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Read time 4 minutes - June 14, 2025 | Read on my website
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Welcome to 1-2-3 Inner Game, your weekly hit of actionable strategies to achieve a high-performing, healthy, and thriving life. |
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Today's Highlights
- Great Teams Run On Honesty
- 1-2-3 Inner-Game
- The Dirty Secret of Entrepreneurship
- Why Getting Away with "It" Will Cost You
- Brain Candy
- Rundown of Cool Stuff This Week
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Hi Reader,
Every time I walk into a session with a CEO and their leadership team, I know what’s coming.
Smiles. Small talk. A few "We’re doing great!" updates.
Then I ask one uncomfortable question — and the room gets quiet.
That silence?
That’s where the truth lives.
My real job isn’t giving advice.
It’s alignment.
It’s pulling the truth out of people who are too polite, too political, or too burned out to say what needs to be said.
I tell them:
"If your heart’s in the right place ❤️, speak up.
Say the thing no one’s saying.
It’s not about being right. It’s about doing right — for the business, and for each other."
And when they do?
Game changes.
Suddenly, marketing and ops are actually on the same page.
The bottleneck everyone was dancing around gets named.
Momentum starts building — fast. ⚡
Lesson:
Great teams don’t need more strategy.
They need more honesty — and the courage to share it. 🔥
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Here's Some Inner Game Wisdom to Chew on This Week
1 question from me |
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Where in your life are you exceeding the healthy dose and turning something good into too much?
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2 questions (and answers from me) |
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Q: What do you do when you're triggered?
A: When something triggers you, it’s easy to distract yourself with food, shopping, drinking, or scrolling—but that doesn’t fix anything. Your brain is just making you believe you’re in danger when you’re really not. Instead of running from it, stop and ask: “Is this really true?” Most times, it’s just a false alarm. Once you see that, it’s easier to feel calm and in control again.
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- Q: What’s the secret to building a killer brand?
A: Simplicity and consistency. Start with one clear message that makes people go, “Hell yes, that’s for me.” Then repeat it until you're sick of hearing it—because that’s when it’s finally starting to stick with your audience. Be human, be relatable, and over-deliver on what you promise. Remember, the best brands aren’t complicated; they’re just really, really good at one thing.
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- If you want to be happy, you must be present, to be present, you must be honest at all times.
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- My fundamental belief is that someone’s driving you forward or holding you back. There’s no in-between. Get rid of the people who are holding you back! Find people who are driving you forward!
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- Your self-esteem hinges on your actions—avoid moral slips, as they’ll erode your self-respect and linger in your psyche.
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WHAT'S NEW WITH THE POD
The Dirty Secret of Entrepreneurship
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Why Getting Away with "It" Will Cost You
Here’s what happens, in the long term, it’s gonna hurt you.
Not just in a karmic kind of way, look, deep down, you know who you are.
Those moral slips are written into our psyche, and we’re acutely aware of them.
If you accumulate too many of these lapses, you’ll lose respect for yourself.
The worst outcome is not having self-esteem, be careful about doing things you won’t be proud of because they will damage you.
The real kicker?
Your self-esteem and confidence take a hit.
Funny how the things we’re not proud of tend to linger, messing with how we see ourselves.
How you see and feel about yourself is the only thing that matters, nurture it!
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Brain Candy
Tweets That Made Me Think, Laugh, or Go ‘Huh, Interesting! |
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Let’s face it—decision fatigue is real. The more choices you make, the faster your ‘smart decision juice’ runs out. So what’s the hack? Instead of making a hundred tiny choices, make one big one that turns into a domino effect of smart moves. Less thinking, more doing. Set yourself up to win automatically.
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Look, comparing yourself to others is like running a race on a treadmill. You’re sweating, going nowhere, and feeling worse by the end. Here’s the truth: everyone’s playing their own game with their own set of rules. The only person worth competing with? You from yesterday. Focus on beating that guy, and watch how everything else starts to click. Comparison’s a trap; progress is the real flex.
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I'm rooting for you to continue crushing it! 💪🏼
Dhiren
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