In Your 30s & FEELING STUCK? 10 Life-Changing Tips To Get You Unstuck Now!

If your 30s feel like you’re doing everything you’re “supposed” to do but still waking up with that low-key dread that you’re falling behind, this episode is going to hit a nerve. That stuck feeling can make you second-guess every move, even when nothing looks wrong on paper. This one’s a bit different because Omar records it while he’s literally on the move, traveling to the Gold Coast for a personal milestone he’s dreamed about since he was a kid. Along the way, he shares the real reason people get stuck in their 30s and the kind of shifts that can create momentum fast, told through the lens of his own jump from broke teacher to building a new path. There’s even a quick stop with his buddy Sean Fox that makes the whole episode feel more like a ride-along than a studio lesson. Ready to shake off that “stuck in your 30s” fog and get some momentum back? Click play at the top of the page and let Omar walk you into a fresh start, with a few seriously perspective-shifting moves that might be exactly what you need right now. MBA2769 In Your 30s & FEELING STUCK? 10 Life-Changing Tips To Get You Unstuck Now! Recommended episode to explore:How I Made My First Million Dollars (And The Steps So You Can Too) Watch the episodes on YouTube: https://lm.fm/GgRPPHiSUBSCRIBEYouTube | Apple Podcast | Spotify | Podcast Feed Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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  And I would wash every detail, every detail of these cars. I would sit there and say to myself, "One day, one day I'm gonna drive one of these." Well, I'm on my way to the Gold Coast right now, and I'm going to go buy my dream car, my dream Porsche. There's only about 10 of them in Australia, so that's why I gotta go to the Gold Coast. I'm going to come back in the same day. But I don't share that to just like flex. I kinda feel a little cringe even saying it. I share that because when I was 32, I was a broke schoolteacher with no plan, with no savings, with no safety net. And I still changed my life anyway. And I'm sharing this because things can change quickly.

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  Things can change seriously quickly. In this episode, you're going to come with me to the Gold Coast. And I'm going to share with you, if you're 32 and you're feeling stuck, I'm going to share with you 10 things that are going to get you unstuck right now. So let's go.

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  Welcome back to the $100 MBA Show. I'm your host, Omar Zenhome, where I deliver practical business lessons three times a week, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, to help you start, grow, and scale your business.

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  I'm excited to share today's lesson as it's a bit different. I recorded the lesson while I was traveling, so it's a little bit more raw and personal. So excuse the less than studio perfect audio. I promise it will be worth it. Sit tight and come along the journey with me.

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  Number one is that it's never too late. It's never too late to get started because when I was 32 and I was starting as a teacher and moving into entrepreneurship, I looked at all these young entrepreneurs doing amazing things, achieving the things I want to achieve. And I just thought, maybe I'm too late. Maybe I don't have what it takes at this point in my life. And you've got to shut that out because it's not too late. And you're not starting from scratch because you are starting with experience. You have a job, you have a career. You have some wisdom that the young cats don't have. And I started to realize that my first career wasn't a waste of time. I learned a ton in the process and I can use those skills in my next venture in entrepreneurship. And here's something that nobody really tells you. Things can change really quickly.

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  Things can change very quickly. In a matter of months of me taking the leap into entrepreneurship, my life started to change. Maybe it was a small change at a time, but I started to feel different. I started to feel like this is possible. So you'll be surprised how quickly things can change and how things can just transform for you. And the reality is, is that you just need a few wins. You need a few wins under your belt to just get some momentum and start believing that you can do this. And that can happen in a matter of days, really. So you're not too late. You can do this. And I was able to change my life really quickly once I committed, once I decided that's what I wanted to do.

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  Number two, if you want big changes in your life, you need to make big changes.

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  I know that sounds a little bit repetitive, but it's true. A lot of people ask, "What are the little things I can do that can make the big difference? I can make big changes in my life?" That's a fantasy that's never gonna happen. If you wanna make a change in your life that's significant, you need to do significantly different things. I'll give you an example. When I was a teacher and I was trying to get out of my teaching job, I needed to work on my business so I can be able to have some sort of exit strategy. So I decided to go to a coworking space after work for two hours. Every time I finished work, I would go to a coworking space. It gave me a bunch of things. One of the things that I got was I got a lot of time where it's focused and I got to get things done.

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  But it also allowed me to be around other people that are doing cool things. People that opened doors for me, they made introductions to help me out. So that's just my example. You know, it's a big change to sacrifice two hours a day and go and do something different and get out of your comfort zone. But that's how you make big changes in your life. It's just not gonna happen magically. You need to decide to take some big leaps and then from there, you're gonna be able to start seeing some changes really quickly. You can't expect drastic results without any drastic changes. You need to just see that as an equation and this is how it is.

