Wake Up with Chris Donnelly 6: The World's Best CEO Coach On What It Takes To Win and Becoming Anti-Fragile - Eric Partaker
Jan 24, 2025
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Eric Partaker, the world’s leading CEO coach, shares powerful insights on building resilience, achieving peak performance, and thriving in today’s fast-changing business environment. From his near-death experience that sparked a life-changing epiphany to his actionable strategies for becoming anti-fragile, Eric reveals how leaders can turn challenges into opportunities and create businesses that not only survive but thrive under pressure.
Eric dives deep into game-changing concepts like the 80/20 principle to maximize impact, the Olympic athlete mindset for achieving magnetic goals, and his signature "3 Alarms" method to balance work and life while driving success. Whether it’s transitioning from founder to CEO, mastering delegation, or building a high-performing team, this episode is packed with practical advice for entrepreneurs and leaders ready to level up.
If you’re looking to future-proof your business, lead with confidence, and unlock your full potential, this conversation is a must-watch. Eric’s proven strategies will inspire you to embrace uncertainty, develop an unshakable mindset, and create a roadmap for long-term success in both your personal and professional life.
This video is sponsored by Perplexity - an AI search engine - that gives you fast, clear answers to any question. It can also help with synthesis and summarization, and I think of it as my personal assistant that's available to me 24/7.
So, if like me, you want to work smarter, not harder, Perplexity can help you save time and focus on what really matters. Virgin Media O2 customers can get a free year of Perplexity Pro—an absolute game-changer for productivity.
Learn more at https://www.perplexity.ai/ and start scaling smarter today.
Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
1:00 Eric’s journey
4:30 Eric’s starting new business
9:00 Eric’s near-death experience
13:45 Book 3 Alarms
15:30 How to use the 3 alarms
19:45 How to pick yourself up from rock bottom
25:00 How to become a profitable business
26:20 Can the founder have a work-life balance ( DEBATE)
30:00 Olympic athlete mindset
35:20 Running a Small Business VS Big
40:00 Eric & Chris Linkedin journey
45:00 How to go for a founder to CEO
47:00 Competitive In business
53:00 How to put together a business plan
55:00 How to increase demand & decrease supply
1:04:30 Anti-Hustle movement
1:10:00 How to delegate better
1:12:00 Becoming the best CEO
1:15:00 What makes a truly great leader
1:16:30 How to become anti-fragile
1:19:00 The difference between a professional and an amateur
1:22:00 How to drive a team
1:27:00 80/20 Superpower
1:33:00 How to use 80/20 to grow on socials
1:37:00 How to split up your workday
1:41:00 How to set magnetic goals
1:46:00 You can achieve anything you want
Eric dives deep into game-changing concepts like the 80/20 principle to maximize impact, the Olympic athlete mindset for achieving magnetic goals, and his signature "3 Alarms" method to balance work and life while driving success. Whether it’s transitioning from founder to CEO, mastering delegation, or building a high-performing team, this episode is packed with practical advice for entrepreneurs and leaders ready to level up.
If you’re looking to future-proof your business, lead with confidence, and unlock your full potential, this conversation is a must-watch. Eric’s proven strategies will inspire you to embrace uncertainty, develop an unshakable mindset, and create a roadmap for long-term success in both your personal and professional life.
This video is sponsored by Perplexity - an AI search engine - that gives you fast, clear answers to any question. It can also help with synthesis and summarization, and I think of it as my personal assistant that's available to me 24/7.
So, if like me, you want to work smarter, not harder, Perplexity can help you save time and focus on what really matters. Virgin Media O2 customers can get a free year of Perplexity Pro—an absolute game-changer for productivity.
Learn more at https://www.perplexity.ai/ and start scaling smarter today.
Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
1:00 Eric’s journey
4:30 Eric’s starting new business
9:00 Eric’s near-death experience
13:45 Book 3 Alarms
15:30 How to use the 3 alarms
19:45 How to pick yourself up from rock bottom
25:00 How to become a profitable business
26:20 Can the founder have a work-life balance ( DEBATE)
30:00 Olympic athlete mindset
35:20 Running a Small Business VS Big
40:00 Eric & Chris Linkedin journey
45:00 How to go for a founder to CEO
47:00 Competitive In business
53:00 How to put together a business plan
55:00 How to increase demand & decrease supply
1:04:30 Anti-Hustle movement
1:10:00 How to delegate better
1:12:00 Becoming the best CEO
1:15:00 What makes a truly great leader
1:16:30 How to become anti-fragile
1:19:00 The difference between a professional and an amateur
1:22:00 How to drive a team
1:27:00 80/20 Superpower
1:33:00 How to use 80/20 to grow on socials
1:37:00 How to split up your workday
1:41:00 How to set magnetic goals
1:46:00 You can achieve anything you want