You are The Problem and You are The Solution

Many entrepreneurs spend years looking for answers outside themselves. They blame the economy, their environment, their circumstances, or other people when progress feels slow or life feels stuck. But the truth can be uncomfortable.

Sometimes the real problem is not the situation. The real problem is us.

This conversation focuses on a powerful realization that changes everything in entrepreneurship and in life. The same person who creates the problems in their life can also create the solution. When entrepreneurs stop waiting for circumstances to change and start taking full ownership of their habits, their mindset, and their actions, progress begins to appear.

Through personal experiences, this discussion highlights how limiting beliefs, old habits, and negative thinking can quietly keep people stuck for years. Once you recognize that your habits, routines, and behaviors shape your outcomes, you gain the ability to redesign your life.

Entrepreneurship requires responsibility, discipline, and the courage to look honestly at yourself. When you improve the person you see in the mirror, your business, your relationships, and your life begin to improve as well.

The moment you accept responsibility is the moment you begin building the solution.

Key Takeaways

• Many entrepreneurs blame external circumstances when progress slows down, but real change begins when we take responsibility for our habits and actions.
• Success, discipline, growth, and meaningful progress are not found outside. They are built from within through mindset, habits, and daily decisions.
• Limiting beliefs and negative thinking patterns can quietly keep entrepreneurs stuck for years if they are never questioned.
• The same person who creates the problems in life can also create the solution by improving habits, routines, and discipline.
• Moving to a new job, environment, or opportunity does not solve the problem if the underlying habits and behaviors remain the same.
• Personal ownership is one of the most powerful principles in entrepreneurship. When entrepreneurs take responsibility for their life, they gain control over their direction.
• Every mistake becomes feedback, every failure becomes a lesson, and every win becomes proof that discipline and improvement lead to progress.
• Real transformation begins when entrepreneurs stop waiting for change and start becoming the person capable of creating it.

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This episode is a must-listen for anyone who feels like they're constantly striving but never fully arriving. Mohammed’s message will help you reconnect with your power, speak to yourself with more compassion, and rewire the way you think about your worth, so you can start showing up as your whole, confident, and congruent self.

