if you think at the level of a small businessman, do not expect that you will ever catch up with Jeff Bezos. But I think you wouldn't be reading this text if you didn't have such a goal. Therefore, THINKING should be your main focus.
99% of people are waiting for the leader to go forward into the unknown. And then he will call them to follow him. They don't have the courage to go first! By and large, subordinates use the leader.
I realized that it is necessary to strive for the golden mean: to demand, but to do it respectfully. And it's not easy. You need to train two things at the same time, two energies — like Yin and Yang
In business, as in sports, there is no victory without tension. You need to demand from others, from yourself, to strain. And almost all managers either do not demand enough, or do it rudely.
I study 7 days a week, 17 hours a day. And I am deeply convinced that ANY entrepreneur should spend more time a day studying than working. Because learning changes your thinking. And thinking influences actions.