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The Calum Johnson ShowHow A 25 Year Old DAD Built A $3.2M Business After A TOXIC Breakup! | Dontez Akram
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WHAT IT’S REALLY ABOUT
Dontez Akram on Rebuilding After a Toxic Breakup, Discipline, and Love
- Akram says he only recognized his previous relationship as toxic after leaving it, and that its comfort had replaced his dreams with illusions while he lived in hardship.
- After the breakup he cut out alcohol, weed and going out, committed to the gym, reading and deep work, and did the 75 Hard challenge, which he credits for his confidence and mindset.
- He describes spending nearly $200,000 on jewelry and a car, then realizing he rarely wears the chain and that steady monthly cashflow matters more than status purchases.
- Akram explains how a viral post with his daughter that made money led him into ads, and how he helped his girlfriend get $5,700 from $700 in ad spend by filming organic content and closing sales calls.
- He describes moving from seeing love as a distraction to seeing a supportive partner as a major asset, and says he chose his girlfriend for her communication, energy and the peace she brings.
IDEAS WORTH REMEMBERING
5 ideasComfort can hide a stalled life.
Akram says he was comfortable in the relationship and in poor conditions, and only changed once he questioned what he truly wanted for his future.
Radical accountability drives change.
Akram says he treats everything in his life as his own fault because it comes down to his choices, and he notes that the hard route has always paid off best for him.
Hard challenges build identity and put you ahead of most people.
Akram says 75 Hard, with its reading, workouts and no-social-media windows, gives him satisfaction because most people won't finish it, and he is doing it a second time.
Cashflow matters more than flashy purchases.
Akram says that after spending nearly $200,000 on jewelry and a car, he now focuses on bringing in $100K profitably each month, arguing that cashflow, not millionaire status, funds the lifestyle you want.
You only need to be one step ahead to teach or sell.
Akram and Johnson both say that people don't need to be masters to start; Akram says his girlfriend could build ads from her real results, and Johnson adds that being close to the beginning makes you more relatable.
WORDS WORTH SAVING
5 quotesI think people think that they have to become millionaires to live the lifestyle that you want. No, you just need a certain level of cashflow that can fund the lifestyle that you want.
— Dontez Akram
You don't always have to learn off of losing money. You could also learn by, you know, reading that book, watching the podcast, reading that article.
— Dontez Akram
You don't know the right decisions until you start going through the wrong. So you embrace the wrong, and you look forward to making the right ones.
— Dontez Akram
The longer you delay taking that first step, the longer you could've been living the life that you always wanted to live.
— Dontez Akram
I'd rather lose here than lose there, where if I lose something, I could be potentially not eating lunch or not getting to work that day.
— Dontez Akram
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Dontez Akram
guestEntrepreneur and marketer who built a multi-million-dollar lead-generation business using paid ads and booked sales calls.
Calum Johnson
hostPodcast host of The Calum Johnson Show, interviewing entrepreneurs about business and personal growth.
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