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  Number three is get around people that are doing the things that you want to do. Maybe they're where you wanna be already. So by being around these people, you start to realize that, "Hey, this is not like rocket science. You could do this too." I experienced this myself. Nicole and I went to a conference called New Media Expo in Vegas. And at that conference, we met all these amazing entrepreneurs and podcasters and people that are where we wanna be. And we realized, these people are not like brilliant, they're not, you know, super charismatic, they're not like some sort of alien from outer space, right? They are just like you and I. And in that experience, we realize, hey, this is possible. A lot of people say, I'll believe it when I see it.

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  But I believe that when you see it, you start to believe it. So really get around people that are making it normal for you. Feels normal to achieve the things that they have achieved. And you'll be surprised how you'll start to believe it in yourself. You'll start seeing that this is totally possible. And you'll start doing the things that they're doing just because you're just around them. So how do you actually do this, right? Well, I mentioned like going to a coworking space so that you have a space to work and being around people that are doing the things that you want to do. But you can do this by simply just going to meetups, going to conferences, going to one day events. Go to Eventbrite, go to meetup.com and search in your local area. There's, there's something happening every day. Sometimes multiple events happening every day in your city.

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  So you just need to get out there and you need to just start going to the places that these people go to. And it doesn't matter what your niches or what business you're in, or just be around people that are taking action. And you're going to find yourself taking action yourself just because, hey, that just is what you're exposed to. And your environment will dictate your actions. Number four, being behind financially doesn't mean you're out of the game. If you're not where you want to be financially right now, if you don't have enough savings, if you're still in debt, if you're watching your friends buy homes while you're still renting, I've been there. Don't let it break you, okay? I really mean that because it's a long game. I grew up with no money, okay? I had very little money growing up as a kid.

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  My family are immigrants, you know, they didn't have much. I was a teacher for the first half of my life. I was teaching and didn't have much money. I left teaching at 32 with no savings, with no safety net, had no rich parents to fall back on. It was really genuinely rough, okay? It took five or six years of entrepreneurship before I was living a decent lifestyle. It wasn't until like 2019, seven years in, until I started to really make serious money. I had my first million. Dollar revenue year. And then I sold Webber Ninja, my software company when I was 43 and it changed my life forever.

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  From 32 broke teacher to multimillionaire in 11 years, I will take that deal any day of the week. So hear me when I say this, your past does not equal your future. Your presence doesn't equal your future. Okay. You have time, more time than you think. And the gap between where you are right now and where you want to be is not that big. Okay, you might feel like it's big, but before you know it, that gap will start closing when you start taking action. Listen, time, the clock, whatever you want to call it, it isn't working against you. It's waiting for you to start. These days, you can get an answer from the internet, an influencer, or AI in seconds.

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  Alright, we are here at the Porsche dealership. It's exciting.

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  So, before I walk in and take a look at the car and take the keys, let's do number five. Things around you don't change until you change. And this was a really tough one for me. Because I had a long blame list. I blamed the economy. I blamed the fact that I was an immigrant or from an immigrant family. I blamed the fact that I'm a minority. I didn't have money. And nothing changed around me. Your boss is not going to change miraculously. Your circumstances are not going to change miraculously. The economy is not going to change all of a sudden. Only way things are going to change is if you change. Because who you are right now is what's getting you the results you're getting. Look around you, look at your life. Whatever your life is right now is a direct correlation, a direct result of who you are.

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  So if you want to have different things, if you want to have a different circumstances, you really have a different life, then you have to become somebody different. You have to become something new. And this is a tough one because it means you've got to change. It means that you've got to change your habits, you've got to change who you are, you've got to change what you think about, what you do, how you consume your time. Because the truth is that if you were the person that can do the things that you want to do and have the things you have, you would have had the things already. You would be where you want to be already. But the truth is that you've got to become something different so you can have something different. So, and once I did that, once I started to change my habits, change what I do, change what I consume, change what I listen to, change what I watch, change what I read,

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  change the way I see myself and my future, I started to realize, okay, I'm starting to become something new. I'm becoming qualified for the life that I want. Alright guys, just signed the paperwork, all done. Surreal, but time to head home and I'll receive the car next week when they register it and all that stuff. Let's get to number six. Number six is fear is the enemy. Now, hear me out because a lot of people don't really understand what I mean by that. The reason why you are stuck is because of fear. That's the bottom line. You're scared. You're scared of failing, scared of disappointing people, you're scared of disappointing yourself. And what I found in my experience is that fear is the worst indicator.

