In this episode of Lead with Love, I'm so excited to welcome back a friend and fellow entrepreneur who has been leading and serving in this space for many years, Chris Ducker.
In our conversation, we explore what it means to be a longhaul leader, including how to stay resilient when the journey feels tough, and the habits and strategies that allow us to work smarter while also living better.
Chris and I have crossed paths many times over the years, including when I was a guest on his Youpreneur podcast after publishing She Builds: The Anti-Hustle Guide to Grow Your Business and Nourish Your Life. One of the things he said that has always stuck with me is: “Hustle is not a lifestyle. It’s a season.” That wisdom feels so connected to what we’re diving into today.
Chris is a serial entrepreneur, keynote speaker, and bestselling author of Virtual Freedom and Rise of the Youpreneur. As the founder of three multi–7-figure businesses throughout his 22-year entrepreneurial career, his newest book, The Longhaul Leader: 10 Strategies to Work Smarter, Live Better, and Achieve Lasting Success, speaks directly to what it takes to build something meaningful—not just for a season, but for the long run.
“If success costs you your health, your relationships, your family, your joy, that’s not success. That’s a sacrifice, right? So if you are winning at business and you’re losing at life, then you are actually not really winning at all, if you think about it.”
CHRIS DUCKER
What you'll hear (and don't want to miss!)
Tips for implementing habits and rituals that reduce cortisol, stress and anxiety for the long term [20:51]
How Chris’s relationship with hustle culture has changed and why he now believes it's a season, not a lifestyle [26:17]
The way that writing his book presented both surprising discoveries and unexpected challenges, including a major shift in the book's core framework [31:50]
A breakdown of Chris’s four-part framework of a sustainable “LifeOS” for long haul leaders [ 33:43]
Why “Upgrading Your Batteries” is a crucial strategy for protecting and manifesting more energy [37:42]
How staying in your “Zone of Genius” can help manage your time and delegate tasks effectively as a leader [38:53]
The magic that happens when you build intention in your daily schedule, and examples of how Chris is doing this in his own life [41:19]
» Conversations on Youpreneur Podcast: When my book, She Builds: The Anti-Hustle Guide to Grow Your Business and Nourish Your Life came out and one of the things I loved that you shared is, “Hustle is not a lifestyle. It’s a season.
“We have been led down this weird avenue of societal brainwashing that says burnout is a badge of honor, and it is not. It’s a really big, loud, bright red warning sign that you’re doing it all wrong.” [8:11]
“We have been led down this weird avenue of societal brainwashing that says burnout is a badge of honor, and it is not. It’s a really big, loud, bright red warning sign that you’re doing it all wrong.” [8:11]
“The game here is about patience. It is about resilience, it is about consistency, it is about showing up when it is not flashy, when it is not sexy and doing the work before the work.” [28:55]
“If success costs you your health, your relationships, your family, your joy, that’s not success. That’s a sacrifice, right? So if you are winning at business and you’re losing at life, then you are actually not really winning at all, if you think about it.” [30:49]
“You’d like to think that somebody who is a CEO of a Fortune 500 company or something is the greatest delegator on the planet, but I guarantee you they’re all doing stuff they shouldn’t be doing.” [39:28]
“I've become very acutely aware, viscerally aware, that I matter. I'm important. I'm the engine. I'm the spark. I’m the difference maker. I'm the game changer, but I need maintenance.”
Show some love
Did you love this episode? Reviews are like warm hugs, high-fives, and happy dance all in one. Leave an honest review over on Apple Podcasts.
Back to Top