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

Are you ready to break through your next ceiling? In this episode, Dan Sullivan and Kevin Dick reveal how boosting your energy, surrounding yourself with growth-minded people, and structuring your time unlocks new levels of success. Learn how resilience, community, and self-belief help entrepreneurs thrive—especially when the market gets tough.

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

• How The Strategic Coach® Program guides entrepreneurs to their next level of success.​
• Why entrepreneurism is really an energy game.​
• How your response to crisis changes once you’ve overcome one before.​
• The unexpected benefits of being a Strategic Coach® member.​
• How Kevin’s entrepreneurial drive started early in life.

Show Notes:

Entrepreneurs hit ceilings when their environment isn’t pushing them toward bigger goals.​

Raising your goals demands greater capability from your team, not just yourself.​

Breakthroughs are most likely during market crises, if you structure your time and attention to seize new opportunities.

Independence only works if you build a truly great company around yourself.​

Entrepreneurial energy and resilience are shaped by who you surround yourself with every day.​

Being around ambitious, positive people makes growth contagious.

You can reinvent yourself in times of adversity if you stay proactive and open to change.​

The first year at Strategic Coach is about personal growth; after that, it’s about scaling your business practice.​

Introspection is an entrepreneur’s secret weapon for overcoming major challenges and bouncing back from setbacks.

Your brain is wired to pursue what you focus on—feed it bigger goals, not limitations.​

Self-belief matters more than anything, and it’s a daily discipline, not something that happens by luck.​

Building a community with your clients creates trust, accountability, and lasting business success.​

Even setbacks, mistakes, and crisis moments are raw material for entrepreneurial growth and transformation.​

Resources:

Who Not How by Dan Sullivan with Dr. Benjamin Hardy

The Kolbe A™ Index

The Gap And The Gain by Dan Sullivan with Dr. Benjamin Hardy

The Unique EDGE® Program