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287. The $200,000 Shift: Investing in You is the Most Strategic Move You’ll Ever Make
Episode 28711th August 2025 • YOUR BIG NEXT | business growth, leadership development, scaling with purpose, faith and family first entrepreneur • Elizabeth Hartke
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This episode of Your Big Next is a personal one—and a powerful one. I’m pulling back the curtain on the over $200,000 I’ve invested in myself in just the first half of this year… and why I believe that self-investment is the move every visionary leader must make if they want to scale sustainably.

You may hear a lot of talk about investing in systems, ads, funnels, and tools—but your business will never outgrow the capacity of its leader. If you're trying to build a big next chapter on a small foundation, something’s going to give.

I’m sharing exactly where that investment went—from financial strategy to mentorship to health to creative development—and the incredible ROI that’s already showing up because of it.

In this episode, I break down:

💰 The $200,000 shift I made—and why I’d do it again in a heartbeat

🧠 Why personal investment trumps any tool or tactic when it comes to long-term growth

⚡️ How to break out of scarcity thinking (even when you’re already successful)

🏗 What it looks like to build a team that supports your next-level vision

This isn’t about spending recklessly—it’s about investing intentionally in the one thing your business cannot grow without: you.

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