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  What I found is that whenever you make a decision out of fear, it's the wrong decision. It's always the wrong decision. And listen, it's okay. It's okay to be scared. We're all scared when we're trying something new. It's just how it is. But you know what? Snowboarding is scary, but it's fun. It's an adventure. Hiking, driving a race car, you know, is exciting. So even though it's scary, you gotta move forward. You gotta move forward despite your fear. That's what real courage is, is that you're not that you don't experience fear, is that you just keep moving forward because you can't let your fear boss you around. And that's what's happening inside you right now is telling you what to do. Don't listen to it. You gotta keep going. So when I was in my teaching career and I was scared to take that leap,

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  I told myself, fear is the enemy. It's keeping me where I am. And I just kept moving forward. It was super scary to just leave my career of 12 years that I've invested and my degree and all the certifications that I spent money on and spent time rebuilding. But if I'm gonna change, I gotta take those leaps and I gotta have some courage. I gotta have some spine. Don't let fear boss you around. Fear is the enemy. All right, guys, if you're enjoying this episode, this different kind of episode where I take you along with a journey, you're gonna wanna subscribe because I'm working on a new episode that's all about what's gonna stop you from succeeding. What are the things that you're going to face as you go on this journey? They're called the five silent killers of success.

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  Really, it's something that you don't really see coming because you don't know what you don't know. So you wanna make sure that you subscribe to the podcast so you get that episode automatically as soon as it drops. All right, so we decided to have a quick lunch here with my buddy Sean Fox. Sean Fox.

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  Hello, how we doing?

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  Sean's the man. If you need any video genius, Sean Fox is... You recently moved, right? You went up to the Gold Coast.

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  Yeah.

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  Which is great because number seven is change your environment. If you are feeling stuck in your 30s, one of the things I did is like drastically changed my environment. I was working in Dubai as a teacher and then I moved to New York City. A dream of mine, always to live in New York City. I know that sounds crazy, but by changing your environment, it kind of forces you to change your habits and to change your way of life and it's like a reset. Do you find that too?

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  Hundred percent. That was my biggest intention coming up here. I just wanted to do a complete reset. I couldn't do a lobotomy, so this was the next best thing.

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  Yeah, so maybe for you, you can't move country or move cities. But maybe just, like I said, go to a coworking space after work and just change your environment. Stop working from home. Sometimes just being in different walls will give you a chance to just set some new habits, set some new intentions. It also just gets you in the mindset that you're taking things seriously by taking a step and making a sacrifice and just like making a change in your life. I don't know about you, Sean, but when I made that change, when I made that shift, I felt like I have to do something now since I made this kind of move and I made this change and this change of scenery.

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  Yeah, it's a massive catalyst. It feels like you are taking control of your own life and that's one of the best things that you can do, especially when you're feeling a little bit stuck, a little bit unmotivated. You try to take back control in the little things and then the bigger things over time and changing your environment, whether it is just, you know, going to a different space like a cafe like this or going to a complete new city and location.

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  I love it. I love it, man. Well, you got some free content from Sean here. Yeah, it's been great being up at Gold Coast just for the day and Sean is a buddy of mine. So I just thought, hey, let's have some lunch. It was great, man.

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  Love it. Always a pleasure. Always a pleasure.

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  Love it, man. Mike, back and forth. All right. Sean is giving me a lift to the airport. I love it. He's giving me a lift to the airport and we're going to do number eight. Number eight is your reputation is everything. You're going to start meeting people. They're going to get to know you. They're going to remember you because the people that I started to meet when I was on this journey, I still know them, I still do business with them. They introduced me to people. A good example is Sean. How do I know Sean? Well, Sean, I met him through Taki. Taki Moore. How do I know Taki Moore? Well, Taki Moore was introduced me to Michael Port. How do I know Michael Port? Well, Michael Port was introduced to me to Matthew Kimberly. Matthew Kimberly invited me to a dinner in Los Angeles, met Michael Port. Michael Port told me, you're going to Australia, you got to know Taki. Taki told me, hey, do you know about Sean? That's how it works.

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  And they would not introduce me to them if my reputation was garbage. So you got to be very careful about how you treat everybody, every single person you meet from this point on, okay? Don't worry about the past. Your reputation now is being built from scratch, so. It doesn't cost you anything to be kind, to be humble. One of the things I remember that always stuck with me is I was at a conference. I saw Chris Brogan, who's like a great author, you know, bestselling author. And he was waiting out on after his speech. He came off the stage and there was a whole line of people that wanted to take selfies with him and ask him questions. And he stood there answering everybody's question, took a picture with every single person. We're talking about like 50, 60 people, okay?

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  And I just admire his humbleness and how he respected the people that respected him. And he's not an idiot. He understands that, hey, these people are paying my bills. These people are the ones that buy my books and buy my programs and visit my blog and all that kind of stuff. So that stuck with me. So your reputation is absolutely everything. It doesn't cost you anything to be kind, to be respectful, but also just to be a good listener. And don't be so covetous of your own network. As much as possible, introduce good people to good people. It will come back to you. Don't be like, hey, I don't want to show them this person. I want to tell them about this person. They might just like suck them dry. No, they are an adult and they can take care of themselves. But also you're sharing the wealth and part of that wealth is good people.

