Loving Your Business by Debbie King Summary
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Tired of your business owning you? Debbie King's mindset revolution helps entrepreneurs transform their companies into valuable assets that work for them. Endorsed by CEOs like Julie Lopez, this guide uses cognitive psychology to create freedom, purpose, and financial security - without the burnout.
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When Your Dream Becomes Your Prison
After fifteen years of relentless sixty-hour workweeks, Debbie King found herself driving down Route 66 and confronting a devastating truth: she hated her business. The realization hit like a freight train-the freedom she'd chased through entrepreneurship had morphed into a different kind of captivity. Sound familiar? Here's what most business owners miss: your relationship with your business is exactly that-a relationship. And like any relationship gone sour, it can be healed, transformed, and yes, loved again. The catch? Your brain is working against you. That primitive survival mechanism that kept your ancestors alive now misinterprets every business challenge as a life-threatening danger. Through repetition, these warning signals crystallize into beliefs. Neurons that fire together wire together, which means most of your daily thoughts are just recycled versions of yesterday's fears: "I don't know what I'm doing," "This will never work," "I'm not enough." Even more insidious is your hidden instruction manual-that collection of unwritten rules shaped by parents, mentors, and experience. It dictates everything from how you view wealth to what counts as "real work." Over time, this manual becomes rigid, creating guilt when you disobey and frustration when others don't follow your rules for them. The transformation begins when you bring these hidden instructions into the light and coach yourself with better questions: "Why am I choosing to feel this way?" "What else could this mean?" "What would my future self advise?"
The Mind-Business Connection: Your Internal Operating System
The Exertion Trap: Why Working Harder Keeps You Stuck
The Watcher and the Thinker: Discovering Your Dual Mind
From Lifestyle Business to Valuable Asset
Building Freedom Through Systems and People
The Ultimate Freedom: Designing Your Future
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From Columbia University alumni built in San Francisco
"Instead of endless scrolling, I just hit play on BeFreed. It saves me so much time."
"I never knew where to start with nonfiction—BeFreed’s book lists turned into podcasts gave me a clear path."
"Perfect balance between learning and entertainment. Finished ‘Thinking, Fast and Slow’ on my commute this week."
"Crazy how much I learned while walking the dog. BeFreed = small habits → big gains."
"Reading used to feel like a chore. Now it’s just part of my lifestyle."
"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."
"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."
"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
"BeFreed replaced my podcast queue. Imagine Spotify for books — that’s it. 🙌"
"It is great for me to learn something from the book without reading it."
"The themed book list podcasts help me connect ideas across authors—like a guided audio journey."
"Makes me feel smarter every time before going to work"
"Instead of endless scrolling, I just hit play on BeFreed. It saves me so much time."
"I never knew where to start with nonfiction—BeFreed’s book lists turned into podcasts gave me a clear path."
"Perfect balance between learning and entertainment. Finished ‘Thinking, Fast and Slow’ on my commute this week."
"Crazy how much I learned while walking the dog. BeFreed = small habits → big gains."
"Reading used to feel like a chore. Now it’s just part of my lifestyle."
"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."
"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."
"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
"BeFreed replaced my podcast queue. Imagine Spotify for books — that’s it. 🙌"
"It is great for me to learn something from the book without reading it."
"The themed book list podcasts help me connect ideas across authors—like a guided audio journey."
"Makes me feel smarter every time before going to work"
"Instead of endless scrolling, I just hit play on BeFreed. It saves me so much time."
"I never knew where to start with nonfiction—BeFreed’s book lists turned into podcasts gave me a clear path."
"Perfect balance between learning and entertainment. Finished ‘Thinking, Fast and Slow’ on my commute this week."
"Crazy how much I learned while walking the dog. BeFreed = small habits → big gains."
"Reading used to feel like a chore. Now it’s just part of my lifestyle."
"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."
"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."
"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
"BeFreed replaced my podcast queue. Imagine Spotify for books — that’s it. 🙌"
"It is great for me to learn something from the book without reading it."
"The themed book list podcasts help me connect ideas across authors—like a guided audio journey."
"Makes me feel smarter every time before going to work"
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