepreneur Colson Steber shares how committing to a bigger future, installing the right structure, and transforming his leadership turned an overworked owner into a focused, confident entrepreneur with a thriving, growth-focused team.

Here’s some of what you’ll learn in this episode:

• What made Colson realize he’s always been an entrepreneur.
• How Colson was stuck in a loop early in his career.
• How Colson got into a positive, healthy routine.
• What an entrepreneur gains from joining the Strategic Coach® community.

Show Notes:

Every successful entrepreneur creates a powerful story about who they are and the future they’re committed to.

Real entrepreneurial growth starts when you commit to a bigger result long before you have the capability to achieve it.

Courage is the bridge between commitment and capability, and it often lasts longer and feels harder than you expect.

If you insist on being the central problem solver for everything, your successful company quickly becomes a trap.

Installing a proven operating system like EOS® gives your company structure so you can stop doing everything yourself.

The right structure turns a grinding, 70-hour-a-week survival business into a Self-Managing Company® that supports your life.

Your Unique Ability® gains value as you narrow your focus and design the rest of the company around supporting it.

Intense preparation and consistent routines let you show up exactly right in the rare moments where you create 50 percent of the value.

Culture becomes an asset when your team members are gaining confidence, growing their skills, and actually enjoying their work.

Healthy exits—where people move on to bigger futures with your support—are a sign your company is set up for freedom, not dependence.

Entrepreneurial timelines are always aggressive, but beating the market still counts as winning even when it feels “too slow.”

Every entrepreneur’s story is unique.

Strategic Coach gets you thinking about the right things at the right time.

Resources:

The 4 C’s Formula by Dan Sullivan

EOS®

The Self-Managing Company by Dan Sullivan

What Free Days™ Are And How To Know When You Need Them

Unique Ability®

Ever wonder what sets thriving businesses apart? In this episode, Dan Sullivan and Kelly Knight share how strong company systems and personal growth go hand in hand for entrepreneurs. Learn why finding the right people, embracing risks, and focusing on core values lets you solve almost any problem—and why successful companies and individuals both need solid operating systems to keep growing.

Here’s some of what you’ll learn in this episode:

• Where Strategic Coach® and EOS® complement each other rather than overlap.
• How Kelly built on EOS’s Strategic Coach legacy.
• Why EOS is personally meaningful to Kelly.
• How top entrepreneurs turn mistakes into momentum.
• What Kelly sees as the number one issue facing entrepreneurs today.
• Keys to keeping your company laser-focused.
• How EOS Worldwide faced (and survived) a pivotal crisis.
• The game-changing impact of Kelly’s Strategic Coach experience.

Show Notes:

An entrepreneur needs two key operating systems—one for running the company and one for running their own life and personal growth.

Your passion is often the secret ingredient for long-term success because it’s what sets you apart—and keeps you moving.​

Growth comes from leaning into risks and staying open to new possibilities.​

You can’t win every time, but you’ll learn more from setbacks than from any formal education.​

Don’t waste time worrying about what might go wrong in the future; stay focused on what you can control now.​

Turning losses into recoveries energizes your team and inspires loyalty.​

Rapid growth always brings new challenges; expect change and meet it head on.​

Finding your people—the team that truly shares your values—is an ongoing process worth obsessing over.​

When you put the right people in the right seats, everything else in your company starts to click.

Resources:

Thinking About Your Thinking by Dan Sullivan

Unique Ability®

Kolbe A™ Index

EOS®

EOS One®

More about Kelly Knight

When entrepreneurs retire from their businesses, it doesn’t always result in the freedom they imagined. In this episode, Tricia Wingerter shares why structure, teamwork, and purpose matter just as much after retirement—and how discovering your Unique Ability® and staying in contribution aren’t just good for business, but for your mind, energy, and happiness too.

Here’s some of what you’ll learn in this episode:

• Why Tricia didn’t see herself as an entrepreneur until joining Strategic Coach®.
• How Tricia unlocked the skills and confidence needed to hire the right people.
• What entrepreneurs might unintentionally give up when they step away from meaningful work.
• How a family illness inspired Tricia to purchase her Visiting Angels home care agency.

Show Notes:

The Strategic Coach® Program allows already ambitious people to become more ambitious.

Choosing work you love and do best keeps your brain sharp, engaged, and full of energy.

Spot someone doing outstanding work? Acknowledging and celebrating it is a sign of real leadership.

Retirement doesn’t have a set age or template—your path is your own.

All of your problems, discouragements, and heartaches are great opportunities in disguise.

When entrepreneurs stop growing and contributing, boredom sets in fast.

Retirement often feels very different, and sometimes much emptier, than most entrepreneurs expect.

Too much unstructured time can leave even the busiest people restless or blue.

Discovering and honoring your Unique Ability® validates what you do best and brings energy back to your work.

There’s no rulebook for when or how to step back—keep growing as long as you want to grow.

Structure, teamwork, and deadlines give meaning and momentum to day-to-day life, even after “retirement.”

Staying focused in your Unique Ability isn’t just good for your business, it keeps your mind fresh and your purpose strong.

Fulfillment comes from contribution, not withdrawal. When you feel lost or bored, helping others and pursuing your mission can reignite your spark.

Valuing your strengths, asking others for help, and building a team you trust makes leadership a richer, more collaborative adventure.

There’s no one way for entrepreneurs to age; finding purpose every day is the true marker of success.

Resources:

Unique Ability®

How To Foster A Longevity Mindset & Reap The Benefits

EOS®

My Plan For Living To 156 by Dan Sullivan

Who Not How by Dan Sullivan with Dr. Benjamin Hardy