# Before You Copy Another Entrepreneur, Listen To This

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Podcast: [The Graham Cochrane Show](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-graham-cochrane-show-4716706)
Published: 2026-03-17T11:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.grahamcochrane.com/podcasts/the-graham-cochrane-show/episodes/2149179293
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## Resource

One of the biggest mistakes entrepreneurs make is copying what other successful people are doing. Someone launches a course… so we launch a course. Someone starts a mastermind… so we start a mastermind. Someone builds a funnel… so we build a funnel. But we rarely stop to ask a much more important question: What are those people optimizing for? Another way to ask it is: Where does that path actually lead? Today I want to share with you a powerful principle that explains why some people end up exactly where they want in life… and others spend years walking the wrong path. Chapters 00:00 The Pitfalls of Copying Success 06:08 Understanding Principles Over Tactics 15:21 The Importance of Mentorship 24:59 Fighting the Drift and Staying Focused 📘My new book The Effortless Business is available only here: https://EffortlessBusiness.com/ 💰Take The $10K Offer Challenge Build your $10k offer in 5 days: https://10kOfferChallenge.com 📕Graham’s Other Books How To Get Paid For What You Know https://www.amazon.com/How-Get-Paid-What-Know/dp/1637740670 Rebel: Find Yourself by Not Following The Crowd https://www.grahamcochrane.com/rebelbook ✅ Follow Graham: https://www.instagram.com/thegrahamcochrane/  

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