James Schramko Podcast

James Schramko Podcast


1117 - The Real Work Is Inside: Rewriting the Stories That Run Your Life

April 15, 2025

03:03 – Managing yourself from mistrust isn’t sustainable. It leads to burnout—not performance. A healthy mindset of an entrepreneur is built on trust, not force.

06:49 – Jaemin unpacks how misunderstanding past behavior creates internal conflict and unfair self-management. This is a core flaw in many a business owner mindset.

11:44 – You’re not programmed by what’s said to you—you’re programmed by what you agree with. Your internal dialogue defines your story.

26:19 – Resistance isn’t something to crush. It can be an intelligent, protective response from the safety system of your mindset. Listen to it.

32:52 – When you change your internal dialogue, even draining routines become energizing. It’s a shift in how you relate to yourself.

39:35 – Many people don’t change because their pain hasn’t reached threshold. Until it does, they stay stuck in an outdated business owner mindset.

44:48 – Every child must face challenge to grow. Even bullies can become a key part of the hero’s journey—an essential part of developing a resilient mindset of an entrepreneur.

48:38 – Celebrating unresolved wounds can become a trap. Dysfunction can feel like identity—rewarded with attention, not growth. This blocks self-permission.

52:35 – Real transformation requires truth and pain. Two things most avoid, yet both are essential to updating your internal operating system.

55:16 – Sooner or later, your old mindset won’t get you where you want to go. Your entrepreneur mindset needs upgrading.

58:26 – Every great story starts with a search for treasure—and ends with the realization that it was inside you all along. That is the power of mindset.

01:00:55 – Childhood games mirror the work of adulthood: calibrating challenge, reward, and growth. The same goes for building a strong business owner mindset.

01:04:13 – Not everyone will do the work to heal. You can’t force it—but you can make the path visible. Self-permission comes from within.

01:05:41 – Whether it’s through coaching, books, or podcasts, Jaemin’s work is rooted in helping you rebuild security and self-permission—the foundations of a resilient entrepreneurial mindset.