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Lewis HowesYour Mind Is Programmed To Stay Poor (Here’s How To Rewire It) | Chris Koerner
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EPISODE INFO
- Released
- July 8, 2026
- Duration
- 1h 14m
- Channel
- Lewis Howes
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION
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• Recommended for you: https://youtu.be/JPCJEtMXOu0 You don't need money to start a business. You need to let go of your ego and find one customer, even if you don’t charge them anything. Chris Koerner has built dozens of businesses from nothing, and he hosts The Koerner Office podcast where he shares new low cost business ideas every day. He says most people fail before they even begin because they play business instead of doing business. He breaks down the barbell method for picking what to build next, why distribution beats the idea every time, and the year he spent learning to fix iPhones on YouTube in between paying customers. Then the conversation turns personal. Koerner opens up about his daughter's double lung transplant, the stranger's family who donated the lungs that saved her, and why he and his wife each later donated a kidney to someone they will never meet. This is a masterclass in bias for action, wrapped inside one of the most quietly emotional stories you’ve heard in a long time. Connect with Chris: The Koerner Office http://tkopod.com/ Chris on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@thekoerneroffice Chris on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/thekoerneroffice/?hl=en Listen to this episode on the go! 🍎 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-school-of-greatness/id596047499 🟢 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/07GQhOZboEZOE1ysnFLipT?si=a03d916bade54d4f For more info about this episode, go to https://lewishowes.com/1951 💰 get my NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING book "Make Money Easy" today!https://lewishowes.com/moneyyou 📙 get my NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING book "The Greatness Mindset" today! https://lewishowes.com/gmyo 📤 sign up for my FREE newsletter https://lewishowes.com/greatnessdelivered Follow Lewis! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lewishowes/ Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lewis Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lewishowes/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/LewisHowes 💻 Website: http://lewishowes.com/ 📲 For more Greatness text PODCAST to +1 (614) 350-3960 Get More Greatness! Greatness Clips: https://www.youtube.com/@GreatnessClips Spanish: https://www.youtube.com/@LewisHowesEspañol Portuguese: https://www.youtube.com/@LewisHowesPortugues Lewis Howes Shorts: https://www.youtube.com/@lewishowesshorts 00:00 Intro 01:10 Zero-Dollar Businesses 04:16 Constraints & Creativity 07:33 Parkinson's Law 10:21 Reselling to $10k/Month 13:36 Manual Labor Side Hustles 17:43 The Bootcamp Method 19:42 iPhone Repair Story 24:47 The Real Fear of Failure 26:01 Delusional Optimism 32:40 AI Consulting Hustle 37:19 Bias for Action 42:48 Avoiding Lifestyle Creep 49:14 The Lung Transplant 55:19 Donating a Kidney 01:06:57 Teaching Kids About Money 01:11:35 Three Truths #greatness #inspiration #motivation
SPEAKERS
Chris Koerner
guestEntrepreneur and business educator focused on practical, low-capital ways to start and grow businesses.
Lewis Howes
hostPodcast host and author, known for interviewing entrepreneurs and personal-development experts.
EPISODE SUMMARY
In this episode of Lewis Howes, featuring Chris Koerner and Lewis Howes, Your Mind Is Programmed To Stay Poor (Here’s How To Rewire It) | Chris Koerner explores Action beats perfection: build fast, sell first, and serve others. Chris Koerner argues that most aspiring entrepreneurs waste time “playing business” (LLCs, logos, plans) instead of validating demand by getting a customer immediately.
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