Build with Leila Hormozi My Top 5 Lessons from 2025 | Ep 334
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Dec 30, 2025 Leila Hormozi shares her transformative lessons from a challenging start to 2025. She emphasizes the importance of resting before making rash decisions and discusses the value of designing effective systems rather than relying solely on individual heroics. Leila also highlights how creating a predictable decision-making rhythm can enhance team ownership. She advocates for being kind over simply nice as a leader, fostering honest feedback, and underscores that quality judgment surpasses sheer effort as businesses scale.
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Health Crisis During Peak Growth
- Leila described a harrowing period of illness, surgery, and extreme pain that coincided with major business growth and lawsuits.
- She used work to distract from despair and almost quit before realizing recovery was needed.
Rest Before You Quit
- Most people quit when they actually need rest because fatigue narrows judgment and makes problems feel permanent.
- Rest restores perspective and often changes outcomes more than quitting would.
Following The Plan Meant Resting
- Leila admitted she used the mantra 'fuck your mood, follow the plan' even when the plan was to rest during recovery.
- She reframed rest as part of performance, not avoidance.