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1-2-3 Inner Game

  • Writer: Dhiren P. Harchandani
    Dhiren P. Harchandani
  • Jul 18, 2025
  • 3 min read

Welcome to 1-2-3 Inner Game, your weekly hit of actionable strategies to achieve a high-performing, healthy, and thriving life.



Today's Highlights


  • Inside the Mindset of Elite Founders

  • 1-2-3 Inner-Game

  • The Inner Game of Real Growth - UnMute Podcast

  • Brain Candy

  • Rundown of Cool Stuff This Week



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Good founders hit targets. Great founders treat self-improvement like oxygen—and rent a permanent suite outside their comfort zone. Case in point: ​Ahmed Al Akber​ & ​Olivia Manner​ @ Hello Chef (📸 below).



We’re 6 years, 500+ coaching hours deep.


Here’s why working with them feels like taping a rocket to a race car:


One-Week Turnaround

Tuesday idea → next session live, measured, tweaked. Zero lag, pure momentum.


Customer Compass

Litmus test: “Does this make dinner easier for busy households?” If the answer isn’t a loud YES, it dies on the whiteboard.


Ownership Mode

They walk in with done lists, not to-dos. Self-fuelled, no pep talks required.


Road bump–free? Hardly. They've had their fair share of challenges, and they’ve stared it down and kept building.


Pumped to stay in their corner for the next six laps around the sun. 🚀🍽️


If you had a coach for your business, what would you want most?

  • Accountability

  • Clarity

  • Strategy

  • Momentum



Here's some Inner Game wisdom to chew on this week


1 question to punch your brain this week


What’s one thing you need to unlearn to grow your business? (​Click to Tweet​)


2 questions (and answers) from me


  1. What do high-performers do differently? They don’t just work hard, they recover hard. Energy > time. You can’t pour from an empty brain. (​Click to Tweet​)


  2. How do you build discipline without hating your life? Start by doing hard things your future self will thank you for. Discipline isn’t punishment—it’s self-respect in action. (​Click to Tweet​)​


3 insights for the Inner Game Junkies


  1. Most distractions aren’t loud. They’re subtle, disguised as “just checking,” “just one scroll,” or “just being available.” Guard your attention like your future depends on it—because it does. (​Click to Tweet​)


  2. You’re not behind—you’re just early in the process. Trust the pace that’s sustainable, not the one built for burnout. (​Click to Tweet​)


  3. Self-doubt isn’t a sign to stop. It’s a sign you’re stretching into something new. Growth always brings resistance. (​Click to Tweet​)



🎙️ Just dropped a convo with my dear friend Andreea on the UnMute Podcast.


We jammed on the Inner Game—how your mindset actually drives (or blocks) your growth, business, and life.


Worth a listen if you’re in the game of building and want to level up from the inside out.


Check it out and let me know what lands.




Brain Candy Tweets That Made Me Think, Laugh, or Go ‘Huh, Interesting!


Adulting’s weird like that.


Life’s full of ‘just one more’ moments: one more task leads to burnout, one more scroll drains your energy, and one more episode has you questioning life at 3 a.m.


The real flex? Knowing when to stop while it’s still good.



Here’s a rundown of some cool stuff I’ve been diving into this week.




I'm rooting for you to continue crushing it! 💪🏼


Dhiren



 
 
 

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