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  So remember, your reputation is everything and you got to make sure that every interaction counts. Every single time you meet somebody, you leave an impression on them and they know that, hey, you genuinely have their best interests in mind. You're not trying to get something out of them, which a lot of us, we feel that way when we're like networking and all that kind of stuff. So again, just be yourself and remember, hey, word gets around fast. Respect your reputation and make sure that you keep it up from this point on. All right, at the airport, let's go with number nine. Number nine, get your family on board. It's really hard to do this alone. You need buy-in from the people around you, the people that you live with, whether that's your significant other, maybe have some kids, maybe have parents you're living with, but get them on board.

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  Make sure that they know what you're going through, what you're about to do, the journey you're about to embark on. Because you're going to have to make some sacrifices like going to your coworking space for two hours every, you know, every day after work and they're going to need to know that, hey, This is something that's a priority for you and that maybe you're not gonna be able to do game night this week, or whatever it might be. Maybe you want to dedicate Saturdays to building your business. So you want to make sure that they understand what you're about to embark on. So that's one of the things I really advise, because once you have them on board, once they're convinced that, hey, this is what we're gonna do, and this is kind of the plan, they're not blindsided. And you also gotta sell it to them. You can't just be like, hey, this is how it is, like it or not.

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  You know, they have to be convinced that this is a good idea. What you're about to embark on is actually not only good for you, but good for them as well. That way, they can root you on, and they can ask for updates, and you can fill them in. And be honest with the updates, the ups and the downs, so they understand, you know, what you're going through, but also that, hey, this is not gonna take two weeks and you're gonna be a millionaire, right? It might take some time to get your footing, and that's okay. But include them, they deserve that. And one of the things I did is, you know, Nicole's my co-founder, and she's my wife, but by sitting down and talking to her, we kind of made sure that, you know, there was nothing left to chance, there's nothing left to ambiguity. Her goals and my goals were clear, and we made sure that we were aligned on those things. And by doing that, it was easier for us to see the vision. It was easier for us to just follow the steps and follow through.

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  So make sure that you get your family on board. All right, guys, I'm at the airport about to fly back to Sydney. Number 10, start before you're ready. Just start. You're never gonna feel ready. It's never the right time. It's never perfect timing, or anything like that. You really do need to just get started, because like I said before, every day that goes by is a day that you are not living your best life, or not living the life that you want. So just keep that in mind. And listen, always remember, you're gonna be scared when something is amazing on the other side. This is why you're not starting, is because you want it to be perfect, you want to make sure that you win. The thing is that you can't guarantee success. You can't make sure it's gonna be perfect.

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  You've gotta make sure that you just take the first step. That's your job, is to take steps forward. Each step forward is a win. That's the win. Don't worry about the results, just take the actions towards your goal. And you're gonna feel so much better as you take each step, because each step is gonna give you confidence, it's gonna prove to yourself that you actually do things that you say you're gonna do. So that's really the key to it all is just to get started even when you don't feel like you're ready. Guys, those are the 10. Those are the 10 things that are going to get you unstuck. If you're feeling stuck in your 30s, listen, man, or gal or guy or whoever is listening or watching. Today was a crazy day and I'm so glad that I got to do it with you. But really,

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  it's surreal. If I told 13 year old Omar that you're going to be flying to another state and buying your dream car, your dream Porsche, he wouldn't believe me. He wouldn't. But thanks for letting me share today with you. You found today's episode helpful. You thought this is an interesting way to deliver an episode. You enjoyed it. Let me know. Let me know in a review on Apple Podcasts or just send me an email, [email protected]. I always reply. I also just want to say that it wasn't just smooth sailing. You know, it wasn't easy and just like a walk in the park every year since I left my job as a teacher at 32. Nicole and I had some dark days, some tough days trying to manage our businesses, trying to be profitable, trying to just prove to

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  ourselves that we could do it. But it's so worth it. It's so worth the journey, not only because of where you end up, but who you become in the process. If you enjoyed today's episode, let me know. Like I said, but I think you'd love to check out a recent episode that I just published, sharing how we made our first million dollars in revenue back in 2019. What are the things that actually made a difference? Because we were stuck for about four or five years at around $300, $400,000 in revenue. And we hit the million dollar mark because we fixed three particular things in our business that I want to share with you. So go ahead and check out that episode. I'll check you guys in the next one. Thanks so much. I'm gonna fly home, grab some dinner, and enjoy the rest of the day. Take care.

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