{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"A LOT with Audra","title":"81. The Business Behind the Brave Leap with ACTION Coach, Lee Gray","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1741,"description":"Ever feel like your best years might already be behind you? Lee Gray would tell you they're just getting started.At 50, Lee was laid off from her corporate marketing job — and instead of it breaking her, it became the launchpad for the most successful chapter of her career. Today she's a business coach, entrepreneur, and podcast host who's helped over 100 business owners build companies that don't depend on them for everything. We talk about the mindset shift from employee to true owner, why \"busy\" isn't the same as \"business,\" the sales and marketing muscles every entrepreneur has to build, and the simple, almost anticlimactic traits that actually predict success. If you've ever wondered whether it's too late to start over, this conversation is your permission slip.Highlights:Lee's story of getting laid off at 50 — and turning it into fuel instead of defeatWhy most \"second acts\" start with a gift, not a planThe mindset shift from employee thinking to true ownershipWhy business owners buy themselves a job instead of building a business (and how to avoid it)The three simple traits Lee has seen in every successful entrepreneur she's coachedThe difference between being \"busy\" and actually doing \"business\"Lee's DGLPA formula for turning a dream into a planWhy telling the world about your second act is the most important first stepChapters:0:00 – Dream Becomes Real1:30 – Meet Lee Gray3:36 – Laid Off at 505:39 – Gift and Retaliation8:34 – Ownership Mindset Shift11:58 – Why Second Acts Work14:07 – Traits of Winners15:44 – Passion vs Business17:15 – Sales and Marketing Muscles19:03 – Busy vs Business19:59 – Scaling Fears and Stories21:56 – Dreams, Goals, Learning, Action24:56 – Stop Buying a Job27:13 – Make It Public28:27 – Closing and ConnectResources mentioned:Action Coach Business Coaching with Lee GrayThe Second Act Business Owner podcast, available on Apple, Spotify and YouTubeThe E-Myth Revisited by Michael GerberWant to learn more?The ThreadBe sure to follow me...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/ST1ihY6oM6j-9JRbJBusW58P2vlzKyibzbr46bLarLI/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9kMTAw/OWFmMDZmNzE3YzYy/OTM3ZmM5Y2NmYzRm/MTY5My5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}