The Mind Your Business Podcast

Episode 801: What's Working and What Was Discussed Inside My 7-Figure Mastermind Retreat

The Mind Your Business Podcast

Show Notes

What really happens when you put a room full of successful entrepreneurs together for three days in Sedona? Is it some "secret club" strategy that nobody else knows about? In this episode, I'm giving you an exclusive look inside our first 7-figure mastermind retreat of the year. This is the 10th year I've run this mastermind, and I'm sharing the raw, unfiltered observations of what is actually working in the online business space right now. We're diving into the framework that balances your growth, why your current plateau is actually an invitation to expand your "energetic container," and the one law of problem-solving that will change how you handle hurdles forever. If you've been feeling like you're working harder but staying in the same place, it's likely because you're running the wrong play. These are the specific patterns I'm seeing across the board with our highest-level students, and it's time for you to use what they're learning and step into the identity of a true Digital CEO too! If you haven't yet signed up for my free weekly newsletter for online experts, The Digital CEO Weekly, you can sign up now and get it delivered straight to your inbox every Monday morning at www.jameswedmore.com/newsletter. Hey there, Digital CEO! If you're loving this episode and you know this is your year to finally build, launch, or scale your digital business the right way — then I've got something for you. Business By Design, my signature program that gives you everything you need to design a leveraged, profitable digital product business, only opens once a year… If you want to be the FIRST notified when doors are open, you can get on the waitlist for BBD 2026 right now. That way, you'll be the first to know when we open enrollment again (and trust me, you do not want to miss it!). Head to www.businessbydesign.net/ and join the waitlist today! Snap a screenshot of the episode playing on your device, post it to your Instagram Stories and tag us, @jameswedmore and @jenniwedmore. We'd love to hear what resonated with you the most from this episode and especially what you want covered in future ones! In this episode you'll hear: Why the specific strategy you're using in business really accounts for less than 10% of your success

A critical warning I have for you about AI and what happens when you outsource your "marketing soul" to ChatGPT

How I've come to learn that 8-figure earners are just doing the basics, but bigger and better

The key reasons why true, authentic expertise is the only thing that will survive in today's market

A powerful restaurant metaphor and what I mean when I say that you must add more "tables" before the Universe can send you more customers

A reminder that the business with the highest Lifetime Customer Value always wins

The identity shift required to move past your plateau and why your business only grows to the level of problems you're willing to handle

Introducing Kidlin's Law: My favorite strategy for 7-figure problem solving

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