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629. Nothing Is Ever in the Bag

Nothing is ever truly "in the bag." That's the trap high performers fall into: the assumption that past success guarantees future wins.

In this episode, Brian Gubernick unpacks why complacency kills momentum, from the tortoise and the hare to Team USA's shocking 2004 Olympic collapse to giants like Blockbuster and Kodak losing everything by resting on their laurels.

Brian shares how this lesson applies directly to entrepreneurs: dominance creates blind spots, and the second you start coasting is the second hungrier competition catches up. The real edge isn't talent or history; it's vigilance…

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