Unfiltered Sessions
Unfiltered Sessions Podcast
Raw. Real. Unfiltered.
Building a business isn’t just about numbers and strategy—it’s about long hours, sacrifices, and the relentless pursuit of something bigger than yourself. Unfiltered Sessions is where we strip away the fluff and talk about what it really takes to scale a business, balance life, and delegate like a pro.
From personal updates on the journey of growing my own business to candid conversations with entrepreneurs and industry experts, this podcast is about the real stories behind success—the struggles, the wins, and the lessons learned along the way.
If you're a business owner trying to do it all, wondering how to scale without burning out, or just looking for honest conversations about life and entrepreneurship, you're in the right place.
No filters. No sugarcoating. Just the truth about business, life, and the power of delegation.
Unfiltered Sessions
Say NO to COMPROMISE and Reach YOUR POTENTIAL
Ever wonder if minor compromises are holding you back from your biggest goals? In this episode, I share how small mental lapses and "taking it easy" chipped away at my success, leading to a hard-learned lesson in commitment. We’ll explore how even the smallest concessions can quietly derail our dreams, and why true success demands a no-compromise mindset. Tune in to discover how to recognize and reject those seemingly harmless shortcuts, embrace unwavering dedication, and unlock your full potential for meaningful achievement.
NOTABLE QUOTES
"Compromise is the thief of achievement." – Philip
"The reason why you're not where you want to be right now is because you have been compromising." – Philip
"Start to focus on the micro rather than the macro." – Philip
"If you're not to your goal yet, then do not compromise. Continue to push forward." – Philip
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Compromise is the thief of achievement. Why do I say that? Because every time in my life, or pretty much every time in my life, that I decided to compromise on something, it took away from me actually achieving something. And I'm not saying that there's never going to be a time to compromise. There's definitely things to do that on. But if this is something that you are truly trying to achieve, it's going to steal your opportunity to actually be able to achieve by compromising.
Speaker 1:I remember the time that I went to do a bodybuilding show. I know that I could have been in better shape at the end of the day, but there were a couple of times probably more than a couple times, but throughout that process of going for this bodybuilding show and I got in great shape don't get me wrong but I was not in stage shape. I could have gotten a lot better, and it was my first show and really the only show I've ever done. But still there were times that I compromised inside my head. I got mentally fatigued, I got mentally weak and it's like you know what. It's gonna be all right to eat a little bit extra, do this other thing, it's going to be all right. I'm just exhausted. I'm so tired, there's so many things going on, I'm not going to work out quite as hard, I'm not going to put on the extra weight, I'm not going to do those extra reps. And I started to compromise and while I feel like I did pretty good and the group was really stacked that I was going up against, I got eighth out of 15. And that was heartbreaking for me because I wanted to do a lot better. I wasn't necessarily expecting first place, but I was really hoping to be in the top five for sure, and I didn't get the top five and, thinking back on that, it was because of some of the micro compromises that I made throughout and because of that, it took away from my achievement. It robbed me of my achievement and I want you to think about for you. What are those things that you are doing right now, that you're compromising, that you're saying, ah, it's all right, it's just a little bit. Ah, you know what, nobody's going to notice, because I guarantee those things that you're doing, that you're saying inside your mind you're selling yourself, that is going to be okay. That is exactly what is stealing away your achievement, your victories. The reason why you're not where you want to be right now is because you have been compromising, is because you have been compromising.
Speaker 1:Compromising is the thief of achievement. You will not get where you want to by compromising your way there. Again, you do not need to railroad your way to get to where you want to go, but you need to be committed 110% to the thing that you are going after and you need to be committed to doing whatever it takes. Is it going to take late nights? Is it going to take early mornings? Are you going to have to work on Saturdays and Sundays, on the weekends? What are you going to have to do to get to where you want to go?
Speaker 1:Because nobody that did anything worth doing did it with a work-life balance, nobody that did anything worthwhile didn't have pain, didn't suffer, didn't have to fight through the mental fog that comes up in our head, the weakness that comes up inside of us and says it's okay, you can stop, you know it's going to be all right this time. That's that thief trying to take away your achievement. Your compromising is holding you back. So this is a message for you of encouragement. I want to encourage you today to stop compromising. But how do we stop compromising when we have those moments where we want to compromise, do the work anyways. You want to eat a piece of chocolate, but you're trying to get a six-pack. Don't eat it right there in the moment. Start to focus on the micro rather than the macro because, yes, that one piece of chocolate that you have that day is not going to impact you long-term. You're right, that one little piece is not necessarily going to do that. But is it going to stop at that one piece that one day? If you do it that one day, if you compromise that one day, I guarantee next week, when you're weak again ah man, it wasn't so bad. And you'll compromise again, and you'll compromise again and eventually it goes from once a week to once a day, and then twice a day, and so on and so forth. And this starts to snowball because in your mind you've told yourself that's all right, things haven't changed that much. And again, in the micro, those things don't change, they don't change overnight. But in the macro, in the long term, those little things that you did change completely Right.
Speaker 1:And in the book, the Compound Effect, it talks about would you rather have a million dollars today or would you rather have a penny that doubles for 31 days and I believe it like day 28, of that penny doubling every single day. It becomes a million dollars or just shy of it. And then by the end, because you got three more days after that, it ends up being like $10 million or just shy of $10 million. And as I'm being like $10 million or just shy of $10 million, because you decided to focus on the little thing, which sometimes isn't little, doubling every single day. But starting with just a penny, something so small, and focusing on that small thing and taking that same consistent action, doubling every day versus that lump sum, that thing up front, that okay, hey, whatever I'm going to compromise, it's going to be all right.
Speaker 1:In the grand scheme, it's not as good. So focus on there in the moment. In the moment, can you be the best version of yourself? Can you withhold from getting that thing or doing that thing that you know won't benefit you long term? Focus on that short term of doing the right thing and over a period of time, over a long period of time, those results will start to show up. But you have to focus in in those moments of don't mess up right now, don't mess up right now, don't think about the long term, and you want to think about the long term too.
Speaker 1:But there's also it. Oh man, I've been good for seven days, it's okay, I'm going to have it. Or I've been good for three months, it's okay, I'm going to have it. Are you to your goal yet? If you're not to your goal yet, then do not compromise. Continue to push forward. You're going to be tired. You're going to want to give up. I understand, and things do happen. We do falter. But get right back to it. Don't let it become a habit, because when you start to compromise over and over and over again, that becomes the thief of your achievement. So do you really want to achieve what you are set after, to do what you feel like you're destined in life? Then don't compromise, okay.