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Transcript

(0:07) Hey everyone, welcome to the Breakthrough Entrepreneurs Show, where we empower entrepreneurs (0:12) to build good habits, break old habits, rebuild powerful routines, overcome burnouts, improve (0:20) performance, and create a healthier, more focused entrepreneurial life, while making (0:26) consistent progress in their business. (0:29) I'm your host, Muhammad Faraj, and today our topic is, you are the problem and the solution. (0:38) You see, the problem is you, you are the problem, not politics, not the economy, not life circumstances, (0:48) and not anything else. (0:49) Just like the quote that says, wherever you go, there you are. (0:55) Success, love, happiness, making a difference, being in service, living a meaningful life, (1:04) helping and serving others, solving problems, passion, compassion, goals, dreams, a big (1:13) heart, kindness, care, empathy, relationships, money, wealth, luxuries, a successful company, (1:22) entrepreneurship, and a big vision are all within you, in your brain, and in your heart. (1:30) You don't need to go searching for these things, they are already within you. (1:36) You don't need to wait for them, you don't need to wait to change, you don't need to (1:42) search for them, you don't need to see yourself far away from your dreams, you don't need (1:48) to wait to get the things you want in life, you don't need to feel sorry for yourself, (1:55) you don't need to wait for the dream person to come into your life, you don't need to (2:01) wait for transformation, it is within you. (2:05) Our thoughts, limiting beliefs, and life experiences make us think that these things are impossible, (2:14) that we don't deserve them, that we are limited, or that we are not meant to have them. (2:22) Once those patterns, habits, and routines are created, we begin to move away from them. (2:29) We wait for things to happen, we depend on luck, we operate randomly in life, we lose (2:36) sight of our direction, we wait for circumstances to change, we wait for others to help us, (2:45) coach us, or save us, and we spend many years looking, searching, and waiting for something (2:53) external to appear, but we forget that these things are generated from within us. (3:00) You are the captain of your ship, and you are responsible for your life. (3:05) You are the one who can build your life and your dreams, or the one who can choose not to. (3:13) In my own life, I struggled with habits and routines, I felt stuck and stagnant. (3:20) Whenever I went outside or came back home, I looked at my environment, I looked at my (3:27) small rented apartment, my bike, my habits, and how broke and unhealthy I felt. (3:36) I would think negatively about my life, I would focus on what was missing, (3:42) what was lacking, and what was wrong with my life. (3:45) I kept asking myself questions. (3:48) Why are other people successful and I'm not? (3:52) Why are others happy and I'm not? (3:56) Why do others have good relationships and I don't? (4:00) Why do others enjoy making progress, winning, accomplishing goals, becoming successful, (4:07) and turning their dreams into reality? (4:11) They build good habits, they develop skills, they build businesses, (4:17) they invent, create, and solve problems. (4:20) Why do others have wonderful and happy lives? (4:25) Why do they own nice cars and houses and luxuries? (4:30) Why are they capable of doing things that I believe are extremely difficult, (4:37) yet they do them anyway? (4:40) They have strong willpower, they work hard, they pursue their goals, their dreams, (4:46) they are passionate and patient. (4:50) Why are they organized and planning their lives while I'm not? (4:54) Why do they wake up early? (4:56) Why am I not like them? (4:58) Why am I not disciplined enough like them? (5:01) I asked myself these questions for many years. (5:06) Part of the reason my life wasn't changing was my habits, (5:10) but the deeper truth was that the real problem was me. (5:15) I was asking questions about other people, (5:19) but I wasn't paying attention to the real reason. (5:22) I didn't realize that I was the problem, not life. (5:28) It was about me. (5:30) Nobody else having this problem except me. (5:34) If I am the problem, then the solution must also be within me. (5:39) I wish I had realized this many years earlier. (5:43) Once I started thinking logically, I noticed something powerful. (5:47) The more I improved myself, the better my life became. (5:52) And the worse I became, the worse my life became. (5:56) Even when you meet a doctor, a psychologist, a coach or a mentor, (6:02) you go there because of you. (6:05) You tell them about yourself, your actions, your problems, your behaviors. (6:12) You seek help about you, not about others. (6:16) Unless you build a new version of yourself and improve yourself, (6:20) you will continue to be the problem because the root cause has not been addressed. (6:28) If you find yourself unhappy or unsatisfied with your life, remember this. (6:34) You are the one leading that life. (6:37) Yet, people may show up in your life and help you. (6:42) They may give feedback, support, tips and advice. (6:46) But no one is coming to save you. (6:49) No one will do the work for you. (6:51) No one will solve your problems for you. (6:55) And change does not happen through luck. (6:58) You must take responsibility and ownership of your life. (7:04) That is how you learn to solve your own problems. (7:08) And then solve other people's problems. (7:11) I once read something that said, (7:15) The person who can laugh at a surprise is in better condition than the person who is shocked by it. (7:24) If you don't like your job, you need to ask yourself, (7:28) Why don't I like it? (7:30) Because the truth is this. (7:33) You probably won't like the next job either. (7:37) You won't like the next desk. (7:39) You won't like the next computer. (7:42) You won't like the next apartment. (7:43) You won't like the next partner. (7:46) You won't like the next co-worker. (7:50) If you don't like something now, the problem may not be the situation. (7:54) The problem may be you. (7:57) So you have to ask yourself, (7:59) What am I doing? (8:01) What habits am I repeating that are negatively impacting my life? (8:06) If you are having a problem that is on you. (8:11) You could quit. (8:12) You could give up. (8:13) You could move somewhere else. (8:16) But guess what? (8:17) You take yourself with you. (8:19) And the problem does not change. (8:22) Whenever, wherever you go, there you are. (8:26) It is not him. (8:27) It is not her. (8:29) It is not them. (8:30) It is not the economy. (8:32) It is not your family. (8:33) It is not your partner. (8:36) It is you. (8:37) Whether you have a good or bad business, it's you. (8:41) Whether you have a good or bad relationship, it's you. (8:45) Whether you have good or bad health, it's you. (8:49) Whether you have good or bad habits, it's you. (8:53) Whether you have good or bad performance, it's you. (8:57) Whether you have good or bad thoughts, it's you. (9:01) Whether you have good or bad income, it's you. (9:04) Whether you have good or bad finances, it's you. (9:07) Whether you have good or bad sleep, it's you. (9:11) Whether you have good or bad nutrition, it's you. (9:16) Whether you have good or bad discipline, it's you. (9:20) When we start looking at life from this perspective, everything changes. (9:26) We begin to evaluate our lives honestly. (9:30) We take full ownership. (9:32) We start adjusting our daily habits and behaviors and routines. (9:38) If you want massive results, you must take massive ownership. (9:43) Every missed target is feedback. (9:46) Every mistake is a lesson. (9:48) Every win is proof that discipline works. (9:53) So, the problem is you. (9:56) It's not others. (9:58) It's not politics. (9:59) It's not your environment. (10:02) It's not your surroundings. (10:06) It's you and your life. (10:08) And you are responsible for your life. (10:11) So, that's it. (10:12) That's what I got for you in this episode. (10:15) This is one of my truly powerful episodes that I have published so far. (10:22) Because this topic is very powerful. (10:24) So many people, they spent their life for many, many years without realizing that they have been their own problem. (10:35) They have been the ones who were causing the problem. (10:40) It wasn't others. (10:42) It wasn't that company. (10:43) It wasn't that boss. (10:46) It wasn't that woman or that man. (10:49) It wasn't their home. (10:51) It wasn't their environment. (10:52) It wasn't their community. (10:56) Their economy. (10:59) It was them. (11:01) So, please don't forget to follow me on iTunes or Spotify. (11:05) And please leave a review about my podcast so I can improve and get better. (11:13) And please make sure that you download your free guide below in the description area. (11:21) This is where I have designed a free guide for you to start your transformation journey. (11:30) So, you can start building good habits, break old ones and create routines and improve your entrepreneurial daily life. (11:39) Thank you so much for listening to this podcast episode. (11:43) And I can't wait to publish the next one. (11:46) Bye everyone.