Podcast: Build with Leila Hormozi

Episode: 5 Books that Turned Me Into a $100M CEO (In my 20's) (Published on August 25, 2022)

The first book is probably not a surprise to you: it's 'How to Win Friends and Influence People.'

In this segment, Leila Hormozi highlights 'How to Win Friends and Influence People' as a significant book that impacted her in her 20s.

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Episode: 5 Books that Turned Me Into a $100M CEO (In my 20's) (Published on August 25, 2022)

The second takeaway from 'How to Win Friends and Influence People' is that encouragement works better than criticism.

In this segment, Leila Hormozi discusses a significant takeaway from 'How to Win Friends and Influence People', highlighting that encouragement is more effective than criticism.

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Episode: 5 Books that Turned Me Into a $100M CEO (In my 20's) (Published on August 25, 2022)

The second book that changed my perspective in my early 20s was 'Man's Search for Meaning.'

Leila Hormozi discusses how 'Man's Search for Meaning' profoundly influenced her outlook during her early 20s.

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Episode: 5 Books that Turned Me Into a $100M CEO (In my 20's) (Published on August 25, 2022)

This ties back to 'Man's Search for Meaning' —you must confront that fear and learn to be okay with it.

In this segment, Leila Hormozi discusses 'Man's Search for Meaning', emphasizing the importance of confronting one's fears and learning to accept them.

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Episode: 5 Books that Turned Me Into a $100M CEO (In my 20's) (Published on August 25, 2022)

The last book I read in my early 20s was 'Crushing It.'

In her early 20s, Leila Hormozi recalls reading 'Crushing It,' a book suggested by the owner of the small gym where she worked.

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Episode: 5 Books that Turned Me Into a $100M CEO (In my 20's) (Published on August 25, 2022)

As I read 'Crushing It,' I learned that social media would become integral to everything.

Leila Hormozi discusses the book 'Crushing It,' highlighting an important lesson about the critical role of social media in contemporary business.

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Episode: 5 Books that Turned Me Into a $100M CEO (In my 20's) (Published on August 25, 2022)

The third book I found incredibly helpful in my 20s was 'Managing Oneself' by Peter Drucker.

Leila Hormozi discusses the impact of 'Managing Oneself' by Peter Drucker, referring to it as the third influential book she encountered in her 20s.

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Episode: 5 Books that Turned Me Into a $100M CEO (In my 20's) (Published on August 25, 2022)

The fourth book that changed my mindset was one I read in the break room when I was a personal trainer at a large gym: 'Rich Dad Poor Dad.'

Leila Hormozi shares how 'Rich Dad Poor Dad' was the fourth book that significantly impacted her mindset, which she read while working as a personal trainer.

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Episode: From Bumble to $100M Business (Published on June 23, 2022)

We kind of just kept dating, and then a few weeks in I went back to his apartment, and there was literally a huge book on his glass table. I opened it up, and it was called 'Gym Launch Secrets.' I was like, 'Oh, you're serious; you're starting a company?'

Leila Hormozi talks about finding the book 'Gym Launch Secrets' at her boyfriend's apartment, which highlights his serious intentions in starting a business. This moment marks a transition in their relationship from just dating to a potential business partnership.

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