In this solo episode of Business, Finance & Soul, Shaun Enders breaks down why meaningful success in life, business, money, health, and relationships almost always unfolds over years, not weeks or months. Drawing from personal experience in entrepreneurship, investing, parenting, and athletics, Shaun explains how discipline compounds, why modern life is engineered against patience, and how learning to sit comfortably in the delay can change your future.
If you're building something that matters and wondering why it feels slower than expected this episode will help you reframe timelines, trust the process, and stay committed to the long game.
🎯 Topics include:
Delayed gratification vs instant gratification
Long-term thinking in business and finance
Discipline, compounding, and consistency
Parenting, investing, and life goals
Why the payoff takes time
00:00 – Welcome & The Arc of the Payoff
Why success often shows up in waves, not straight linesÂ
02:25 – Wrestling, Trauma, and Learning Delay Early
How sport and adversity taught long-term thinkingÂ
04:30 – Delayed Gratification Is Compounding in Disguise
Good decisions vs. bad decisions over timeÂ
06:05 – Indulgence Today Is a Tax on the Future
Diet, discipline, and conscious tradeoffsÂ
08:00 – Discipline vs. Distraction
Two simple questions to audit your daily behaviorÂ
10:15 – Social Comparison and Financial Drift
How lifestyle creep quietly derails long-term goalsÂ
12:20 – What If the Goal Takes 10 or 20 Years?
Why timelines matter less than directionÂ
14:25 – Journaling, Vision, and a Decade-Long Payoff
Living a reality imagined ten years earlierÂ
15:18 – Staying in Discomfort Without Tapping Out
Delayed gratification isn't waiting—it's doingÂ
17:05 – Parenting, Business, and Invisible Payoffs
Why some rewards don't show up for decadesÂ
19:20 – The Long Game vs. the Now Game
Saving vs. spending, building vs. reactingÂ
20:15 – The Five-Year Payoff Myth
Trusting the work before the rewardÂ
21:00 – The 30-Day Delayed Gratification Challenge
A practical exercise to build pride and confidence
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